"Individuals of two or more races" is one of the fastest growing segments of our population today. How is this population being served - or overlooked? Learn about key challenges in education facing multiracial students, how policies and educational methods can exclude, and what educators and advocates can do to support. Data presented will highlight both the US and Canadian context. Recommendations for educational best practices to cultivate belonging for multiracial students will be shared. We hope to see you at SXSW EDU 2020!

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Multiracial Students:
Equity, Inclusion &
Advocacy
SXSW EDU 2020 Presented by: Farzana Nayani & Roxanne Desforges

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HOW ARE WE SERVING OUR
MULTIRACIAL CHILDREN?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Gain greater awareness about the multiracial population
in the US and Canada and key challenges faced by students.
2. Understand the impact of policies and practices on
multiracial individuals.
3. Explore how to cultivate inclusion, equity, belonging for
multiracial students through curriculum design,
instruction, and educational best practices.

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ABOUT MULTIRACIAL CHILDREN & FAMILIES
• In the most recent census data, about 9 million U.S. Americans (2010)
identified themselves as more than one race and over 14 million
people in Canada (2016) identified as having more than one ethnic
origin.
• Ten percent of children born in the U.S. had parents who were different
races.
• In the United States marriages between Blacks and Whites increased
400 percent in the last 30 years, with a1000 percent increase in
marriages between Whites and Asians, and in Canada 5% of all married
or common-law couples are mixed unions.
Sources: https://www.aacap.org/ | https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/

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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR ISSUES SURROUNDING
MULTIRACIAL CHILDREN IN EDUCATION?
• How do we best support multiracial children?
• How do educational policies and practices create exclusion
of multiracial students?
• How can our curriculum and classroom activities better suit
a wider population, including multiracial students?
• How can we be better advocates for equity and inclusion of
the multiracial population in education?

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