Biracial Family Network Explained
The Biracial Family Network (BFN), also known as the Chicago Biracial Family Network is a nonprofit organization and social group based in Chicago that was formed in 1980.[1] [2] BFN was founded by Irene Carr and five other mothers who were the parents of biracial and transracially adopted children.[3] BFN has traditionally focused on supporting those in interracial/intercultural relationships via education and social activities. However, over the years, its scope has grown to also include those who are of mixed heritage – biracial, multiracial, transracially adopted.[4]
BFN also participated in the 1988 founding of the Association of MultiEthnic Americans as one of the fourteen charter organizations.[5]
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Notes and References
- News: Donnella . Leah . All Mixed Up: What Do We Call People Of Multiple Backgrounds? . 6 April 2021 . NPR.org . 25 August 2016 . en.
- News: Wong . Grace . McCoppin . Robert . Interracial marriage more common, but acceptance still not universal . 6 April 2021 . The Chicago Tribune . 18 May 2017.
- Book: Root . Maria P. P. . The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders as the New Frontier . 1996 . SAGE . 978-0-8039-7059-5 . 332 . 6 April 2021 . en.
- News: Anderson . Jon . IDENTITY CRISIS CAN BE A LIFELONG PROBLEM FOR BIRACIAL FAMILIES . 6 April 2021 . The Chicago Tribune . 18 March 1988.
- Book: States . United . Personnel . United States Congress House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Census, Statistics, and Postal . Review of Federal Measurements of Race and Ethnicity: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Census, Statistics, and Postal Personnel of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, April 14; June 30; July 29; November 3, 1993 . 1994 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-043700-7 . 152 . 6 April 2021 . en.
