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Multiracial and Transracial Adoptee Student Involvement is dedicated to fostering the development of multiracial, multiethnic, and transracial adoptee identities. We encourage cross-cultural collaboration as well as the deconstruction of monoracism in our communities. <em>Check out the links on the sidebar for resources and how to get involved!</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_accordion"> <div class="accordion" id="accordion-7006"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-7006-header-16"> <button class="btn" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#accordion-7006-content-16" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-7006-content-16"> What does multiracial mean? </button> </div> <div id="accordion-7006-content-16" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-7006-header-16" > <div class="card-body"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--6998"> <p>Multiracial is an umbrella term for people with more than one racial identity or heritage. It can also be referred to as mixed-race. For example, someone with Asian and Black heritage might identify as biracial, which is under the multiracial umbrella.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-7006-header-17"> <button class="btn" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#accordion-7006-content-17" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-7006-content-17"> What does multiethnic mean? </button> </div> <div id="accordion-7006-content-17" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-7006-header-17" > <div class="card-body"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--7000"> <p>Multiethnic specifically refers to people with more than one ethnic identity, who may also have one or more more racial identity. For example, someone with Japanese and Bangladeshi heritage would be multiethnic, even though they only have Asian racial identities. On the other hand, someone of Thai and Irish heritage would be both multiethnic and multiracial.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-7006-header-18"> <button class="btn" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#accordion-7006-content-18" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-7006-content-18"> What is a transracial adoptee? </button> </div> <div id="accordion-7006-content-18" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-7006-header-18" > <div class="card-body"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--7002"> <p>Transracial adoptees are individuals who have been adopted into a family with a different racial identity than their own. For example, an Asian individual adopted into a white family, or a white child raised by a Black family.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-7006-header-19"> <button class="btn" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#accordion-7006-content-19" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-7006-content-19"> What is monoracism? </button> </div> <div id="accordion-7006-content-19" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-7006-header-19" > <div class="card-body"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--7004"> <p><em>Monoracism</em> is systemic social oppression that targets individuals who do not fit into monoracial (identifying as one race) categories, groups, or phenomena (<a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/747302#b15">Harris, 2016</a>; <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/747302#b21">Johnston & Nadal, 2010</a>).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--7007"> <h3>Contact our team:</h3><p><strong>Hana Zewdie, </strong>Coordinator for Multiracial and Transracial Adoptee Student Involvement: <a href="mailto:hzewdie@umd.edu">hzewdie@umd.edu</a></p><p><strong>Celeste Good,</strong> Graduate Coordinator for Multiracial and Transracial Adoptee Student Involvement: <a href="cgood419@umd.edu">cgood419@umd.edu</a></p><p><strong>Ava Lamberty, </strong>Multiracial Community Involvement Intern: <a href="mailto:alamber1@umd.edu">alamber1@umd.edu</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stampunion.umd.edu/Drupal/styles/stamp/mainmenu.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stampunion.umd.edu/Drupal/styles/stamp/feature_widget.css"><script src="https://stampunion.umd.edu/Drupal/js/stamp/feature_widget.js"></script><script src="https://stampunion.umd.edu/drupal/js/stamp/upcoming_events.js"></script> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer" aria-label="Main"> <div class="site-footer-main"> <div class="max-bound"> <nav class="site-footer-nav" aria-label="Footer"> </nav> <div class="site-footer-about"> <div class="site-footer-logo"> <img src="/sites/default/files/UMD_SA_Stamp_P1_Color.png" alt="Adele H. 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