1/17/2024 0 Comments Growing up black and white![]() ![]() For example, biracial adults who are white and Asian are far more likely than other biracial Americans to say their mixed racial background has been mainly an advantage and to express high levels of satisfaction with the quality of life in their community. Other assessments of the multiracial experience are particularly affected by the races that make up a person’s background. Multiracial adults who are seen by others as white are far less likely to say they have faced discrimination across several measures than those who are seen as black, Hispanic or multiracial. Yet, while the survey finds a generally positive outlook among multiracial adults, considerable shares report that they have experienced discrimination because of their racial background, including fully 55% who say they have been subject to slurs or jokes, about four-in-ten (43%) who say they have received poor service in restaurants and other businesses, and a third or less who have been treated unfairly by an employer in hiring, pay or promotion (33%) have been threatened or physically attacked (30%) or have been unfairly stopped by police (25%).Įxperiences with discrimination are, at least in part, tied to the way one’s racial background is perceived by others. Meanwhile, only about one-in-ten say their mixed racial background has made them feel ashamed (8%) or like an outsider (12%). Overall, a majority of multiracial adults say they are proud of their mixed racial background, and more say that being multiracial has been mainly an advantage in their lives than say it has been a disadvantage. ![]() The multiracial experience in America is, in many ways, shaped by the composition of one’s racial background, although there are some shared experiences across multiracial groups.
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