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On Being a Black and Asian Mixed Race Woman

My mother is a British Black Caribbean woman, and my absent father is a British Asian Pakistani or Iraqi man. When questioned about my…

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A photograph of me (Kashala, aged around 6 months or so) as a baby, dressed in white, waiting to get christened.

5 min read

Pink vs Black — A Rude Awakening

A racial journey in fits and starts

14 min read

Pink vs Black — A Rude Awakening

14 min read

I Thought Injustice Didn’t Have to Do With Race

Here’s what changed my mind

7 min read

A conceptual portrait of a black woman with glitter on her face, with her face slightly blurred/double exposed.

7 min read

My Grandma Is Racist

She hates exactly half of me, the Latina half

4 min read

My Grandma Is Racist

4 min read

What I’ve Learned About Family Business Values

The art of negotiation is just one of the life lessons my Korean mother and African American father instilled in me

4 min read

A photo of a mixed-race woman in a business meeting with another woman.

4 min read

What My Name Says About Who I Am

Name changes can be an act of self-preservation and confirmation in how we show up in the world — and on paper

10 min read

An illustration of a woman, split in half with 2 different colors, crossing her arms and holding her face.

10 min read

Universities Are Still Struggling to Provide for Mixed-Race Students

Coming from a multiracial background can leave some students feeling isolated

9 min read

Universities Are Still Struggling to Provide for Mixed-Race Students

9 min read

The Shifting Definition of Mixed-Race in America

Radical changes in our demographics are reinventing what it means to be multiracial

4 min read

An illustrated graphic featuring various text such as: #Blackipino, #Blaxican, #Hapa, #Blasian.

4 min read

When You’re Mixed-Race, Authenticity Is an Uphill Battle

Proving who you are, and having others accept you as such, can be frustrating

9 min read

When You’re Mixed-Race, Authenticity Is an Uphill Battle

9 min read

The Complexities of Writing About Race and Identity

In this intimate Q&A, three authors discuss how they’re changing the narratives about people of color

8 min read

The Complexities of Writing About Race and Identity

8 min read

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