Assessing the Issues of Multiracial Students on College Campuses

Abstract

This i s a preliminary study that focuses on multiracial college students' attitudes regarding the challenges they experience on campus. Results of this study highlight counseling issues that affect multiracial college students, and how college counselors' perceptions of diversity need to be broadened in order to accommodate the rapidly growing multiracinl and muftiethnic student population.

Microaggressions Within Families: Experiences of Multiracial People

“…Second, findings from this study support that it is important for multiracial families to address issues of race and ethnicity instead of ignoring them or being avoidant of such topics. This idea aligns with Nishimura (), who revealed that multiracial participants reported race issues to be inevitable and expressed a need for racial differences to be addressed, while also supporting Adams (), who found that the level of family support of a child's multiraciality can be connected to the child's level of self‐esteem. Finally, applying some of the previous literature involving coping with microaggressions can be helpful in family contexts.…”

“…Participants shared sentiments from previous studies (e.g., Nishimura, ; Root, ), which stated that it was a common experience for multiracial people to feel isolated from family members and to feel different from their monoracial family members.…”

“…I just really didn't know where I fit in because I didn't feel that I was being discriminated against but I could see how much [discomfort] they were causing her and it was just a very bizarre experience. Participants shared sentiments from previous studies (e.g., Nishimura, 1998;Root, 1998), which stated that it was a common experience for multiracial people to feel isolated from family members and to feel different from their monoracial family members.…”

Multiracial and Biracial Individuals: A Content Analysis of Counseling Journals, 1991–2013

“…Nishimura () examined the experiences of multiracial students on college campuses by conducting a preliminary study of 16 undergraduate students. Themes from this study suggested that racial issues are consistently present for multiracial individuals.…”

“…Suyemoto encouraged therapists to acknowledge that multiracial people can adopt a healthy multiracial identity while balancing differing perspectives and experiences. Nishimura (1998) examined the experiences of multiracial students on college campuses by conducting a preliminary study of 16 undergraduate students. Themes from this study suggested that racial issues are consistently present for multiracial individuals.…”