For centuries, mixed race Asian folks’ stories have been mostly told for them rather than by them. They’ve been weaponized as battlegrounds upon which racial wars are fought and they’ve been turned into symbols of a supposedly post-racial utopian world. But no longer. As the numbers of folks who self-identify as mixed race skyrocket, mixed race Asians are reclaiming their narratives in popular culture, academia, and day-to-day interactions.

In this episode, we speak with Aria Binns-Zager (she/her), Dr. Wei Ming Dariotis (she/her/ta), Isabella Martinez (she/her), and Allison Perales (she/her) about the complexity of the lived experience of mixed race Asian-ness, shifts and conflicts in mixed-race culture and politics, and what the future of mixed race identity could look like now that mixed race folks finally get to shape it.

As an accompaniment to this episode, we’ve created a list of resources for Mixed Asians (mixed race, mixed ethnicity, transracial and transnational adoptees) at bit.ly/3MhkQq6. While by no means comprehensive, this collection of resources aims to be a jumping off point for learning and community building.

Check out Aria Binns-Zager’s podcast “SNITCH!”. Music by REDproductions and Alex_MakeMusic via Pixabay.