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multiracial and multiethnic identities  

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  • Interracial relationships have a long history in the Americas, including in the United States and Mexico. The interracial unions between Spanish settlers and native Indians in Mexico created a distinct group of people, called mestizos, which today make up the largest and dominant group of Mexicans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Multiracial and Multiethnic Identities]

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