One drop or two: Mixed-race identity and politics in America with Sharon H. ChangPosted in Asian Diaspora, Audio, Identity Development/Psychology, Interviews, Media Archive, Social Science, United States on 2014-09-10 18:10Z by Steven |
One drop or two: Mixed-race identity and politics in America with Sharon H. Chang
Rabble Podcast Network
2014-09-09
Charlene Sayo, Co-host
Andrew Sayo, Co-host
Eirene Cloma, Co-host
When Seattle-based researcher and writer Sharon H. Chang wrote an essay that detailed why she tells her mixed-race son that he’s Asian and not white, many readers were surprised —some were downright offended—that she would deny him his “whiteness.” These reactions led Sharon—who herself is mixed-race—to write a follow-up essay aptly titled “Why Mixed with White isn’t White.” Naturally, I had to feature her on MsRepresent: Behind the Face, a Fierce Woman. For this episode, Sharon tackles race, racism, mixed-race identity and the dangers of assuming white privilege when you look anything but.
Listen to interview (00:31:07) here. Download the interview here.