PERSISTENCE AND CHANGE IN ASIAN IDENTITY AMONG CHILDREN OF INTERMARRIED COUPLES

In recent years, a significant amount of attention has been devoted to the survival of ethnicity among multiracial people in the United Stat es. This concern is especially evident in the case of the offspring of Asian-Anglo couples. While scholars have speculated on the extent to which Asian ethnicity will continue to persist among multiracial child ren, little empirical work has addressed this concern. In this analysi s, we use a multilevel model to examine the ethnic identification (as reported by parents) of children of Asian-Anglo couples. Data from the 1980 Public-Use Microdata Sample for California are used in the analy sis. The results indicate that the majority of the children had Angle ethnic identities. The multivariate findings also identify several var iables that are related to children's ethnic identification.