New from Yale University Press:
Angela Onwuachi-Willig,
According to Our Hearts: Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and the Law of the Multiracial Family (2013).
Here's the Press's description:
This landmark book looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple in the United States today. According to Our Hearts
begins with a look back at a 1925 case in which a two-month marriage
ends with a man suing his wife for misrepresentation of her race, and
shows how our society has yet to come to terms with interracial
marriage. Angela Onwuachi-Willig examines the issue by drawing from a
variety of sources, including her own experiences. She argues that
housing law, family law, and employment law fail, in important ways, to
protect multiracial couples. In a society in which marriage is used to
give, withhold, and take away status—in the workplace and elsewhere—she
says interracial couples are at a disadvantage, which is only
exacerbated by current law.
One of of the blurbs on the book's
webpage comes from our very own
Tomiko Brown-Nagin:
"According to Our Hearts is a fascinating—and sobering—account
of interracial relationships in America. Onwauchi-Willig persuasively
argues that the “mono-racial” family remains the social and legal
standard by which all others are measured. Anyone interested in race,
gender and the law will find the book an absorbing and enlightening
read."
More information is available
here. It looks like excerpts and the TOC will be available soon.
