The collection consists of adminstrative records, newsletters, audiovisual recordings, and ephemera relating to the activities of the iPride (Interracial Intercultural Pride) organization to support interracial and multiethnic families in California.

Originally known as Interracial and Intercultural Pride, iPride was founded in 1979 by a group of multiracial families in Berkeley who were concerned because the school system didn't allow their children to claim their mixed-race identity on forms or in classroom projects. By creating iPride parents came together and pressured Berkeley public schools to rethink their racial classification system. New charges developed and iPride has evolved to be a nonprofit organization running operations throughout California and has become known as a group "to cultivate positive identity formation in children who are of more than one racial or ethnic heritage and/or who have been transracially adopted." The organization offers support to individuals and families who may have been victims of discrimination and works to normalize interrelationships within the community. iPride is one of many interracial support groups that have sprung up that provide a forum for people to meet, share resources, and organize. In addition, iPride is the founding chapter of the Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA), an international collaboration of community organizations with dedication to advocacy and education on behalf of the mixed-race community. The current operations offer summer camps and play dates for mixed-heritage youth. Angela Geiser. "iPride," Bay Area Parent, last modified 2016, http://www.bayareaparent.com/Article/iPride/

8.7 linear feet (15 document boxes, 1 oversize box)

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval. Box 7 is closed.