MIXED!: Stories From Mixed Race Californians

“What are you?”

It’s a question we get our entire lives as mixed race people.

Identity is always complicated — and for multiracial folks who straddle many identities, it can be isolating. It can also be invigorating and rich to belong to multiple communities and celebrate that complexity. KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos sat down with a wide range of mixed Californians to talk about their experience, their families and how they identify.

Growing Up Mixed and Grappling With the Question 'What Are You?': Listeners Weigh In

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Encore Broadcast: W. Kamau Bell’s Family Explores The Mixed-Race Experience

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KQED Asked About Your Experiences Growing Up Mixed Race. Here's What You Told Us

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‘1,000% Me’: How W. Kamau Bell’s Family Explored the Mixed-Race Experience in New Film

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'I Can Be 100% of Both': A Mixed-Race Teen's Advice on Navigating Multiracial Identity

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One Psychologist’s Tips for Raising Strong Multiracial Kids

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Writer and Activist Cherríe Moraga on Her ‘Mixed Blood’ Chicana Heritage, Skin Privilege and Embracing Discomfort

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Bay Area Teacher on Growing Up 'Multiracial Japanese American' — and Why Ethnic Studies Matters

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'Can't You Be in the Black Struggle and Be Multiracial, Too?': Late UCSB Professor Challenges the One-Drop Rule

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'Jump Higher, Spin Faster': Olympic Figure Skater Tai Babilonia on Her Rise to Fame

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