The Biracial Experience: Dual Belonging or Disconnection? What does it mean to grow up biracial in a world still shaped by binaries? For many mixed-race girls, adolescence is a time of deep self-reflection—and sometimes deep confusion. It’s the season when questions of identity often rise to the surface. Who am I? Where do I belong?…
Dealing with racist family members is far more common than many people realize. As much as I would like to say that we’re bound to one another by blood and that family is everything, that’s not true for everyone. I can speak from experience and tell you that being related to someone doesn’t mean they…
The mixed-race fetish takes many forms, all of which are harmful to mixed individuals. It affects mixed girls and women in the short term and long term. Well-meaning comments about someone’s appearance may seem harmless. However, putting someone on a pedestal because of their skin color, hair, or eye color isn’t a good thing. It…
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