Jan 31, 2016
Ep. 50: Born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong is a multiracial (Black, Chinese, Irish, and Native American) actress who's had a fantastic career and fascinating life. She's been in such notable movies as The Color Purple, Quest for Fire, American Flyers, and Commando.
She's also had interesting experiences as the daughter...
Jan 24, 2016
Ep. 49: Anita Sengupta has a Bengali Indian father and a White mother. She grew up in the Midwest, in Cincinnati, where she experienced the range of experience of a multiracial person (fitting in, not fitting in, being asked "what are you?). Upon graduation from high school, she took a year off to travel and live in...
Jan 17, 2016
Ep. 48: Brad Jenkins is Black and Korean. His dad is an African-American veteran who served in Viet Nam and, later, met Brad's mother, a Korean national, while stationed in Korea.
But, growing up Black and Korean in an almost all-White town is just a small part of Brad's story.
After attending college at the...
Jan 10, 2016
Ep. 47: Melissa Swain O'Neill has a wonderful life. She is married to a fantastic guy, has great kids, and has a job that she loves as a personal trainer to special populations.
She also has a phenomenally interesting life story. A biracial (Black-White) woman, Melissa was born to a young, unmarried White woman in...
Jan 3, 2016
Ep. 46: Joy Huang Stoffers (www.joyhuangstoffers.com) was raised by a Taiwanese mother and a Caucasian father. At the age of six, she wrote, illustrated, and promptly recycled her first short story. She holds a BA in English from Rutgers University and a MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. Her debut novel...