Most people know who Martin Luther King, Jr. is but not many are aware of the fundamental role that Bayard Rustin also played in the Civil Rights Movement. Being the conscious activist and educator he was, he dedicated his whole life to working for human rights and was in the trenches alongside Martin Luther King, […]
I was raised by a Korean mother, and that means there was one thing that we never ran out of in our household: kimchi. Kimchi is a spicy fermented vegetable side dish that Koreans have been eating for hundreds of years. It’s made from napa cabbage, radish or cucumber that is mixed with garlic, scallions, […]
What exactly is the difference between these two types of cross-cultural exchanges? What are the similarities? We live in a nation more diverse than ever before. And as more and more people have the opportunity to interact with many different cultures via the Internet and traveling, culture clashes and culture shocks are inevitable. Indeed, there […]
Mixed Me is a colorful children’s book about a little girl who is mixed with black and white. She light-heartedly pokes fun at what it’s like to live life as a mixed girl and about some of the assumptions other people make about her as a result. What’s beautiful about this book is that little […]
Language and culture cannot be separated. Language is vital to understanding our unique cultural perspectives. Language is a tool that is used to explore and experience our cultures and the perspectives that are embedded in our cultures. – Buffy Sainte-Marie, speaking at the Mashantucket Language Conference February, 2006. Almost every time I go back to […]
It is evident from the infographic below that times have changed. According to the statistics, interracial marriage has doubled in the past 20 years! Representation of interracial relationships can been seen on television, in movies, walking down the red carpet, at your local grocery store or maybe in your very own living room. Unfortunately, it […]
The representation of mixed families, relationships and children has been increasing in all media forms including television, movies and most notably commercials. This is not a new development however; the recent media frenzy that was triggered due to the Cheerios commercial has forced people to reevaluate the degree of which multicultural people are represented in […]
Check out Mixed Nation’s Superhero Contest! The winner will receive a free MN t-shirt and two tickets to the new Superman movie “Man of Steel” plus the bragging rights of naming a superhero 😉 Click here to Enter: http://bit.ly/144uyDd Artwork by: OMG (Mario Gully) *Mixed Nation, LLC. All Rights Reserved*
One thing that is amazing about music is that it’s constantly evolving, just like we are, and every day we’re introduced to an array of new and diverse artists who want to share their passion with the world. True fans of music shouldn’t care if an artist is black or white, or sings rock or […]
