The Colors of Love: Multiracial People in Interracial Relationships (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781479802418)

How multiracial people navigate the complexities of race and love

In the United States, more than seven million people claim to be multiracial, or have racially mixed heritage, parentage, or ancestry. In The Colors of Love, Melinda A. Mills explores how multiracial people navigate their complex--and often misunderstood--identities in romantic relationships.

Drawing on sixty interviews with multiracial people in interracial relationships, Mills explores how people define and assert their racial identities both on their own and with their partners. She shows us how similarities and differences in identity, skin color, and racial composition shape how multiracial people choose, experience, and navigate love.

Mills highlights the unexpected ways in which multiracial individuals choose to both support and subvert the borders of race as individuals and as romantic partners. The Colors of Love broadens our understanding about race and love in the twenty-first century.

Author: Melinda A. Mills
ISBN-10: 1479802417
ISBN-13: 9781479802418
Publisher: New York University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2021
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2022