Biracial Children
In the US there are 1.1 million plus interracial marriages. Along with these marriagescome millions of biracial children. Not everyone believes having biracial children is agood idea. Some believe these parents are committing a grave offense against theirchildren, and thus they are unintentionally hurting their own children (Washington 278). This a problem which many people are concerned about, teachers and social workersespecially. They are scared biracial children will not get the extra time and energy theyneed to live as a normal child. Adults are needed to help the children understand whythey are different and how to deal with it. Biracial children must learn to cope with theproblems that come with being multi-cultural. One of the biggest problems biracial children have is finding their identity. "Whatare you?" is one of the most commonly asked questions that biracial children have toanswer to. Being unable to give a one race answer causes problems for both the childand whom ever they are talking to. Many people do not understand how someone can betwo or more races. In their eyes you can only have one race. Since being biracial is notnormal to them, they look down on these people. T
When my sister began junior high school, she encountered many problems with mostof her teachers and the with the administration. For example would be the type ofneighborhood the child lives in could represent their status. Most children choose the race ofthe minority parent. "Born in Two Worlds: Biracial Youths' Dual Heritage often a Challenge. So many times I felt likean outcast to my grandparents, they made me feel as if I was not good enough for them. SIRS Combined Text and Index CD-Rom. Not only can racism happen in the outside world but also within the family. Having to make such decisionscan be very difficult. When asked our race, we both respond "Hispanic". Richardson, a fostermother of many biracial children, "racism is a sickness in people that is taught" (Davis 7). So if a child's father was black and mother white, he would mostlikely identify himself as black.
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