Carissa Chew
@carissachew.bsky.social
History PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh. Interested in mixed-race histories and empire, currently focused on Black/South Asian identities in 1940s-1980s East Africa.
The truth behind the term "half-caste" medium.com/@carissatarm... #mixedrace #empire #colonialism #race #history #britishhistory #britishempire
The truth behind the term “half-caste”
The origins of a mixed-race taxonomy created by the British Empire
medium.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The truth behind the term "half-caste" medium.com/@carissatarm... #mixedrace #empire #colonialism #race #history #britishhistory #britishempire
Reposted by Carissa Chew
Starter pack for researchers of multiraciality and others interested in the multiracial experience! Haven’t found very many people interested in Critical Mixed Race Studies yet and would love love love to connect. Please share and tag others! #CMRS #mixedrace #multiracial
go.bsky.app/NTSoSK
go.bsky.app/NTSoSK
November 18, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Starter pack for researchers of multiraciality and others interested in the multiracial experience! Haven’t found very many people interested in Critical Mixed Race Studies yet and would love love love to connect. Please share and tag others! #CMRS #mixedrace #multiracial
go.bsky.app/NTSoSK
go.bsky.app/NTSoSK
Reposted by Carissa Chew
“Belgium’s court of appeal ruled last month that the “systematic kidnapping” of mixed-race children from their African mothers in Belgian-ruled Congo, Rwanda and Burundi was a crime against humanity.” TheTroubleofColor www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Court ruling on Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa hailed as turning point
Verdict of crimes against humanity for kidnap of mixed-race children could pave way for wider justice, activists say
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Belgium’s court of appeal ruled last month that the “systematic kidnapping” of mixed-race children from their African mothers in Belgian-ruled Congo, Rwanda and Burundi was a crime against humanity.” TheTroubleofColor www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Reposted by Carissa Chew
See the latest book review by Carissa Chew here: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Colonising Disability: Impairment and Otherness Across Britain and Its Empire, c. 1800–1914
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2024)
doi.org
January 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
See the latest book review by Carissa Chew here: doi.org/10.1080/0308...