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One thing that I am constantly aware of is how can we put humor into our discussions about mixed-ness. We are not tragic after all and there is much to mine for comedy in our families and the often awkward encounters we have over race. So today, we celebrate 3 types of tongue-in-cheek collections of mixed race and multiracial folks. Do you have a collection too? Let us know!
Pandas–Yes, of course! Pandas are black, white and Asian! Supremely mixed! I have collected a few awesome panda things myself including pajamas, usb sticks, and pencils. There is a world of great panda stuff out there if this is the collection you want to start.
Zebras–Again, of course! This was one of the things that my brothers and I would joke about all the time and call ourselves zebras. Again, zebras are really popular and well, terribly cute. If you have a zebra collection, do tell what your favorite find is.
Salt and Pepper Shakers–My collection is quite small and is limited to black and white salt and pepper shakers. This is perhaps my most favorite. Do you have a favorite in your collection too?
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In 2020–and it’s really right around the corner–the U.S. Census will be taken again to give us a portrait of America. Some people may not realize that the racial categories that seem so “fixed” in American discussions of race have been fluid on paper and in the government’s eyes since the beginning. Here are 5 surprising facts about racial categories on the Census and how America has “counted” race since its beginning.
Social media and the internet has been an amazing way to connect with other people and families that are mixed-race and multiracial. But it’s also super-meaningful to get together in person. Here are some ways that we have found like-minded folks and created great friendships. So please check out these 4 creative ways to connect with other mixed folks and families:
The Mixed Remixed Festival is an annual cultural arts festival held each June in Los Angeles, CA. This year will be the 4th Annual Mixed Remixed Festival. We hope that you will join us. It’s the largest gathering of multiracial and mixed-race people in the country.
We started the Mixed Remixed On-Line Book Club last fall and it’s been a ton of fun. Each month we connect in a discussion that takes place over the phone and on-line to discuss a book about the mixed race experience. Keep the conversation going the whole month with our Goodreads book club.
Loving Day, the brainchild of Ken Tanabe, is celebrated each June — all of the country! Check out the organization’s website for more information about what’s happening locally.
Okay, I’m kidding. But I’m kind of not kidding. Ever notice how many multiracial families and people go to farmer’s markets? I think we should do a big meet-up some time!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heidi Durrow
Phone: 213-293-7077
Email: heidi@mixedremixed.org
Website: www.mixedremixed.org
Twitter: @mixedremixed
Instagram: mixedremixed
LOS ANGELES, CA-January 2, 2017– California Humanities has recently announced the 2017 Humanities For All Quick Grant awards. Mixed Remixed has been awarded $5000 for its project entitled “Mixed Remixed Festival.”
Humanities For All Quick Grant is a competitive grant program of California Humanities. Grants are awarded to projects that give expression to the extraordinary variety of histories and experiences of California’s places and people to ensure that the stories can be shared widely. These narratives help us find our commonalities, appreciate our differences, and learn something new about how to live well together.
The Mixed Remixed Festival, an annual film, book and performance festival that celebrates the stories of multiracial and mixed-race families and people, will bring together film and book lovers, innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial families for film screenings and discussions. The Festival–now going on its fourth year–is an annual free public event and is an all-volunteer effort. The 2016 Festival attracted approximately 1000 attendees and was featured by NBC News, National Public Radio, the Los Angeles Times and KTLA.
“We are grateful for the support of California Humanities for our annual festival,” says festival founder Heidi Durrow who calls herself an Afro-Viking because she is African-American and Danish. “While the Festival offers attendees an opportunity to share personal experiences and insights, the grant provided by California Humanities will help us ground our discussions by tracing the development of racial categorization standards and the names mixed-race people call themselves; and by introducing central concepts including the history of miscegenation, hypodescent, the one-drop rule, identity and the social construction of race. Our goal for these programs is to balance the experiential and the social scientific and connect contemporary storytellers’ work to historical and social scientific concepts,” Durrow says.
“Everyone participates in the humanities in one way or another, and everyone has something to share to help us better understand and appreciate each other,” noted Tricia Wynne, chair of the board of California Humanities. Our new Humanities for All Quick Grants program is a way to make support for public humanities programs more accessible across the state of California, amplifying voices we may not often hear.”
California Humanities is an independent nonprofit and state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This year marks the organization’s 40th anniversary of promoting the humanities as relevant, meaningful ways to understand the human condition and connect us to each other in order to help strengthen California. The organization produces, funds, creates and supports humanities-based projects and programs, eye-opening cultural experiences and meaningful conversations. During the past 40 years, California Humanities has awarded over $29 million in grants across the state. For more on California Humanities’ work and current initiatives, please visit www.calhum.org, connect on Facebook at “California Humanities,” and Twitter at @CalHumanities.
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We think it’s always important to have media images that show positive representations of mixed-race and multiracial people and families. These are some of the large format photo and portrait books that we’ve loved over the years. Learn more about them.
No Difference Betwen Them, Robert Kalman. Here is the easiest way to describe this lovely book of portraits. “Robert Kalman’s extraordinary portraits of interracial couples in No Difference Between Them show us what love looks like. It’s not contrast but connect
ion that he has captured. Kalman meets the shared gaze of each couple with warmth. And whether they hold onto each other or not, the couples look like they belong together. Kalman’s photographs witness their bond. No Difference Between Them is an essential record of what human connection looks like. And Kalman has done it with great skill and clearly great love.” — Heidi W. Durrow
Part Asian, 100% Hapa, Kip Fulbeck This beautiful photo book has become a staple of mixed race studies and a must-have for all multiracial families. The photos are part of a traveling exhibit that has toured across the country a few times and always generates wonderful conversation. You will love this collection of portraits and the insights into how we see ourselves through the subjects’ eyes.
Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids, Kip Fulbeck
Fulbeck took his genius to a new project that focused exclusively on kids. It’s not just a collection of cute “mixed-race” kids; the book also collects their thoughts on race and identity in their own words. There is a lot of wisdom from these young kids.
Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race Americans, Mike Tauber
Mike Tauber is a super-talented photographer and he has captured great portraits of mixed-race individuals as well as their stories in this large-format coffee table book. This would make a great gift!
Of Many Colors: Portraits of Multiracial Families, Gigi Kaeser
This too was a wonderful traveling exhibit. What is wonderful about this book is that it portrays whole families in a really beautiful way. Here is a description of this book: “Of Many Colors tells the stories of thirty-nine families who have bridged the racial divide through interracial marriage or adoption. In these pages, parents and children speak candidly about their lives, their relationships, and the ways in which they have dealt with issues of race.”
Racial identity has changed as (1) the multiracial population has increased dramatically in the last 20 years (2) more high-profile people who are biracial have claimed their mixed-race backgrounds (3) there are more opportunities to connect with other multiracial/biracial people because of social media and, of course, the annual Biracial Mixed Remixed Festival. Source: Pew Research Center “Multiracial in America Proud, Diverse and Growing in Numbers” June 11, 2015
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It’s true! Fifty-percent of multiracial adults are white and American Indian. The next largest population is Black-American Indian (18%) and the White-Black (11%). Source: Pew Research Center “Multiracial in America Proud, Diverse and Growing in Numbers” June 11, 2015
Yes, that’s right! The increasing rate of interracial marriages and the increasing members of mixed-race children to those couples. In 2013, 6.3 percent of marriages were interracial, and 10% of those living with 2 parents had parents who were different races. Source: Pew Research Center “Multiracial in America Proud, Diverse and Growing in Numbers” June 11, 2015
Surprise! The idea that we are all universally liberal because of our intimate connections to at least two races and/or culture is NOT true. In fact, biracial white and American Indians are majority Republican (53% Republican to 42% Democrats). Source: Pew Research Center “Multiracial in America Proud, Diverse and Growing in Numbers” June 11, 2015
See, you’re not confused because you identify with all of your complex racial and cultural identity! Specifically: “[Children] raised to identify with both parents and to understand their complex racial heritage, multi-racial people can have higher self-esteem than mono-racial people… They are adaptable, able to function well in both majority and minority environments.” Source: “The Psychological Advantages of Strongly Identifying As Biracial” by Lisa Miller, New York Magazine May 22, 2015
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