My research is concerned with the formation of identity for Biracial and Multiracial people.  I will focus on how my participants came to form their identity and how they perceive their acceptance into society.  Studying the interaction between Biracial / Multiracial people, through their choice of identity, and society, through their perceptions and acceptance of Biracial / Multiracial people will help rethink the construction of race and ethnicity.  This is important politically and socially.  My Biracial / Multiracial participants” experiences are essential in forming a complete story of how a person with two or more racial identities came to understand themselves and others.  These experiences will help researchers rethink race and ethnicity and the formation of identities.

Biography
On March 10, 1978, I was born in Mt. Home, ID.  I moved to Florida when I was three years old  and was raised there for most of my life.  The summer before my sixth grade year my family moved to Spokane, WA.  We have been there ever since. My father was in the Air Force and that is why we lived in different locations.  My father is from Jacksonville, Alabama and my mother is from
Manila, Philippines. I came to WSU, because a recruiter name Milton Lang recruited me through the Future Teachers of Color Program.  I have learned from my experiences here.  I will graduate in May 2001.  My major is English Education and Minor is Comparative American Cultures. In the future, I hope to make an impact on young students lives within the high school system through teaching, advising, or administrative work.  I hope to learn to speak Tagalog and learn to drive a car.

Lulu is currently a Master's student in American Studies at Washington State University

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