Blended Races
Family Genetic Secrets Revealed: Who Am I Now?
In the early summer of 2018, I received my highly anticipated results from a home genetic testing kit purchased through AncestryDNA.com. I became very excited and couldn’t wait to see my results. From a very young age, I would hear […]
‘Dr. Jenn’ On Helping Parents Show Their Mixed-Race Kids How To Figure Out Their Own Identities
For Dr. Jennifer Noble, a clinical psychologist and parenting coach, the best way for kids to figure out their individual identities, particularly if they’re mixed-race, is through informed parents. HER BACKGROUND “Dr. Jenn,” as she’s known online, is a licensed […]
‘Belonging,’ A Journey Through Racial Identity And Family Secrets
“Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love,” a book by Michelle Miller. For readers who love their stories plain-spoken and true, this memoir promises to be a must read. Michelle Miller, the effervescent CBS Saturday Morning co-host […]
Destinations With Doni: Dr. Jenn On How To Talk To Your Mixed-Race Kid (VIDEO)
If you’re the parent of a mixed-race child, chances are that your lived experiences will be markedly different from your kid’s, according to Dr. Jenn. Consequently, what are the questions you need to ask yourself before a situation arises where […]
Destinations With Doni: Dr. Jenn On How To Talk To Your Mixed-Race Kid (AUDIO)
On this Destination: Community. If you’re the parent of a mixed-race child, chances are that your lived experiences will be markedly different from your kid’s. Consequently, what are the questions you need to ask yourself before a situation arises where […]
Logic the Rapper On Learning How to Survive to Strive Against the System (Part 1 of 2)
BACKGROUND Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, also known as the Logic the rapper, is a Maryland, U.S.A. native from the suburbs of the West Deer Park neighborhood in Gaithersburg. He attended Gaithersburg High School. Half African-American and Caucasian, Logic came […]
Anita Sanchez On What It Means To Be ‘Indigenous’
For Aztec and Mexican-American bestselling author Anita Sanchez, the term “indigenous” has a lot of meanings. “Anthropologically, we are all indigenous, because to be indigenous means to be of the earth, the water, all the animals, the minerals, but we’re […]
How Being a Third Culture Kid Lasts a Lifetime
Growing up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is misconceived to be something one “moves past” but it is something that has a lasting impact on how you view the world, for a majority of one’s adult life. I am […]