Mix’d Movement

28/12/2022

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03/12/2022

Join us tomorrow on Instagram as we get to know Sunnyoung the owner and creator of Portmanteau Home.

Sunny has created a unique line of home décor that beautifully represents multicultural families. Her history in architecture is reflected in her home designs. With clean lines, balance, and beautiful color combinations she has incredible talent for creating something that represents the multiple cultures that create… us!

Sunny’s line of home décor has been created by combining textiles from cultures all around the world. Each culture is seamlessly represented in her designs, and is a true reflection of the modern day multicultural family.

She has several multicultural collections that are featured on her website by “blended” collection. The items she has created span from table linens, to throw pillows, to wall art.

Join us tomorrow, December 4 at 12:00 EST as we get to know Sunny and her inspiration behind Portmanteau Home.

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22/10/2022

🤍Episode 13 🖤
Our deepest, darkest fears.

This episode is a little different. Rachael, Nate, and Chris all recorded their stories about their fears separately, and we don’t know what the others said! We’ll share some insight into the fears that we have dealt with as we navigated life, how we overcame them, and our hopes for the future.

After you've listened, drop your comments and questions below ⬇️

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19/10/2022

🤍 Episode 12 🖤
Feeling Home Away From Home.

It’s interesting how people in different regions, states, and countries interact with us as lighter-skinned black women. Chris feels perfectly at home in New Orleans, so much so that tourists will take pictures of her assuming she was a local. However, when she visited Nigeria, she was so much lighter than everyone else that she stuck out. Being that different turned out to be dangerous sometimes there.

In Rachael’s experience, living in Hawai’i she looked like she could be a native, but as soon as she started talking that was proven wrong. While visiting Belize, people would come up to her speaking the local language and she’d have to explain that she wasn’t a local. In Mexico, she often would get the local price rather than the hiked-up tourist price at markets!

16/10/2022

🤍 Episode 11 🖤

Sense of Self with Amelia Joplin

Listen in while I visit with Amelia, another member of the Unapologetically Biracial group. Amelia was adopted at the age of 3 and grew up in a small town in Minnesota. Growing up, she didn’t know many other people of color. Once she found a black community at college, she found she had to walk the line between being not black enough and not white enough.

In this episode, we’ll chat about racism in the workplace, holding true to yourself, and laughing at the things you can’t control.

12/10/2022

🤍 Episode 10 🖤

Fitting in, or not.

Today’s guest is a good friend of Rachael’s, Jamie Kincaid. Jamie is a brand photographer and Mexican American who has had to deal with her own challenges with fitting in in school, at work, and even within her own family.

We’ll explore Jamie’s experiences with not speaking Spanish, growing up in primarily white neighborhoods and schools, having to decide to cut off family members, and what Jamie wants to leave behind as a legacy.

Connect with Jamie and on her website at www.jkphotoswa.com to learn more about her upcoming retreats.

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10/10/2022

🤍 Episode 9 🖤

This Biracial Life

Join Rachael and Chris as we talk about the daily thoughts and hurdles that we have to deal with on a daily basis just to exist as biracial individuals.
In this episode we’ll touch on:
Anxiety that pops up before going anywhere
Your own self talk
Not letting one person’s ignorance mess up your day
Feelings of belonging (or not)
The internal work that it takes to stay true to who you are.

07/10/2022

04/10/2022

🤍 Episode 7 🖤

Raising Brandon, Vanessa's story.
In this episode Chris interviews her friend, Vanessa about what it has been like to raise her biracial son. Vanessa opens up about what it's like to not look like her son, the challenges she had faced, and where their relationship is now that he is a young adult.

Listen on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify. Link in bio.

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28/09/2022

🤍 Episode 6 🖤

Rachael interviews Sofia Samara, a photographer and videographer native to Los Angeles. Sofia’s father is Palestinian and her mother is Italian. Sofia was one of very few Arab kids in her school and as a young child, she had to deal with the racist fallout after the 9/11 attacks.
Sofia has a bright outlook and she loves the food aspect of being mixed race. She feels extremely lucky to know Italian and Palestinian cuisine and cultures and loves to mix them together to make something uniquely hers.

We’ll chat about hair, food, and all the things our parents did for us growing up.

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24/09/2022

In episode 5 we interview Malynda Hale, a mom raising a biracial daughter with her white husband. Malynda grew up in a predominantly white city, but her parents were very big on activities and culture and made sure that Malynda and her sister were exposed to plenty of people like them.

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