A Norton Paperback Original
Chandra Prasad, editor
Mixed
An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience
With a roster of acclaimed authors, Mixed explodes expectations of what it means to be multiracial
The complexion of America is changing. People can trace their lineage to Native American, African American, Asian, Irish, Italian, and Puerto Rican—sometimes all in the same person. The United States alone counts over twenty million people of multiracial descent, and the number is growing. With contributors such as Danzy Senna, Cristina Garcia, and Diana Abu-Jaber, and with an illuminating introduction by Rebecca Walker, Mixed is the first anthology to give voice to the multiple identities of the rising generation. Peter Ho Davies’s confused minotaur; Ruth Ozeki’s young, biracial gumshoes; and Wayde Compton’s college junkie inhabit stories that are as broad in style as in perspective. Yet, as a whole, Mixed reflects a singular spirit, one of nonconformity in a world where people continue to ask the question “What are you?” and then wait for a one-word response.
Chandra Prasad a graduate of Yale University, is a freelance writer and editor, living in Connecticut. The author of Outwitting the Job Market,, she has written extensively on diversity and the workplace.
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