My Mixed Experience

Listen to "Where Are You Really From?" by my amazing mixed friend, Sarah Bernadette (and her awesome ep "in/process") here! https://songwhip.com/sarahbernadette/... Her channel:    / sarah bernadette - topic   OR    / matsukulele   Available on all streaming platforms! TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:02:15 - Disclaimers 00:04:29 - Me, Myself, and I --What I Actually Am: The One Sentence Answer 00:05:03 - My Lived Experience 00:06:57 - "What's Your Ethnicity??" 00:16:33 - The Rules of Asking that Question 00:18:23 - Labels: POC, Mixed, Biracial, Etc 00:18:47 - "Why Not Call Yourself an American?" 00:23:21 - Mixed vs Biracial vs POC 00:24:40 - Genetics vs Looks 00:27:41 - The Biracial Dilemma 00:32:58 - Black, White, and Inbetween --Hair: Who Gets to Wear Their Cultural Identity? 00:42:51 - Blackfishing 00:52:54 - Back to Me: Conclusion 00:57:58 - Closing Notes 01:00:05 - Bloopers INCREDIBLE ARTICLES/ESSAYS YOU GOTTA READ: Infographic on Racial Imposter System   / cibl9d2n03d   NPR Code Switch Podcast: 'Racial Impostor Syndrome': Here Are Your Stories https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswit... NPR Code Switch Podcast: All Mixed Up: What Do We Call People Of Multiple Backgrounds? https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswit... NPR: How Multi-Ethnic People Identify Themselves https://www.npr.org/2010/12/20/132209... Why Imposter Syndrome Goes Deep For Multiracial People https://www.mhanational.org/blog/why-.... I’m Multiracial and It’s Awkward for All of Us: The challenges of confronting multiracial identity   / im-multiracial-and-it-s-awkward-for-all-of-us   I study biracial identity in America. Here’s why the royal baby is a big deal. https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018... Racial Imposter Syndrome: Finding ‘Mixed Race’ Belonging through ‘Fake’ Racial Identity https://nobasicgirlsallowed.com/racia... My mother is Native American, but I look white. My identity is more than my DNA. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation... Meet the woman who’s finally getting us talking about mixed race identity https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/31/meet-7... Instagram Halu Halo   / halu_halo   White women are posing as black on Instagram. Are the Kardashians to blame? https://www.newstatesman.com/science-... Little Mix's Jade 'didn't talk about her race over fears it would make her unpopular' https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit... Zendaya Keeps It Real On Colorism: ‘‘I Am Hollywood’s Acceptable Version Of A Black Girl’ https://www.essence.com/celebrity/zen... WORKS CITED: Definition of blackfishing https://www.urbandictionary.com/defin... Definition of white privilege https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti... Definition of colorism https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti... These Twins Will Make You Rethink Race https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ma... How Being Biracial Makes Me Feel About Cultural Appropriation https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-b... Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Is Being Accused of Cultural Appropriation https://www.teenvogue.com/story/littl... Zendaya-Giuliana Rancic Dreadlocks Dispute: Ava DuVernay, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg Back Disney Star https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new... Fun fact: In earlier drafts of this script, the final line of the video was "I need to learn to love myself," but that hit a little too hard so I changed it to "I need to embrace my mixed identity." Take from that what you will. Catch me on Instagram and Tumblr at BianaBova