bi-racial
Having dual heritage
Bi-racial describes a person whose parents are of two different races, or something relating to two races: bi-racial identity, a bi-racial couple.
The term gained currency in the late twentieth century as awareness grew of mixed-race experience.
Also spelled biracial.
Claiming an identity label
- belongingState of fitting in
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- passingMoving by or temporary
self-concept · neither-nor · in-between · hyphenated · straddling · authenticity · self-acceptance
Viewing as fundamentally different
- microaggressionsMinor discriminatory remarks
- colorismBias based on complexion
- erasureAct of wiping away
- visibilityRange of clear sight
representation · belonging · exclusion · fetishization · exoticization · census
Descent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- parentageFamily line origin
- descentDownward slope or lineage
bloodline · roots · ethnicity · background · origin · mestizo · creole · intermarriage
Of two cultural backgrounds
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
bridge-building · multilingual · diaspora · transnational · cosmopolitan · fusion
Crossing racial categories
- relativesThose connected by blood
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentsMother and father
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
self-identification
Claiming an identity label
- belongingState of fitting in
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
passing · self-concept · neither-nor · in-between · hyphenated · straddling · authenticity · self-acceptance
othering
Viewing as fundamentally different
- microaggressionsMinor discriminatory remarks
- colorismBias based on complexion
- erasureAct of wiping away
visibility · representation · belonging · exclusion · fetishization · exoticization · census
lineage
Descent from progenitors
descent · bloodline · roots · ethnicity · background · origin · mestizo · creole · intermarriage · multiethnic
bicultural
Of two cultural backgrounds
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
syncretism · bridge-building · multilingual · diaspora · transnational · cosmopolitan · fusion
transracial
Crossing racial categories