Critical Mixed Race Studies (CMRS) is a biennial conference, field of study, and scholarly and activist community. The CMRS conference draws over 500 multiracial scholars, artists, students, activists, clinicians, community organizations and advocates from all over the world. The CMRS conference was the first, and remains one of the only, counterspaces for those interested in critically exploring constructions of race through a multiracial lens.
Join Us In Minneapolis for CMSR 2028!

The Critical Mixed Race Studies Association Executive Board is excited to share that we are returning to our midwestern roots for our 9th installation of the CMRS Conference. We chose Minneapolis for its vibrant cultural landscape, inspiring local leadership of Board President Alissa Paris and former Caucus Coordinator Dr. Aeriel Ashlee, and our strategic partners at MidWest Mosaic.
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โCritical Mixed Race Studies is about recognizing the totality of oneโs heritageโseeing race and systems of racism in the particular context of mixed race and talking about what this means for our lives and communities today, what it has meant historically, and what we might envision our futures to be like, and what we can do now to help in anti-racist struggles across many different communities.โ – CMRS Co-Founder and Artist Dr. Laura Kina
โCMRS offers so much: cutting-edge research, diverse topics, arts and entertainment and a chance to build community.โ – Thomas Lopez, Multiracial Community Organizer
โMuch of the work presented at CMRS is issue-based, and many of the connections and relationships that are established in these spaces have led to more direct activism.โ – Rob Buscher, Contributor of the Pacific Citizen