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

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

Kristal Brent Zook
ZORA
Published in
9 min readSep 23, 2019

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SSonia Smith-Kang wears a lot of hats. She calls herself a multicultural activist but an equally accurate description might be something like “master connector.” Across genres and platforms, live and online, she’s a collaborative…

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Kristal Brent Zook
ZORA
Writer for

Award-winning journalist/professor; race, women, justice. My latest book is #1 in New Releases for Mixed Race/Multiracial! Order @ thegirlintheyellowponcho.com