JC

Everyone is talking about the story of the two twins, Remee and Kian, born to two mixed race people. They are being described as the “black and white twins.” God, how shocking. So absurd that they are being talked about in this way, with each being categorized a different race. They are twins! From […]

CVK

Hey blogheads! I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be at the BlogHer Conference on July 28-29 in San Jose, CA. The organizers were kind enough to invite me to sit on a panel titled “Identity…and Obligations,” which will explore how much of one’s identity should be revealed when blogging. Is the whole […]

CVK
(Thanks to Sarah for this tip!)Salon.com has an interesting article about “freedmen,” blacks whose ancestors were enslaved by Cherokee and other tribes, who are suing to become tribal citizens. The tribes, however, are resisting their efforts, say they are ineligible because they don’t have Indian blood:
Their frustration and anger has its roots in the […]

BS (a returning MMW contributor!)
The popular ABC series Desperate Housewives already gets some credit with me for having a Hispanic couple in a seemingly typical white suburban neighborhood. The series kicks it up a notch this season when “magically” the new family that moves in happens to be black. Good job? Or […]

CVK
There’s an excellent piece in the New York Observer about the race issues everyone tries to ignore when talking about gentrification of a neighborhood. This article focuses specifically on the development of Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn. During a panel discussion to review improvements for the area, one woman made everyone squirm by saying what […]

LL
On Saturday night’s men’s short track speed skating competition, the hyped match-up was between Apolo Ohno and the South Korea’s Ahn Hyun-Soo. Now, the race itself had two americans (including Ohno), two south koreans, and one skater from China. Before the race, the analysts are talking about strategy and potential race scenarios, and they both […]

STB (a new MMW contributor!)
The January/February Issue of Details (the same mag that was under fire for its “Gay or …” back-page series when it equated Gay and Asian – this issue’s back page is “Gay or Televangelist”) includes an article about Gwen Stefani and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas titles “You Ain’t a […]

CVK
(Thanks to Emilie for this tip!) Tomorrow’s Early Show on CBS is going to run a piece about DNA testing. One of their anchors, who is black, underwent two different DNA tests after her son kept asking her where their ancestors were from. Check it out, everyone!

JC
Hyphen’s blog takes a funny look at a couple of recent stories on mixed race identity. For those of you who don’t know, Hyphen is a magazine for the Asian American community.
This post talks about Ward Hines, the recent Miss Georgia (I can’t believe we didn’t post about her! :)), and an article that […]

JC
I caught a quick profile of Toby Dawson on TV the other day (sorry — I was out of town and don’t remember what I was watching — I think it was a local news show). He will be representing for the US Ski Team in the Winter Olympics. He talked a little bit about […]

CVK
Sounds like Oprah has drunk the blackface/whiteface Kool-Aid! Today’s show is not only going to feature the cast of the upcoming FX show Black.White (we told you about it back in December), but Oprah herself is going to magically transform her race! I’m truly at a loss for words. I’ll Tivo it and report […]

CVK

I might have to get one of these for myself. Pick one up at Blacklava (thanks to Angry Asian Man for this one!)

JC
The University of Missouri-Columbia did a study on how parents identify their mixed children. It uses all sorts of determinants: economics, what race the father is, geographic location, etc.
Honestly, I think I went a little wall-eyed halfway through this article. It all sounded like bull to me. OK fine, the researcher did look at […]

JC

The Hattiesburg American featured a story on interracial relationships for Valentine’s day (thanks to Adina for the heads-up! :)). In the South, numbers of interracial couples are also on the rise.
As men and women celebrate their love and commitment this Valentine’s Day, their numbers are increasingly including couples who are from different racial backgrounds. […]

LL

In the latest 2006 Sports Illustrated special swimsuit edition, one of the highlighted “Rookies” is 24 year old Aline Nakashima. The model from Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil says:
“YOU CAN’T CLASSIFY ME BECAUSE…I’m half Brazilian and half Japanese. I have the whole Brazilian thing down–I like to party–but I have an Asian side, so I […]

JC

There has been a lot of talk about Ward Hines since he recently won the MVP award. Here’s another article about him, but this time from the perspective of his mom. Yonhap News interviews Kim Young-hee:
Kim Young-hee, proud mother of 2006 Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward, said she hadn’t dared dream of such an honor […]

CVK
Our very own Jen Chau just did a commentary for NPR’s News & Notes With Ed Gordon, linked to Valentines Day:
Despite the commercialism that comes with the Valentine’s Day, commentator Jen Chau says if you’re in an interracial relationship, finding the right sentiment in the Hallmark aisle may be tough.
Click here to listen to the […]

CVK
As you all probably know, searching for information online about interracial relationships can often lead you to some not-safe-for-work sites. Recently, blog Rachel’s Tavern did a little experiment to find out which terms were most likely to give you explicit results on various search engines. It’s pretty fascinating stuff. You can read details about her […]

CVK
Season 2 of the Showtime drama “The L Word” introduced a new character - Carmen De La Pica Morales (played by Sarah Shahi, who is of Iranian/Spanish descent) who becomes the love interest of Shane. But how well is the show depicting Latino culture? AfterEllen.com–an excellent Web site that’s sort of the lesbian equivalent of […]

CVK

Those DNA test enthusiasts out there can now take their passion one step further. Not only can you find out your “racial heritage” with DNA tests, now you can proudly hang your results up on a wall! From DesignSponge (which by the way is a really cool blog if you’re into modern home design):
do you […]