Mixed With What?

The final episode of our AAPI Heritage Month series features multidisciplinary artist SUUVI. SUUVI shares parts of her personal story that go beyond the universal language of music and touches a deeper chord. Topics in today's discussion include:

• Early beginnings in music
• Exploring multiple passions
• Overcoming the stereotypes of what it means to be Asian, Latina + an artist
• Being the bridge between two disparate cultures

And more! You can find SUUVI on social media @callmesuuvi to stay up to date on all that she is creating.

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Return to Wisconsin in this episode of Mixed With What as host, Steph Stock interviews fellow Wisconsin Native, Ethan Lo. Ethan identifies as Hmong and African-American and together Steph and Ethan discuss:

• Hmong history
• AAPI heritage month
• Hmong language
• Reframing the Q: “What are you?”
• A message for mixed kids and more!

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Amanda Butler is a Fitness Trainer, Cancer Survivor and advocate for cancer patients worldwide navigating cancer treatments and chemotherapy. In this episode Amanda discusses growing up multiracial in a small midwestern town and paving her path in new countries, new industries and new callings. This episode will make you think about:

• Small town beginnings
• Shifting perspective and world views through travel 
• The complexities of curly hair
• The importance of being seen
• Setting boundaries in the digital space
• Shifting perspective on health and fitness

And so much more! Amanda is a leader in the fitness industry and creator of the Cancer Baddies Community where she holds space for those undergoing treatment. Documenting her journey with cancer from the beginning Amanda has amassed a TIk Tok following and nurtured a community of cancer fighters along the way. Follow Amanda on IG and TikTok @hiamandabutler. 

Do you know someone who will be facing Chemotherapy? Check out Amanda’s E-book “Remember When I Had Cancer?” for resources on what to expect when facing chemo and suggestions on how to navigate treatment. 

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HhaLU-fOAbo?si=2PeTKfW6zuQ29jU1

Join host Steph Stock and guest, Courtney Granberry in conversation about manifesting a career as a fashion model. A chance discovery as a waitress in Los Angeles, CA changed her career path, her lifestyle and her perspective on what it means to feel beautiful inside and out.

You've seen her featured in some of the largest campaigns around the world, and in this interview you'll learn how Courtney balances life on the road, embraces abundance and stays grounded in gratitude.

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Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W2EJjgrONr0

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International friends or intentional friends? Join host Steph Stock and her guest Anna Lorentz, who is Thai and American, by way of Japan, currently living in Portugal with her French husband. The friends discuss language learning, growing up in an international environment, living an expat lifestyle and taking their international adventures beyond a six week language immersion program in Salvador, Bahia Brazil. This episode that will be sure to inspire your next international adventure. Listen to learn more about:

• How travel influenced their careers
• The difference of growing up mixed in Asia versus America
• The gift of language
• Navigating family gatherings around the world
• How to be intentional about maintaining long distance friendships

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In her first solo episode, Host Steph Stock sparks conversation about the sudden rise in popularity  in Country Music. Listen as Steph shares her personal connection to both genres, asks thought provoking questions about what’s next for music and music festivals and shares her predictions, excitement and anxieties about the mixing of two popular music cultures.

Episode Resources:

Tomi Obaro 2018 Article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomiobaro/how-beyonce-called-out-coachellas-whiteness

Playlist:

1. A History of Country-Rap by The New York Times

Multifaceted, Multilingual, Multiracial -Guest Sheela Avve joins the Mixed With What podcast with host Steph Stock to discuss the importance of celebrating your culture and owning every aspect of who you are. Listen as Sheela talks to us about:

• Why having a sisterhood and strong support system is key to creating
• The best parts of owning all of who you are
• The difference between creating content to share vs content to educate
• Life as multiracial in Asia
• Celebrating your unique identity and more!

Follow Sheela on IG and Tik Tok : @sheelaawe 

Learn Mandarin with Mando Mondaze: @mandomondaze

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In this episode we dive into the realities of being a multihyphenate in every sense of the word. Nasrin Harumi is an entrepreneur, educator and ecommerce founder who left her job as a teacher and started a million dollar brand during the pandemic. Join us as we discover what it means to create outside of the box. Listen to learn more about:

• What it takes to be an entrepreneur
• Why being mixed is so much more than a racial identity
• How defining what's holding you back is really the starting point
• When is the right time to pursue something new
• The mindset required for trying new things

Shop Mixed by Nasrin at https://mixedbynasrin.com/

Read Nasrin's blog at https://mixedbynasrin.com/blogs/news

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Have you ever been the first? It can sometimes come with the pressure to set boundaries, set standards and create space for those to come. Todays guest, Kiara McKinney, is a lifelong pop culture junkie who started her PR career at the University of Alabama. She’s also a proud member of the Delta Gamma sorority and although Kiara was the sorority’s first Black member she is not the last. Listen as Kiara talks about: 

• Growing up in her home state of Texas
• The differences in southern states
• Her struggles to network in a segregated city of Tuscaloosa
• What it’s like to claim an identity in a place that assigns one for you
• Pop culture takes
• How being mixed helps her in her PR career

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• The Spin Cycle
• Easter Egg Hunt: A Taylor Swift podcast 

Carly Q is a creative, storyteller, writer and movement director and she took a moment to talk about her experience being transracially adopted by White parents. Today she shares:

• The struggles of growing up in a conservative town
• The desire to learn more about a culture she was born to but doesn’t belong to
• Learning more about the intersections of identity
• Dating while transracially adopted
• Finding community in 

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