Multiracial Leadership Summit Statement 6/7/97

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Statement of
the Third Multiracial Leadership Summit
June 7, 1997
Oakland, California

We, the undersigned organizations, represent the intersection of traditional racial communities comprised of individuals and families who identify with more than one racial backround.

- We advocate a "check one or more" format for the collection of racial data which will not adversely affect existing civil rights protections. We do not advocate a stand-alone multiracial category on the federal level.

- A "check one or more" format will enable all Americans to respond truthfully on the census and other forms that collect racial data.

- A "check one or more" format will ensure the identification of all Americans who may be at risk for life-threatening diseases for which genetic information is critical.

Summit Statement Endorsements as of July 9, 1997:

AMEA-National
A Place For Us-National
Asian American Donor Program
Biracial Family Network of Chicago
G.I.F.T., Montclair, New Jersey
Hapa Issues Forum-Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA
Honor Our New Ethnic Youth (HONEY) - Eugene, OR
Interracial Club of Buffalo, N.Y. (ICB)
Interracial Family Circle of Washington D.C. (IFC)
Interracial Life of East Brunswick, NJ
I-Pride-San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Multiracial Adults and Children of MN
Multiracial Americans of Southern CA. (MASC)-Los Angeles, CA
Multiracial Family Group of Western Massachusetts
NAACP: Mid-Peninsula-CA
Rhode Island Multiracial Exchange (RIME)
Unity, A Multiracial Social Group - Jacksonville, FL

Individual Endorsements:

Professor Ronald Takaki: UC Berkeley Asian American Studies Dept.
Peggy Gillespie, Check Other: Multiracial Photo Exhibit