I'd like to confirm or debunk the concept that the mixing of races in
the world has been sped up by globalization.  Included in the answer
I'd like stats to support the position.  I'll pay a $10 premium for an
answer by October 2.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 04 Oct 2006 14:21 PDT

Hello va3284-ga,

Do you still need an answer to this question or was October 2 your
deadline? I've found some resources and articles about globalization
and race but it's difficult to find statistics because the basic terms
for you project are not defined. How do you define globalization? How
do you define race?

Please see this prior question on globalization. It might provide some
help with your question.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=323991
Q: "Literature review" of globalization
Posted: 02 Apr 2004 05

Good luck.

~ czh ~

Yes, the definition of "globalization" is very important.  
As the word is being used now (pro or con), referring to economic
cooperation and outsourcing to foreign countries, this does not
require much long term movement of individuals:  1) technical and
business standards are converging; 2) easy long distance
transportation allow the persons involved to maintain close personal
contact with their home country, reducing the establishment of such
with the natives of the country to which they are assigned  - now
probably for a shorter period than in the past.

Foreign trade in earlier centuries  - English, Dutch, Spanish and
Portuguese - was also a form of globalization and certainly led to
mixing of races:  SE Asia, western and South Africa, the Americas;
also Chinese, Arabian and Indian trade.
This led to colonization and more mixing, as did the slave trade.

If you want to go further back in history, the spread of Islam and the
Crusades played a role.

Once different races (however you want to define them) live in the
same area, there will eventually be mixing.  It is a question of what
moves the most people.  I don't think that the globalization that
ATTAC is worried about is a significant factor.
http://www.attac.org/indexen/