"Stories are always going to be around and have always been around. Because they exist as survival information. And that's not necessarily life or death survival, but more like, sometimes the survival information you need is just to see that people have survived situations that you've been in. Or shared a part of your identity and have just been here before you."
Read More“Something I always experienced was like, I tell them where I’m from, and they just say, ‘Oh, dude, you’re Hawaiian’. Well, yeah, I’m Hawaiian, but this isn’t really what a pure Hawaiian looks like, I’m not an accurate representation of that, because I’m so many different things. But people automatically think, ‘Oh, [he’s] from Hawai‘i, [so he’s] Hawaiian.’ But then they missed the whole point of like, ‘he’s also Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and he actually has some white in him too.”
In anticipation of the upcoming Power Rangers television series, MixedLife interviewed actor, and future Blue Power Ranger Kainalu Moya about culture shock, mixed casting, and the power of kid’s television.”
Read More“When you have experienced ‘isms’ yourself, you can really shape those stories better I think and more authentically”. Diving into the world of filmmaker Tony Zosherafatain, MixedLife Media was able to discuss, celebrate, and learn more about navigating life from the perspectives of being both mixed and trans in a very white and cisgender film industry.
Read More“I think that even when I ended up finding Tyler, the creator, I always liked music of that nature because they really express how they are also the outcast kids, you know, artists that look like me and like him. I think that inspired me so heavily. To a point where I feel like I needed to do that in my life, you know, because growing up in a place where you don't really have, representation of yourself, you’re pushed to be that representation, which is dope.”
Read More“I like to think of myself as a mystical musical siren: come for the mystery of my ethnicity, stay for the lesson about the horrors of colonization! The way I see it? If someone leaves my show or listens to my song having learned something whilst having a chuckle, then I did my job!…”
Read MoreProduced by Mixedlife.net, Mixed Student Empire is a monthly short podcast that rotates each month to a different mixed student org, union, or club to explore what it means to be mixed through the guided creation of a podcast episode. This month we’re joined by Berkeley High’s Multi-Cultural Student Association to discuss their experience being mixed. Tune in on Spotify!
Read MoreTia Monet is a biracial, Black and Japanese woman, who affectionately calls her TikTok followers "The Lovelies Gang." Through her platform, she shares her experiences being mixed race, her occasional encounters with racism, teaches Japanese, and inspires others through comedy and art.
Read More“It was very confusing growing up. I was raised solely by the white British half of my family and had little exposure to my cultural heritage as a child, meaning I never saw myself as any different to any of my Caucasian school friends. But I was bullied, badly. People didn’t like it because I was brown but I had a white mother, of course I couldn’t understand the problem with it…”
Read MoreProduced by Mixedlife.net, Mixed Student Empire is a monthly short podcast that rotates each month to a different mixed student org, union, or club to explore what it means to be mixed through the guided creation of a podcast episode. This month we’re joined by Brown University’s Organization for Multiracial and Biracial Students to discuss their experience being mixed. Tune in on Spotify!
Read MoreBeing Mixed is a personal project of interviews and portraits of mixed people by Abi Ponce Hardy. Today we’re featuring Anise, click to read her mixed story!
Read MoreCrazy Rich Asians. The Sun is Also a Star. To All The Boys We’ve Loved Before. These are all examples of controversial mixed-race casting, either mixed-race actors cast in mono-racial roles or vice-versa. To tackle this question of Who can be cast in what roles?, we gathered six different thoughts, reflections, and opinions from mixed folks on the question of Mixed Race casting in film and television. Is it socially productive and ethical to cast mixed-race actors in mono-racial roles or to cast mono-racial actors in mixed-race roles? Who can play who on the big, small, and laptop-sized screens in the 21st century? With the rise of mixed-race representation in the media, in mixed-race roles and not, we’re diving into this question and the many different views that mixed folx have on the subject…
Read More“ I think people just need exposure to ideas and perspectives they've never dealt with or even contemplated. That is the power of storytelling, and why I've always been drawn to it, and why art is an integral part of the human cultural experience…”
Read More“…I write/direct mostly comedy and something I’ve noticed over time is that sometimes when people (guys especially) see something of mine and like it, the reaction is positive but in a way where it’s apparent that they're surprised by it being funny and enjoyable in some way. For example I often get a “I actually really liked it….” or “That was actually pretty cool”....Why the “actually”?! Were they expecting to not like it?!”
Read MoreA monthly short podcast that rotates each month to a different mixed student org, union, club, or a group of three or more students to explore what it means to be mixed through the guided creation of a podcast episode. Fill out the link here to apply with your mixed student org!
Read More“ In today’s black and white world, I’m gray. As a collage artist, I really feel that mixed media collages is the only medium that can accurately represent feeling, it can evoke emotion without an explanation…”
Read More“As I explore and define my perspective as a mixed-race millennial woman, I use the familiarity of Southern California landscapes and aesthetics to connect shared visual references with the mood of chaotic unrest that is undeniable in our shared historical moment….”
Read More“ This struggle to truly find myself led me to music, and the more I was put down by others, the harder I would work on representing myself through my art, and not my complexion….”
Read MoreThis spotlight film is a view into the world of the multi-talented and astronomical DJ and producer, Sam Kofa. Coming from Ecuadorian, Nicaraguan, and Black descent, these last few months we connected with Sam to truly take a look into his life as a mixed race artist. His music spans horizons of Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R and B; completely embodying his unique sense of style and taste into a new sound.
Read MoreVeronica Brown is the founder of @AmparoModels. A talent/modeling agency based in Massachusetts that represents more than 80% of diversity - with 100% inclusive individuals: from our backgrounds to our sizes, heights, shapes, etc. We had the amazing opportunity to ask her a few questions about her industry and identity!
Read MoreGabriella Evangeline has been singing and creating since she was three years old and is looking to fund and distribute her first single! Below- a discussion with her on crowdfunding, mixed race identity & the healing power of music.
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