For centuries, racial differences have defined the borders between tribes and classes, feeding discrimination and xenophoby. But with the arrival of the global village, interracial relationships are becoming norm rather than exception.
In a matter of years we'll have mingled ourselves into one giant amalgamated mega-race. But what will we look like? National Geographic built its 125th anniversary issue around this very question, calling on writer Lise Funderburg and Martin Schoeller, a renowned photographer and portrait artist, to capture the lovely faces of our nation's multiracial future. Meet the people beyond race.
Daisy Fencl, 3, San Antonio, Texas
Parents’ ID for her: Korean and Hispanic
Census Boxes Checked: has not yet been counted
Kelly Williams II, 17, Dallas, Texas
Self-ID: African American and German/multiracial
Census Boxes Checked: black
Sandra Williams, 46, Chicago, Illinois
Self-ID: biracial/“human being”
Census Boxes Checked: black
Christopher Braxton, 33, Brooklyn, New York
Self-ID: half African American, half Korean/Blasian
Census Boxes Checked: black/Korean
Mariyam Nayeri, 33, Brooklyn, New York
Self-ID: Mexican and Saudi
Census Boxes Checked: some other race
Adrian Adrid, 24, Haleiwa, Hawaii
Self-ID: white
Census Boxes Checked: white/Filipino
Lula Newman, 7, New York, New York
Self-ID: Chinese, Indonesian, German, Polish, Welsh
Census Boxes Checked: white/Chinese/other Asian
Alexander Sugiura, 27, Brooklyn, New York
Self-ID: American, ethnically Jewish
Census Boxes Checked: Japanese
Helen Robertson, 54, Los Angeles, California
Self-ID: English
Census Boxes Checked: white/Asian
Jacob Benavente, 5, Torrance, California
Self-ID: American
Census Boxes Checked: Asian/native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander
Jesse Lee, 32, New York, New York
Self-ID: half Chinese, quarter Swedish, quarter French
Census Boxes Checked: Chinese
Yudah Holman, 29, Los Angeles, California
Self-ID: half Thai, half black
Census Boxes Checked: other Asian
Ariel Toole, 14, Chicago, Illinois
Self-ID: mixed race/multiracial
Census Boxes Checked: white/black/Vietnamese
Joshua Ahsoak, 34, Anchorage, Alaska
Self-ID: Jewish and Inupiat Eskimo/“Juskimo”
Census Boxes Checked: Alaska Native
Hosanna Marshall, 32, New York, New York
Self-ID: African American, Native American, white, and Jewish
Census Boxes Checked: black
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