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		<title>Dinner with Choi</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelishikawa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the basement of the finest and perhaps most politically controversial restaurant in Oberlin, OH &#8211; an Asian fusion restaurant that dares combining ciabatta and seaweed &#8211; I sat somewhat dumbfounded by my company: ten other student leaders of Oberlin College political organizations and our esteemed guest, Lt. Dan Choi. Patiently waiting for my ramen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=739&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Race-ing Desire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Chau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rachel Ishikawa Although my romantic entanglements to this day remain a short list, I cannot deny that race invariably becomes a factor in each relationship that I have. With my untraditional racial identity &#8211; part Jewish and Asian -  I find that I am always in an interracial relationship, no matter what race my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=733&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swirl Intern: Original Research Report!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olouholmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Swirlies! As I conclude my internship with Swirl Inc., I present the research that I have done, which examines if believing that race is a social construct correlates with a biracial individual’s self-esteem. Thank you to all who have participated! The following is an abridged version of the reasoning behind and findings of my research: A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=720&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olouholmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Swirlies! The time has arrived for you to participate in the study I have been working on this summer! Please read in further detail below the qualifications for the study. Thank you, and please send this out to your bi- and multi- racial friends and family! &#8211; Olivia<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=716&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Research Review: Biracial Adolescent Self-Esteem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olouholmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self-Esteem is widely studied in a variety of topics regarding social development of adolescents. With the amount of scholarly research increasing about Multiracial individuals and families, it is only natural that self-esteem be examined in Biracial adolescents as compared to other ethnic groups. While this may seem like a basic topic, considering the fact that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=683&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Research Review: To disclose or not to disclose biracial identity</title>
		<link>http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/research-review-to-disclose-or-not-to-disclose-biracial-identity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olouholmes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/?p=676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a Biracial college student, I had a lot of questions going into college: Do I have to check only one box? Are they interested in me for me or for the sake of diversity? Will there be other students like me? But most prevalent recently is this question: Am I qualified for scholarships specifically [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=676&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Our Summer Intern: Olivia!</title>
		<link>http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/introducing-the-intern-olivia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olouholmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Swirlies! My name is Olivia Holmes, and this summer, I have the pleasure of interning with the great team here at Swirl! I will be blogging, tweeting, doing some research, and aiding Swirl in any and all ways that I can. I am a native New Yorker, currently home for the summer from my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=668&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#SwirlChat Transcript – Talking with Dr. Marcia Dawkins</title>
		<link>http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/swirlchat-transcript-talking-with-dr-marcia-dawkins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Chau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the transcript from our last TweetChat on Friday, February 24th, 2012, when we talked with Dr. Marcia Dawkins about the recent Pew Research Center study and interracial relationships. If you didn’t get to participate and want to weigh in on anything we discussed, please leave a comment below and share your thoughts! You can find [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=661&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#SwirlChat Transcript – Talking with Ken Tanabe, Founder of Loving Day</title>
		<link>http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/swirlchat-transcript-talking-with-ken-tanabe-founder-of-loving-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Chau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the transcript from our last TweetChat on Friday, February 10th, 2012, when we talked with Ken Tanabe, Founder of Loving Day. If you didn’t get to participate and want to weigh in on anything we discussed with Ken, please leave a comment below and share your thoughts! Also, if you are in NYC, please [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=657&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#SwirlChat Transcript – A Chat with Heidi Durrow!</title>
		<link>http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/swirlchat-transcript-a-chat-with-heidi-durrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Chau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the transcript from our last TweetChat on Friday, January 27, 2012, when we talked with Heidi Durrow, author of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky and Co-Founder of the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival (submissions are due soon &#8211; by February 15th!). If you didn’t get to participate and want to weigh [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swirlinc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3041206&#038;post=652&#038;subd=swirlinc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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