The Sum of All Parts: Racial and Ethnic Identity Formation During Emerging Adulthood
One statistic frames everything ME/RG does: 53% of multiracial Americans are under 18. This peer-reviewed study follows what that means in practice, examining how racial and ethnic identity forms during the emerging-adult years across the settings that matter: family, school, and community. The researchers find identity development that is active and ongoing rather than settled at birth, shaped by the people and institutions around a young person. In plain terms, the story of mixed America is a story about young people, and the adults around them are a critically important part of the plot.