Organizational Work
There are three main areas of AMEA’s work: maintenance of a resource network with a competency around mixed-race issues; facilitating collaboration between organizations dedicated to multiethnic, multiracial and transracial adoptee issues; and conducting needs assessments to identify the unmet needs of the mixed-community and develop recommendations to service providers.
Most of AMEA’s events are organized by its local affiliates. These groups, concentrated in the west and midwest, offers services ranging from cultural events to social support groups. AMEA's first major public event was the Loving Decision Conference in 1992 held in Washington DC. AMEA subsequently organized the first National Conference on the Multiracial Child in 2002 and another Loving Decision Conference in 2007.
In 2004, AMEA and Mavin Foundation partnered to launch The National Mixed Heritage Resource Center, a national clearing house of information related to the mixed-race community.
| AMEA affilitate | Location | |
| Biracial Family Network | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Getting Interracial Families Together (GIFT) | Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Honor Our New Ethnic Youth (HONEY) | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | |
| Interracial Family Circle (IFC) | Washington D.C., U.S. | |
| Interracial Intercultural Pride (iPride) | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| MOXHCA | Edmonton, AB Canada | |
| Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC) | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Oregon Council on Multiracial Affairs (OCMA) | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
| The Topaz Club (TTC) |
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