Race
- “More than brown: How race and skin tone matter for Latino group identity”
Using an expanded set of racial categories, this research examines how Puerto Ricans living in the US self-identify their race. The study found that respondents who identified as trigueño (a mixed race category similar to mestizo in Puerto Rico) are more likely to feel closer to other Latinos, as are respondents who have medium (rather than lighter or darker) skin tones. It also found that participants who identify as Black and those with darker skin tones are more likely to say they have linked fate with Black people and are less likely to feel closeness to Latinos as a group.
Danielle Clealand and Angela Gutierrez, 2025
- “Las Vidas Negras Importan: Centering Blackness and Racial Politics in Latin American Research”
This article argues that we center Black politics, especially in thinking about Latin American politics. The article provides arguments for why we must understand how race works, how to measure racial identification, and how other researchers have approached these questions.
Danielle Clealand, 2022
- The Power of Race in Cuba: Racial Ideology & Black Consciousness During the Revolution
This book analyzes racial ideologies that negate the existence of racism and their effect on racial progress and activism through the lens of Cuba. Since 1959, Fidel Castro and the Cuban government have married socialism and the ideal of racial harmony to create a formidable ideology that is an integral part of Cubans’ sense of identity and their perceptions of race and racism in their country. While the combination of socialism and a colorblind racial ideology is particular to Cuba, strategies that paint a picture of equality of opportunity and deflect the importance of race are not particular to the island’s ideology and can be found throughout the world, and in the Americas, in particular.
Danielle Pilar Clealand; Oxford University Press; 2017
- “The American Muslim Voter: Community Belonging and Political Participation”
This article assesses whether or not American Muslims are similarly mobilized to vote similarly with other ethnic minorities in the US when attachment to group identity and resources encourage participation. Using a national sample of American Muslims, we find that those who live around other ethnic minorities and those who actively engage their religious identity are more likely to report that they voted, and more likely to vote Democratic.
Angela X Ocampo, Karam Dana, Matt A Barreto; 2018
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