JC
The racist letter-writer strikes again…this time Derek Jeter is the target. This has been going on for several months now, with the last report from us in January. Well, it continues, but Jeter, who is known to date white women, says he is hardly fazed by the letter that he got a few months […]

JC
Seems like there are a lot of new releases lately! Here’s another children’s picture book that just came out. Am I a Color Too?, written by Heidi Cole and Nancy Vogl, addresses mixed identity. The main character has a black dad and a white mom.

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Our friends at As Simple As That(r) have started their annual Families are Forever campaign for children. The team has taken on the monumental task of putting a copy of the award-winning children’s book about transracial adoption in every elementary school and public library in the United States. In addition, As Simple […]

JC
Dateline tonight will follow up with a family in Holland that has attracted media attention since its twins were born (the boys are now 11 and a half years old). Using in-vitro fertilization, the mother got pregnant by the sperm of two different men. One white (her husband, I presume), one black. Hence, two sons […]

JC
India Awaiting is a play about an intercultural romance between an Indian man and a Spanish-American woman. It is coming to NYC soon — if you are local, come see a special preview show with SwirlNYC on Thursday, October 20th! I have gotten to know the playwright a bit through creating this collaborated event. […]

JC
There seem to be so many Indian man/White woman love stories lately! There was A Fond Kiss just recently, and SwirlNYC is going to see a play called India Awaiting, which I will definitely post more about soon. In both, there is definitely a sort of cultural tug-of-war for the Indian male to engage in […]

JC
Yum, an article all about food (thanks for the tip, Gui!)! The New York Times takes a look at “second generation Chinese restaurants.” Some would argue that this fusion cooking is a step away from the traditional. Today, in NYC, you can find Chinese fusion restaurants that combine Chinese cuisine with the cuisine from […]

JC
A mixed BBC News correspondent explores the life of Happy Sidane, a South African who made headlines two years ago after going to a police station and claiming that he was white, merely abducted by a black woman in his infancy, so that he could serve as a slave (Thanks for the tip, Gui!). People […]

JC
On tomorrow’s episode of Dr. Phil, we will have the pleasure of being introduced to yet another sad story about one racist relative who decides to disown another relative for having a mixed baby. When will it end?! Don’t people know that mixed babies are the CUTEST?! (TOTALLY SARCASTIC HERE)
Dr. Phil’s first guest, Charlie, admits […]

CVK
As you all know, I love my TV and I’m so excited that all the good shows are finally coming back on! Well, by “good” I mean mindlessly entertaining, natch. So last night there was a 1-hour special to promote the new season of America’s Next Top Model, sort of a “where are they now?” […]

JC
OK. This may only be exciting to me, but I just needed to share. My brother, Dave, the fabulous graphic designer, just introduced me to the interrobang. Not only is it exciting to me because it’s a MIXED punctuation mark ;), but also because I always use question marks and exclamation marks together!?! SEE!?!
American […]

JC
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that Tusiata Avia will be bringing her performance piece, “Wild Dogs Under My Skirt,” to the University of Hawai’i. She uses some of her experiences being of mixed Samoan descent to fuel her show.
Avia’s works explore her mixed Samoan and “palagi” (pronounced “palangi” — Samoan for Caucasian) heritage. She moves between […]

JC
USA Today reviews The March, a newly released novel by E.L. Doctorow that explores slavery in the south circa 1864. It will discuss racism, war, the taboo of children born out of slave and master relations, etc. One character born of these such relations is Pearl. It sounds like she will […]

JC
Theater Mania reports on Sandra Oh’s new theater role.
Sandra Oh is set to star in the Public Theater production of Diana Son’s Satellites, to be directed by Michael Grief. The show will begin previews on May 23, 2006 and performances will continue through June 25; the official opening date is yet to be announced. […]

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A brand-new episode of Addicted to Race is out! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes. Click here to launch iTunes and subscribe today, it’s absolutely free. Here’s a rundown of episode 5:
RANT:
The overdone tragic mulatto stereotype is the subject of Carmen’s rant. She takes a look at some […]

JC
The Cleaveland Jewish News reports on the numbers of Jews of color counted in the U.S. in a recent study. Hopefully, this research will serve a purpose similar to the 2000 Census, which really opened up this nation’s eyes to the numbers of mixed individuals and mixed families who are in this country. The broader […]

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LJ World talks with Emily Hanako Momohara, a mixed artist and graduate student from Kansas University who has spent the past six years photographing the remains of various internment camp sites. She discusses the motivation behind her art.
Instead of dwelling on her three years at Minidoka — starting in 1942, when she was 15 — […]

JC
AfterEllen reports that Lynn, Persia White’s character on UPN’s Girlfriends will explore her bisexual identity during this new season. This show is one of our favorites, so check it out!
On the upcoming season of the popular UPN sitcom Girlfriends, biracial girlfriend Lynn (Persia White) is reportedly going to find her own lesbian florist, or […]

JC
The Mercury News interviews Creoles living in Los Angeles to get their thoughts on the New Orleans natural disaster. These Creoles say that they feel out of sorts since this homeland of Creole culture has been distroyed, but refuse to lose their culture.
Lolita Domingue, 51, already felt that her parents’ Creole culture was slipping through […]

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A brand-new episode of Addicted to Race is out! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes. Click here to launch iTunes and subscribe today, it’s absolutely free. Here’s a rundown of episode 4:
RANT:
Silly food analogies used to symbolize mixed heritage is the subject of Jen’s rant today. From fried […]