biracial identity
Two-race ancestral background
Biracial identity refers to the self-conception of someone with parents of two different racial backgrounds.
The term emphasizes identity as something personally constructed rather than externally assigned: She explored her biracial identity through her art.
People with biracial identity may identify strongly with one heritage, both, or neither, and often navigate questions about belonging that monoracial people don't face.
- colorismBias based on complexion
- skin toneBody's surface coloration
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
hyphenated · one-drop rule · self-concept · mestizo · roots · microaggressions · passing · belongingness · heritage preservation · resilience · mirror · cultural adaptation · both · neither here nor there · blended · societal norms · colonialism · ancestry