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MixdGenA White Man's Journey Towards Anti-RacismBen Weeda is the founder of Balenceo (www.bebalanceo.com) and also a white man who has had extensive experience in the Denver Metro Area Nonprofit and entrepreneurial space.In this episode Ben shares his journey of understanding whiteness, it’s pervasiveness in leadership within the nonprofit community, and some great tools to put into practice for those striving to start or continue their antiracist journey.He discusses the pyramid of white supremacy, implicit bias, and microaggressions. Ben recommends reading The New Jim Crow and watching 13th available on Netflix to understand one of the ma...2020-12-2054 min
MixdGenAsian Latino Food, Culture, and Storytelling with The Hungry WonsIt's a holiday season for many cultures throughout the world which is why MixdGen wanted to bring our listeners an episode that talks about food, culture, and storytelling with our our mixd brothers, The Hungry Wons (www.hungrywons.com)The Hungry Wons are two brothers, Andrew and Jona Won who share a passion for food and storytelling in large part because of their family history as Chinese-Peruvian-Colombians. Their paternal grandparents include Jaime Won, born in 1915 in Guangzhou and Leonor Koosau, born in 1927 in Peru but orphaned as a baby and sent to Macau. T...2020-12-0550 min
MixdGenMixed Marriage with Cristina Del HoyoCo-host Paul Clifton and Cristina Del Hoyo were married July 2019 and have since had significant experiences together as an interracial and intercultural couple.In this episode we get to hear about first impressions upon meeting, racism in Spain versus U.S., and stories about their experiences as an interracial couple.Tune in and enjoy this engaging conversation from “Team Fly” a super fly couple of the MixdGen Family.Thank you for listening and sharing our stories with the world.Please enjoy this podcast, rate, and subscribe.2020-10-3153 min
MixdGenPoetry Vibes with Kimberly MingPeace MixdGen Fam!It's me, Kimberly Ming, your co-host of the MixdGen Podcast. As a writer and performance artist, I wanted to share some of my recent writings with you.This short and sweet episode contains three poems that are connected to my personal life journey and of course, being mixed! - Kimberly MingWe hope all our listeners enjoy this episode of The MixdGen Podcast!***SPECIAL NOTICE: We are currently looking for sponsors that align with our values and vision. Contact us at mixdgen@gmail.com if...2020-10-0305 min
MixdGenConnecting to Our Linguistic Heritage with Ciera VillegasConnecting to Our Linguistic Heritage with Ciera VillegasToday’s guest, Ciera Villegas who identifies as Japanese and Chicana connects with co-host Kimberly Ming on different levels regarding language identity in a mixd family context including: shame when you don’t speak languages of your cultural heritage, how language can get erased, and the tension that exists in our hearts as we desire to connect through multiple language. Join us in celebrating Ciera’s story regarding her cultural heritage and language journey!Thank you for listening and sharing our stories with the wor...2020-09-2632 min
MixdGenSpecial: UK EditionSpecial: UK Edition"It’s just a lot of expectations from the black community or the white community...I always reference it to a ping pong ball or you being a ping pong ball because you are always battling something from side to side."Today’s guest, Debbie Ingram shares her experience of being the only mixd sibling within her family. We gain thoughtful insight to racial dynamics in England and Debbie’s thoughts as a fellow MIXDGEN community member with a Jamaican mother and White British father.We love Debbie’s powerf...2020-09-191h 05
MixdGenMixd Sibling Stories with Monica CliftonWhat we love about this episode is that co-host of MixdGen Paul Clifton (@pauljayclif) and his sister Monica Clifton (@mocliff08) who share a special sibling bond talk about their experience growing up in Ogden, Utah. We also hear about how Monica feels within her own family as the recent wave of racial justice unfolds and family members. What does it mean when your racial background as a mixed person is disregarded by another side of your family? When half of your family may not fully understand what it's like to walk in your shoes? Thank yo...2020-09-1255 min
MixdGenWhere Have We Been?@Kimberly.Ming and @PaulJayClif are back with Season 2 of the MixdGen Podcast. Listen as they share about the various episodes they recorded solo with different people right before and during the first pandemic either have faced, working 40 hour+ work weeks, and navigating personal life.They share where they've both been with their creative flow and Kimberly's hypothesis of our racialized America might be shifting as Paul drops this gem: Nothing can substantially occur if you can't see someone's humanity without knowing someone that belongs to that ethnic group." Some real points...2020-09-0448 min
the webAmplifyWe at The Web are taking time to listen to Black voices, and we welcome you to do the same.
Links to podcasts by BIPOC creators we recommend in this (mini) episode —
Hoodrat to Headwrap hosted by Erica Hart and Ebony Donnley.
How to Survive the End of the World hosted by Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown.
Finding Fred hosted by Carvell Wallace.
Closer Than They Appear hosted by Carvell Wallace.
Still Processing hosted by Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris.
MixdGen hosted by Kimberly Ming and Paul Clifton.
Bone Hill Epi...2020-06-1610 min
MixdGenThe Black MIXD (ex)Mormon: Co-Host, Paul CliftonThe Black (ex)Mormon: Co-Host Paul Clifton"I've changed a lot because I don't really care anymore about that. Because I know who I am I know I'm a Black male who's mixed. You know? But that the value I have is what I do. Being an educator. Advocating for immigrant families. The stuff I am trying to build in my community is greater than talking white."Paul Clifton is the co-host and editor of the MixdGen Podcast. He shares with us his family's background starting with his father's experience as a sharecropper...2019-09-081h 30
MixdGenMr. Chin!? Mr. Lee?! Mr. Wong!?: Gavin GoodallMr. Chin!? Mr. Lee?! Mr. Wong!?: Gavin Goodall“I grew up in Jamaica, in Kingston and in Jamaica 96% or 98% of people are Black. And so even though I am mixed Black and Chinese I identified as Chinese, because that is what told me...Like, people that didn't know me would say 'Hey, what's up Mr. Chin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Wong.'” Gavin Goodall grew up with two mixed parents of Jamaican-Chinese decent. In this episode Gavin dives into his experiences as a MIXD person which includes the immigrant experience and learning overtime how racia...2019-09-081h 14
MixdGenAfrican born in America: Benzel JimmersonAfrican born in America: Benzel Jimmerson (@benzeljimmerson)“I don’t disassociate because there is a gift in all people. I’m not rejective of that side I just have chosen to understand it, understand the mentalities, and be able to utilize that understanding as a gift to the people I identify with."Benzel Jimmerson, Owner of Diversity Dynamics and Chair of the Economic Development Committee for NAACP Colorado Chapter, describes his experiences of being MIXD. From black cowboy to hip hop, Benzel highlights his experiences of accessing two dif...2019-08-1654 min
MixdGen#mamason Black | Mexican | Bolivian: Marisela and Alex#mamason - Black | Mexican | Bolivian: Marisela and Alex (@mari_maudi)“I think as parents sometimes we don’t even want to have those conversations, right? Like, I know I’ve had those moments where I’m like, okay I have to talk about this you know. I have to make sure things are good and how do I start that conversation? But no matter what you have to get yourself to do it because no one else is going to do it for you." - Marisela, MIXD mama2019-07-171h 22
MixdGenThe LatinAsian: Kimberly MingThe LatinAsian: Kimberly Ming (@kimberly.ming)“I wouldn’t be sharing my story if I didn’t think I that I could help other families dialogue and break the ice and learn.”Kimberly Ming, founder of MixdGen and creator of Youtube video “The LatinAsian: A Chinese and Puerto Rican Woman” has had personal struggles and celebrations within her identity of being MIXD. This podcast has been one of her dreams since she realized the lack of narratives for and by mixed race, multicultural, and interracial families and friends. In this epi...2019-07-161h 06