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Publication Date: 2010
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Reflections of a "Racial Queer"
Chang-Ross, Aurora
Multicultural Perspectives, v12 n2 p107-112 2010
In this article, I reflect on my personal experiences of racial queerness. In an effort to speak my secrets, I explore my identity production as a Multiracial person by critically examining my positionality throughout various key stages in my life. I present Multiracial microaggressions--those accumulated moments that underscore my racial queerness and argue that these phenomena, while taxing, also confer agency. I propose a conceptual framework that incorporates both queer theory and borderlands theory as a potential framework from which to study how Multiracial individuals are positioned as racial queers. I argue that queerness, for the Multiracial individual, may denote both deviance (from the monoracial norm) and a unique individuality (stemming from one's Multiracial background). By offering my testimonial as a racial queer and introducing the racial queer conceptual framework, I come a bit closer to naming my experience as a Multiracial individual and providing a space from which others can do the same. (Contains 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Reflection, Racial Attitudes, Racial Identification, Personality Development, Personality Assessment, Social Theories, Concept Formation, Personal Narratives
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Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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