The Multiracial Census Project


The Multiracial population in the United States has grown A LOT in recent years, increasing 276% between the 2010 and 2020 U.S. Census, such that they now comprise 10% of the population! However, racial identity is complex, especially for Multiracial Americans, so Dr. Minniear and I wanted to know, how do Multiracial Americans make decisions about what boxes to check on the census? 

Check out our recent paper (Minniear & Atkin, 2022) on the topic below!

Publications


Exploring Multiracial identity, demographics, and the first period identity crisis: the role of the 2020 United States Census in promoting monocentric norms


Mackensie Minniear, Annabelle L. Atkin

Journal of Applied Communication Research, vol. 29(3), Routledge, 2023, pp. 406-417


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