The Census Bureau announced last month that more than nine million Americans identified themselves as belonging to two or more race groups, a 32% increase over the last decade.
The increase in the number of Americans identifying as mixed race suggests multicultural Americans are one of the fastest-growing demographic groups in the country, and that Americans are becoming more comfortable with racial mixing.
We spoke with a handful of mixed-race New York City residents and asked them how they identify themselves, and what they think about having the choice to check more than one box in the Census.
Click here to see what they had to say.
