In an attempt to look beyond well-established racial identity models, Kelsey John ’13 is sitting down with a small number of her fellow biracial/multiracial Colgate undergraduates, listen to their identity stories, and note how their narratives defy categorization. With a biracial identity, and experiences of her own on her mind, John will be attempting to bring a professional eye to what is a very personal subject.
John piloted her project while traveling with Professor John Palmer and Colgate’s South Korea Study Group in fall 2011. What she has found so far is that rarely do students’ identity experiences fit into well-defined racial identity models.
To learn more about John’s work, read the full story here.