Mixed Blessing

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In this episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, we talk with R. York Moore about his preaching, teaching, and abolitionist work. We discuss what it means to listen and understand others, to walk in solidarity, and to advocate well for others. His dry sense of humor and insights are incredibly helpful to those of both Mixed ethnicity and our monoethnic siblings, and his love for Jesus is an important reminder that God will always see and love us. 

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@yorkmoore on Twitter

@yorkmoore on Instagram

Chip and Bella, goats extraordinaire on Instagram @five.moore

York’s website: tellthestory.net 

Seen. Known. Loved. from Moody Publishers 

York Moore is an artistically gifted speaker, a revivalist, and abolitionist.  He serves as Executive Director/Catalytic Partnerships and as National Evangelist for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.  R. York is the co-founder of the EveryCampus coalition, a coalition of over 100 organizations, denominations and church networks joined together to seek God for revival on the college campuses of America.  He is the author several books, including Seen. Known. Loved: 5 Truths About God & Your Love Language, with Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers). R. York Moore became a Christian from Atheism while studying philosophy at the University of Michigan.  R. York Moore has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and an MA in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary.  He lives in Michigan with his wife and 3 children.  For more information about R. York Moore, visit www.tellthestory.net and follow him on social media channels @yorkmoore.

In today’s episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we get to visit with Ashley Bauer-Yuen. Ashley is a wonderful storyteller and has a unique perspective in a lot of different spheres of life. She occupies the in-between land in so many ways, and we are all richer for being able to learn from her. Her creativity and humor provide a key insight into part of the Mixed experience, so join us to hear more about her story.

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Better Than Seven Sons podcast

“Watching Hmong Movies – Mini Ep 3”

“Ep 1: Better Than Seven Sons”

Ashley is a Campus Staff Minister at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working with Asian American students. She holds a B.S. in Engineering Mechanics and has been with InterVarsity for three years. Ashley is passionate about developing Asian American leaders, empowering students in their vocation and faith journey, and contextualizing ministry tools to serve communities well.

She grew up in the Midwest, quickly learning how to navigate the multicultural nuances of her family dynamic and her social location. Because of her experience, she is also passionate about breaking out of monocultural experiences and embracing the multicultural reality that Jesus talks about.

Ashley loves creating new things and will have multiple unfinished projects going on all at once! She also has a lot of fun teaching, preaching, and co-hosting the Better Than Seven Sons Podcast, available on all podcast platforms.

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In this episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we get to chat with Steve Tamayo. Steve is so good at bringing others to the table and welcoming them as familia. So I know you’ll be encouraged by our conversation, just as I was. He’s our first Mixed Blessing podcast guest that was also featured in the Mixed Blessing book, so I’m so glad for everyone to hear more of his beautiful, nuanced, mixed story. 

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@yostevetamayo on Twitter

@yostevetamayo on Instagram

Con Confianza podcast

Ministry During the Disruption podcast

Ethnic Identity: Bringing Your Full Self to God from InterVarsity Press

Steve Tamayo is a Strategist with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. In that capacity, he helps direct the Creative Labs and the Latino Fellowship (LaFe). He has also served as the director of the Mixed Advisory Team for InterVarsity, as an Executive Pastor of a multisite church, and as the CEO of Orange Apple (a strategy consulting firm). He recently published Ethnic Identity, a LifeGuide Bible Study from InterVarsity Press. He holds degrees from Duke and Oxford and lives with his family in Tampa, FL. 

In this episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, I am joined for a relaxing cup of tea by our guest, Jennifer Clark. We chat about our families of origin, the nuance of the mixed experience and the different ways in which we multiethnic folks tend to make homes out of the liminal spaces we inhabit. We honor the mothers, grandmothers, and aunties in our lives and talk about the complexity of DNA and the need for connection. Come connect with us—and each other—as we pull up more seats to the table and remember that it’s Jesus who has first invited us over. 


@jshaclark on Twitter

Jennifer Clark’s articles on Christianity Today: “Thanking Our Immigrant Parents” and “‘Parasite’ Is a Dark Comedy. But Is the Joke on Us?”

Jennifer Clark is a jack of all trades freelancer and pandemic governess to her two children. She and her family live in the Chicago suburbs, where they enjoy biking, video games, and everything but puzzles. 

In this episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, I get to drink and spill some metaphorical tea with our guest, Brandi Miller. We talk about everything from overturning the “de-racialization” of black and brown folks to the power of finding joy through humor and perseverance. Brandi shares about how her specific embodiment as a black woman shapes her worldview and her faith. So come break bread—and stereotypes—with us as we walk this life-long journey of “reclaiming our theology” and meeting with the just and loving God who is always walking with us. 

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https://www.reclaimingmytheology.com 

https://www.patreon.com/brandinico

@BrandiNico on Twitter

@BrandiNico on Instagram

Brandi Miller has spent the better part of the last decade as a writer and campus minister. She started Reclaiming My Theology to form a community experience around faith deconstruction and reconstruction that wasn’t and isn’t led by white men. 

She largely spends her time writing at the intersection of faith, race, and politics, plays music and writes with Common Hymnal, and develops justice programs for Christian college students. 

Beyond that, she is a serial hobbyist who currently loves bougie cooking projects, competitive weightlifting, and attempting to craft and pour perfect cocktails and coffee. 

In our inaugural episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, we have the honor of sitting down with Robert Chao Romero. We get to hear about his beautiful family legacy, the Black Lab dog that benevolently rules their household, his work with the Brown Church Institute, and so much more. Come break bread with us at the multiethnic table as Robert and I discuss everything from healing childhood hurts to the power of reclaiming language, and how our gracious God is in the midst of it all. 

Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity by Robert Chao Romero 

@ProfeChaoRomero on Twitter

@RobertChaoRomero on Instagram

Robert Chao Romero is an associate professor in the departments of Chicana/o Studies and Central America Studies, and Asian American Studies.  He received his Ph.D. from UCLA in Latin American History and his Juris Doctor from U.C. Berkeley, and is also an attorney.  He is the author of Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity; The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940; Jesus for Revolutionaries: An Introduction to Race, Social Justice, and Christianity; and Mixed Race Student Politics.  The Chinese in Mexico received the Latina/o Studies book award from the Latin American Studies Association and Brown Church was written with the support of a Louisville Institute Sabbatical Grant for Researchers.  Romero is also an ordained minister and faith rooted community organizer.  

In this intro episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, Chandra Crane tells some of her own multiethnic story and shares a preview of the types of conversations she’ll be having with an amazing line-up of guests this season. Join her at the multiethnic table to discuss everything from Thai-Southern fusion food to the Marvel fandom to lament & joy and how to follow our multiethnic Jesus throughout. 

Mixed Blessing: Embracing the Fullness of Your Multiethnic Identity 

@ChandraLCrane on Twitter

@ChandraLCrane on Instagram

@MixedBlessingBook on Instagram

chandracrane.com

If you’ve ever had someone randomly ask you, “What are you?” because of your mixed ethnicity, the Mixed Blessing podcast is for you. 

If you’ve ever wondered to yourself, because of your multiethnic heritage, “What AM I?” then this podcast is for you, too. 

And if you want to hear more about how our brown, Middle-Eastern Savior also had a mixed heritage, then this podcast is for you!

Subscribe now to the Mixed Blessing podcast: A podcast by, for, and about multiethnic folks. 

And honestly, if you’ve ever asked someone “What are you?” before, this podcast could be helpful to you, too. Come listen and learn.

Mixed Blessing: At the Multiethnic Table, season one is a series of conversations with amazing multiethnic folks who share their wisdom and hearts to help all of us keep building the kingdom of God.