The Identification Of Multiracial Children

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Although, interracial marriage is more common than ever; there are many opposing views of this unification. Situations that I have been faced with growing up African American and now in an interracial marriage, leaves me worried for my future children. Bringing a multiracial child in the world is difficult because they will be judged solely on their racial identity. Multiracial children will be giving a hard choice to choose who they will identify with so that society accepts them. The problem we face in todays society is our need to categorize people. In mixed-race people lives they are constantly feeling the pressure to identify with one group or the other. Most times they have their sense of identity or belonging dismissed by the groups

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