In the ninth episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley explore “families of choice” for biracial people — the relationships, romantic and platonic, which they pursue and nurture over the course of their lives. They discuss topics including dating, parenting and friendship.

In this episode, you will learn:

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  About personal experiences that align with statistics suggesting multiracial people are more likely to have racially diverse friend groups.

  
  

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  How mixed individuals frequently experience unwanted exotification or outright racism while dating.

  
  

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  The importance of acknowledging race and racism in interracial relationships in order for mixed people to feel connected and whole.

  
  

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  Why some biracial people view race as central to the choices of who to date, while for others it's less important; meanwhile, research suggests mixed people are more likely to find romantic partners who are mixed.

  
  

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  How relationships built between multiracial people can allow for special growth, leading to feelings of connectivity and affirmation, while providing space for unlearning internalized biases.

  
  

This season's interviewees are: Ashanti Martin, Azaria Keys, Bárbara Idalissee Abadía-Rexach, Carter O'Brien Ford, Cat Dyson, Chantelle Fitzgerald, Charlotte Gill, David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris, Drew Allmond, Evan Fong Jaroff, Hannah Wallace, Ian Burnley, Jewel Love, John Blake, Jourdin Davis, Kimberly Ortiz-Hartman, Lise Funderburg, Mat Johnson, Nora Elmarzouky, Rachael Go, Rachel Lauren, Samonte Cruz, Sandra Clark, Sarabella Rocha, Sarah Gaither, Sienna McWhirter, Tyla Taylor, Tyler Sloane, W Kamau Bell, Zein Hassanein, and Mark Hugo Lopez.

Click here for a transcript of the episode: Ep. 9 - They Will Be Loved - Transcript

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For more content about topics referenced in this episode, please check out the following links:

Youth Voices: IDENTITY Episode of On Being Biracial

Youth Voices: CULTURE Episode of On Being Biracial

Youth Voices: BELONGING Episode of On Being Biracial

Rachael Go's The Mix'd Movement Podcast

Sarah Gaither's eye-tracking study

Beverly Daniel Tatum's “Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”