On this episode of Mixed Feelings Radio, we chat with Kay about their complex relationship with joy being a mixed person. Drawing from their Chinese and Metis histories, Kay is able to live, create and communicate from a place of joyful reverence. We discuss everything from art, history, education, family, and food.

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This is our first Mixed Feelings Radio interview of the season and our first episode that actually crosses borders! Listen as we unpack crossing cultures, crossing borders, and the nuances of being black depending on where you are in the States, Canada, the Grenadines, or even Brazil. Alisha and I discuss the social impacts of social media, choosing sides, discrimination and violence, tough conversations with family, and what it means to be a mixed black woman living in the States in 2023.

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To celebrate the launch of Mixed Feelings Radio Season 2, we sat down with our friends from Season 1 to discuss the complexities, intimacies, and intricacies of our names. We all have one and with it sometimes comes joy but equally, the possibility of grief. As mixed people, our names are that much more important to how we choose to identify. In this episode, you'll hear Hannah, Will, Arman, Jon, and Greg explore their mixed feelings about their given names, nicknames, and chosen names. We sat down together in one room to really connect and foster the community we've all been longing for.

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Many people (mixed and not) have complicated relationships with their given names. For me, it has been a traumatic point of stress at times, and an opportunity to celebrate at other times. In this solo episode, I explore my own name and the mixed feelings I have about it. We also discuss the end-of-season round table coming in the fall. 

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In the final conversation of the season, I talk all things "Fatherhood" with my friend & new father Greg. With complicated relationships with our fathers comes many mixed feelings. This episode covers topics we've discussed throughout the season: representation, being an undercover POC, the masculinization of black men, and everything in between. When we think about fathers, we sometimes think of the ones we had (or didn't), the ones we hope to be, or hoped we had, and the ones that come into our lives in unexpected ways. I'm grateful to have been a sounding board for some never-before-had conversations and a platform to unpack some feelings about fatherhood with Greg. 

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In this episode, Jon and I discuss some of the stereotypes he faces as a Black man. We chat about the ways in which his mixed identity is complicated by his relationship with his father, the way he walks through the world as a black man but sometimes identifies as otherwise, the sexualization of black men and how that came to be, and the ways we protect ourselves when it comes to the how we even handle our mixed feelings. I've known Jonn for about 10 years and I learned a lot throughout this conversation, I hope you enjoy & learn some things as well. 

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What does it mean to be white-passing? What does it feel like? Where does cultural confidence come from? How do you feel about your appearance? This episode navigates the complexities of appearance and looking ethnically ambiguous. Arman and I gently graze the subject of nature vs. nurture in the confidence of our upbringings and how the connection to culture can sometimes aid in confidence in culture. We also discuss the ways our white-passing may affect or impact the way we advocate for other POC and ourselves in uncomfortable moments. 

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Will & I discuss the way media has had a hand in shaping his view of Asian Masculinity and how he was able to change his perspectives. We chat about the new wave of Asian Representation in film & television and what that means for changing and challenging stereotypes. Stereotypes of Asian Masculinity and Representation in media are intrinsically linked and we really only scratch the surface here. One quick warning: this episode discusses a mass shooting involving a young half-Asian-American man. Will was concerned we said his name too often & gave this person more agency than he should have and I don't disagree. This is a space for uncomfortable growth so listen with caution. If you want to unpack some mixed feelings with me, send a voice note in the link below.

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In this first Mixed Feelings Radio conversation, I speak with Hannah, a mutual friend and ex of an ex of mine. We unpack being half-Asian and fetishization in the world of dating and hospitality. We also discuss what it's like to consider who you date in the context of carrying on your bloodline, whether or not we're fetishizing ourselves when we're asking to be seen by others, and merely scratch the surface of potential future conversations about generational trauma. 

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