The Colors of Love : : Multiracial People in Interracial Relationships / / Melinda A. Mills.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Mills, Melinda A.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 24 b/w illustrations

How multiracial people navigate the complexities of race and love In the United States, more than seven million people claim to be multiracial, or have racially mixed heritage, parentage, or ancestry. In The Colors of Love, Melinda A. Mills explores how multiracial people navigate their complex—and often misunderstood—identities in romantic relationships.Drawing on sixty interviews with multiracial people in interracial relationships, Mills explores how people define and assert their racial identities both on their own and with their partners. She shows us how similarities and differences in identity, skin color, and racial composition shape how multiracial people choose, experience, and navigate love. Mills highlights the unexpected ways in which multiracial individuals choose to both support and subvert the borders of race as individuals and as romantic partners. The Colors of Love broadens our understanding about race and love in the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: In/Visible Mixture -- 1 Making Multiracials Visible -- 2 Contested Choices -- 3 Ironic Interactions -- 4 Intimate Interrogations -- 5 Disappearing Differences -- Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Researcher Reflexivity -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author