Mixed Roots Holiday Gift Guide

…are with everyone you know!! The Mixed Roots Stories team saw the movie in the theaters. You can find our reviews here.   Gift Ideas: Belle is available on DVD to share with friends, family, and more! www.belle-themovie.com https://www.facebook.com/bellethemovie Eighth Generation “Louie [Gong] is the founder of Eighth Generation, through which he merges traditional Coast Salish art with icons from popular culture and influences from his…


CMRS Mixed-Race Irish Film Keynote Links

…y run by the Irish clergy whose work was commissioned by the state broadcaster RTE, produced The Black Irish, a documentary on mixed-race people in Kinsale, Montserrat. Recut trailer for Irish language TV channel TG4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QHYFXDGf4Y Full documentary: http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1378-radharc/355633-the-black-irish/ In The Commitments (Parker, 1991), the black and mixed-race Irish are an absent presence as…


The Politics of Multi-Racial Identity – Part 3 of 4

…elp bolster underrepresented minorities, has seen a slew of budget cuts since its inception. Outreach to schools zones like District 7, poor and with few resources, is minimal, while normal support networks like families and communities come to the growing understanding that schools like Stuyvesant were never meant for them. Whenever I brought up this astounding lack of representation for African Americans, Indigenous or Hispanic groups, I often…


The Politics of Multi-Racial Identity -Part 1 of 4

…lves”. It is my belief each could write a narrative similar to my own, and those with multiple aspects could note the role of intersectionality in these debates.   [1] Stuart Hall, “Race as a Floating Signifier”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRk9MZvOd2c [2] As an informal guide, the Wiki page on Deconstruction is helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction#From_diff.C3.A9rance_to_deconstruction [3] For this particular commercial:…


The Politics of Multi-Racial Identity-Part 4 of 4

…nder the impression that the question was about the revolts of 1968: http://www.historytoday.com/blog/news-blog/dean-nicholas/zhou-enlais-famous-saying-debunked?ip_login_no_cache=cd84e3312dd0f3dcf3c621eedcb4d701 . [2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEO3H5BOlFk [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsZ6G7jmcMQ [4] http://chicagomaroon.com/2010/02/26/student-arrested-in-reg/ [5]…


The Politics of Multi-Racial Identity – Part 2 of 4

…ts/Books/A%20People’s%20History%20of%20the%20United%20States-%20Howard%20Zinn.pdf . [2] The literary scholar Gayatri Spivak has some powerful words on the role of the humanities in education within this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZHH4ALRFHw .   By: July 2014 Guest Blogger- Marley-Vincent Lindsey Marley-Vincent Lindsey is a freelance writer and independent researcher located in New York. He recently graduated from the…



When the Spirit Says Do

…show solidarity but to press our local justice department to address bias. With so much to do, it’s a start. Poems: http://allpoetry.com/I-Continue-To-Dream http://allpoetry.com/Let-America-Be-America-Again http://allpoetry.com/Freedom’s-Plow Songs: If I Had a Hammer www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaWl2lA7968 When The Spirit Says Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OszKIhFRsQ The Fire of Commitment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYKPtFPMf7A…


Historical Little Tokyo Bike Ride

…s universally across cultures and I hope these rides/tours bring a way to discuss the effect of acculturation on mental health and other health disparities. If you are interested our next bike ride will be a unity ride on Oct 22, 2017 that goes from south central LA to Little Tokyo. The bike ride will culminate with FandangObon + Environmental Encuentro Art, Culture, Ecofest 2017 a festival that celebrates art, culture, and mother earth through…


Mixed Roots Stories goes LIVE at #CMRS 2014

…for the LIVE event. Here are some of the clips from the LIVE event on the closing night of the conference! Note: Mature Language in several of the pieces. Part 1 – Joe Hernandez-Kolski (with guest Dustin) www.pochojoe.com Part 2– Joe Hernandez-Kolski www.pochojoe.com Part 3-Tangled Roots (Katy Massey, Zodwa Nyoni, Lladel Bryant, Adam Lowe) www.tangledroot.org.uk Part 5-Tania Cañas www.tania-canas.squarespace.com Part 6– Fred…