These are just some of the historical and current views contained within the literature on people of mixed race. Currently, attitudes, particularly in cities like Vancouver and Toronto, are shifting due to the growing visibility of multiracial people and a concurrent increase in racial and cultural diversity and societal tolerance. There are also growing numbers of narratives of personal experience produced by multiracial individuals. One of the most important issues faced by mixed race people, although not as negative as it once was, is the formation of their identities and the consolidation of their social role in society. Among individuals of mixed race, there are common experiences of identity formation and cultural and racial adaptation that are relevant to both the Canadian and American experiences. Using the experiences and perspectives of American mixed race people, six young multiracial people were interviewed for this research paper. Four of the interviews were taped and transcribed and are included as appendices following this essay. All those interviewed were students in their early 20s and were of mixed Asian heritage. They were all self-aware and confident in expressing themselves as being biracial; the experience of race, racial discrimination and identity conflicts appears to have been less salient for multiracial people in Canada than those apparent in the narrated experiences of those in the United States. It is important to note that, ,because of the relatively low number of interviews, this can not be empirically proven and further research into the subject may prove useful. However, from a review of the literature and through the interviews with these six students, there are clearly commonalities among mixed race people, regardless of racial mix and geographical location. The next few sections will deal specifically with several of the common issues faced by people of mixed race.