Multiracial Family Man

Ep. 83: Actor, comedian, and writer James Goff was born and raised in the South Bronx of New York City. In just a short time in the business, James has demonstrated the unique ability to bridge the gap between any audience, and connect with them on a level that makes them feel they've known him for years.

Not only has he worked with some of the best in the business, James Goff's appearances also include Gotham Comedy Live, Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight, Sirius Radio, and a performance for Superbowl XLII Champions The New York Giants.

When he's not headlining around the country, James is producing a weekly podcast, The Force 2 Care Podcast, centered around surviving parenthood and speaking to at risk youth about overcoming life's obstacles.

James, who is African-American, has 2 biracial children, whose mom is a White, Jewish woman from New Hampshire. So, for James and his family, multiracial experience is part and parcel of their daily lives.

For more on James, please visit his website: http://www.jamesgoff.me/

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 82: Shannon Rutherford Hardin is a biracial woman from the Pacific Northwest. Her father is African-American and her mother is White and of Danish extraction. Shannon is the granddaughter of Verdell and Otto Rutherford, two of Portland's and the nation's leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. They led the Portland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) when it confronted the 1953 Oregon Legislature with a bill to outlaw discrimination in hotels, motels, restaurants and amusement places on the basis of race, religion or national origin.

Recently, Shannon wrote an article about her own multiracial experience for Multiracial Media. Her article, My Father Is Black and No I Am Not Adopted was widely acclaimed and shared. It can be found at: http://multiracialmedia.com/2016/08/09/father-black-no-not-shannon-hardin/

Look for more of her writing soon.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 81: Alex Chester is Russian, French, and Romanian Jewish on her mother's side and Japanese on her father's side. She is proudly Hapa, and she is the founder of http://mesohapa.com/ a blog dedicated to exploring the Hapa (multiracial Asian) experience.

Alex started performing professionally at a very young age. At 5 she began her career in modeling, and was the cover for such magazines as Parenting, Woman's Day, and Victoria Magazine. She modeled children's clothing lines on The Home Show, along with posters for malls, catalogues, department store and newspaper ads.

With a successful modeling career underway Alex ventured into commercials and became the face that introduced the Chevy Geo to the world. Many commercials later Alex has once again introduced a new vehicle, the Ford Kuga, to Europe.

Television followed commercials, including such shows as 7th Heaven, Boston Public, ER and The Closer. Alex filmed the title role in the Independent film, The Mermaid, produced by the award winning production company, Walter Robot Studios.

Alex even had a stint in the pop world as a member of the girl group, Dream, produced by P. Diddy.

Theatre has always been in Alex's life. She saw her first live production when she was 4. By the age of 5 Alex had a role in Gigi at the now defunct Grand Equity dinner theatre in Anaheim CA. She worked for Norwegian Cruise Lines at the age of 7 playing Tootie in Meet Me In St. Louie, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz in the Broadway Review, and singing for the Captain's embarkation parties. Alex has been seen as Mary Rogers in the West Coast premiere of The Will Rogers Follies, The Dead Girl in East/West Players production of Six Characters In Search of An Author, flying across the stage as Peter Pan, performing for the Royal National Theatre's tour of An Inspector Calls, dancing as Eliza in The King and I at the Welk Resort, Punky Who in How The Grinch Stole Christmas at the Pantages Theatre and Gymslip Who at Madison Square Gardens, The Magic Carpet in Disney's Aladdin Spectacular, Connie in A Chorus Line for the Berkshire Theatre Festival, and Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! for the National Asian Artist Project.

Alex has had the pleasure of working with Jeff Marx, co-creator of Ave Q, who wrote the role of Connie for her in his 15 minute musical, Oh God, We're Gonna Die, the track of which can be heard at ANMT.TV.

Alex is currently working on her bachelor's degree in theatre through St. Mary's College LEAP Program and was awarded The Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship for Dancers.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 80: Eric Jackson is in a multiracial family. He's a Black man married to a White woman, and together they have 4 multiracial kids.

Eric also is the principal of a high school in an overwhelmingly White, rural town, with a slowly-but-surely growing multiracial population. It's because of this and because of his own personal experience with multiracial life that he has made it a part of his mission to ensure that multiracial students are not being isolated and not suffering from identity-based negative issues.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 79: Sarah Doneghy's mother is White, British, and Catholic. Her Dad is Black, American, and Muslim. She was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Listen to her describe life in a state not known for multiracial experience.

But, Sarah did not stay in West Virginia. She moved to New York to pursue acting. Now, she's a working actor with a multitude of experience in theater, television, film, stand-up, sketch and improvisation. Her one woman show, Mixed Nut – a personal story about growing up mixed race in West Virginia – was produced by the People's Improv Theater and packed the house every night. Her all female sketch comedy group, Nomansland has performed at comedy clubs throughout New York City and enjoyed a residency at The Broadway Comedy Club. They are currently working on a web series. She has worked with some of the best teachers in New York. She studied the Stanislavsky Method with Anthony Abeson and Meisner with William Esper in the two year conservatory program at the Esper Studio. She also is an Upright Citizens Brigade Alum.

Listen to her speak with Alex about her own multiracial heritage and how she's used her own experiences to inform her work.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 78: Sarah Gaither is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. She obtained a M.S. and Ph.D in Social Psychology from Tufts University in 2014, and prior to attending Tufts, she received her B.A. in Social Welfare with a concentration in Psychology in addition to a minor in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2007. She was a Provost's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Psychology Department at The University of Chicago for two years before beginning at Duke. Her main research interests are: mixed-race identity flexibility, multiracial perceptions, interracial interactions and intergroup contact, and the use of stereotypes and prejudice among children and young adults.

Listen to her speak with Alex about her own multiracial heritage and how she's used her own experiences to inform her work.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 77: Yawna Allen is a Native American (Quapaw, Cherokee, and Euchee) multiracial woman who is a former professional tennis player. After playing collegiately at Oklahoma State University and graduating with a degree in journalism, she competed in professional tennis tournaments in several different countries, won two doubles titles, and was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. She went on to earn a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Liberty University. She is currently consulting on a project for a Native American internship program for American University and is part of an advising team for a tribal election in Oklahoma where she resides. She is an advocate for biracial and multiracial identity and is happy to meet and share experiences with others in the multiracial community.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 76: Elle C. Mayberry is a writer, creator of the international parenting community Tuned In Parents, and a founding member of The Fribourg Foundation. She's also a proud single mother, Star Wars geek, and a way-too-loud laugher. She lives in L.A. with her little girl, and together they write children's books and dig in to life one day at a time. To read more about Elle and her writings on education, child development, parenting, health and wellness, connect with her at Tuned In Parents.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 75: Jen Borget and Erin Lai are Black women living in America. They're both also married to men who aren't Black. Jen's husband is White, and Erin's husband is Asian. The other thing they have in common is that both their husbands are police officers.

Troubled by recent news regarding police brutality as well as violence against police officers, Jen and Erin came together to form Police Wives for Black Lives (http://policewivesforblacklives.com/) discuss ways to bridge a divide and create more unity between law enforcement officers and the black community.

Listen as Jen and Erin discuss how they decided to take action and their mission to bridge a divide and create unity.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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Ep. 74: Sonia Smith-Kang is a social entrepreneur. She is designer and founder of Mixed Up Clothing, a culturally inspired children's fashion brand that celebrates diversity and inclusion featured on NBC's Today show, The Real, Fab Life and Latina Magazine. Sonia is a multiracial/multicultural activist and expert contributor at NPR, The Huffington Post, The Mixed Up Blog and Modern Mom Magazine. She is co-founder of MultiCulti Corner, a multifaceted group dedicated to sharing and learning about different cultures. Sonia serves on several boards including Vice President of Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC). A multiracial woman who is now the mother of her own multiracial family, she prides herself on raising her children as global citizens, who speak English, Spanish and Korean.

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

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