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  • Korean men would choose Japanese women if they had to marry out JC Digital Chosun reports that a UB Global Online poll shows Korean men gravitating towards Japanese women if they “had to choose an interracial marriage.…

  • Paris Hilton drops the N-bomb CVKOh no she didn’t! Everybody’s favorite celebu-skank Paris Hilton dropped the N-bomb and on tape, no less. From New York Daily News: “In a recently surfaced 12-hour videotape, Hilton i…

  • Eurasian identity explored JC Being Eurasian: Memories Across Racial Divides by Vicky Lee, explores the lives of three Eurasian memoirists. 'Eurasian' is a term that could have many different connotations, during …

  • She’s ba-ack! Biracial character returns on The BoondocksCVKJazmine--the biracial character on Aaron McGruder's nationally syndicated comic strip The Boondocks--made a return this week after a 2-year absence. You can vie…

  • Russell: “Life & Style” needs more Kimora CVK Russell Simmons told the New York Daily News that his wife’s new talk show, “Life & Style,” would work better if there was more Kimora, and less of everybody else: …

  • New teen novel highlights troubles of four high schoolers JC The Contra Costa Times reviews a few new releases that center around school life. In Names Will Never Hurt Me, by Jaime Adoff (Dutton, ages 14 and up), the l…

  • Miss USA 2000 talks about her struggles and motivates youth JC The Enquirer reports that Former Miss USA, Lynette Cole, visited Middletown High School in Connecticut to speak to students about following their dreams an…

  • Like Minded People encourages people to get out the vote! JC We first told you about this fabulous new grassroots line started by Jamie Tibbetts on 9.8.04 (A new grassroots tee company makes shirts that rep for the mi…

  • Comic strip offers up “Friends,” inner-city style CVK The Dallas Morning News profiles Darrin Bell, 29, a former editorial cartoonist who has started his own syndicated comic strip, “Candorville.” The strip is about 4 …

  • Retirement Notice: An Open Letter for Parents Discussing Multiethnic Kids and Families SLJ (a new MMW contributor!) In light of the recent books out there about raising multiethnic kids, and reflecting on my own upbrin…

  • Brooklyn indie rapper Pete Miser drops new album CVK Pete Miser’s new album, “Camouflage is Relative” will be dropping on October 19. For more about Pete, check out Pete’s own Web site and read EurasianNation’s intervi…

  • RANT: It’s not racism, it’s just conditioning?? JC Issac Bailey, a writer for The Sun News, gives his perspective on what our society deems racist. Can thoughts be racist? He says that people cannot be blamed for expec…

  • UPDATE: Maggie Q, Russell Wong, Kelly Hu want YOU to vote!CVKAngry Asian Man reports that MTV will soon start airing an ad aimed to get Asian Americans to get out and vote. The PSA is funded by CAUSE, part of MTV’s “Choo…

  • “That 70’s Show” reveals biracial heritage of main character CVK South Carolina paper The State profiles actor Tim Reid, who started a multi-episode stint on the Fox series That 70’s Show on September 15, when his char…

  • Barack Obama: There shouldn’t just be one black leader CVK In an interview with BET, Democratic senate candidate Barack Obama rejected the idea that he is THE standard-bearer of the African-American community: “The on…

  • Hong Kong-born Princess Alexandra to divorce Prince Joachim of Denmark CVK As China Daily reports, a spokesman for the Danish royal family announced last week that Prince Joachim will seek a divorce from his Hong Kong-…

  • “Singapore Idol” features mixed contestant CVKA good friend of mine just got back from Singapore and told me that the TV show “American Idol” has spawned a TON of Asian spin-offs, like Indonesian Idol, Malaysian Idol, e…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITORMixed race children need open and truthful dialogue, not empty affirmations. CVK & JC We just had to respond to Metrowest Daily News about their article that we posted here at MMW, on September …

  • Parents acknowledge the importance of talking about race with their children JC The Ledger speaks to parents about the need to dicuss race and ethnicity with children as young as three years old; when the children star…

  • British film spins realistic tale of interracial romance JC Channel 4 Film reviews Ae Fond Kiss… A film coming out of the UK and directed by Ken Loach, it is the last in his 3-part trilogy. The story focuses on the int…

  • Lenny thinks that the criticism he receives is based on race JC MSNBC talks with Lenny Kravitz about getting over depression and dealing with "his issues.” Lenny gets heated when it comes to his critics. He assumes he …

  • Religious music artist talks about his mixed identity JC Christianity Today interviews Israel Houghton of New Breed. The group is known for their high-energy worship music. Houghton talks about the role his mixed ident…

  • Rant: Mixed people are not ice cream flavors!!! CVK Metrowest Daily News writes about Carolyn Wynn, a white mom with biracial kids who’s trying to shop around a children’s book about a multiracial family. Wynn wrote th…

  • New short story collection focuses on Vietnam “war babies” CVK The San Francisco Chronicle reviews Aimee Phan’s debut short story collection, We Should Never Meet. The book follows the lives of four Vietnamese-American…

  • Denmark hostile to interracial couples CVK The San Francisco Chronicle reports that interracial couples are facing increasing hostility in Denmark. Harsh immigration laws there are often forcing spouses to live in a ne…

  • Another look at Gish Jen’s “The Love Wife” CVK Time Asia reviews Gish Jen’s new novel, The Love Wife: “In her new novel The Love Wife, about the fragile, polyracial Wong family, Jen moves one generational step down th…

  • Rich white folks turn black in new play CVK White Chocolate, a play by renowned New Yorker cartoonist William Hamilton, uses humor to tackle the important issue of racial inequality in America. Brandon and Deborah Beal…

  • The unlikely love story of Ms. Nielsen and “Mr. F” CVK Fans of bad reality TV (like me) have been glued to the latest season of VH1’s “The Surreal Life” because it features probably the unlikeliest couple since Miss Pi…

  • Play in Los Angeles deals with mixed identity JCMixed Messages is being put on by the East West Players at the David Henry Hwang Theater. It opened on September 15th, and will run through October 10th. Visit the East We…

  • “Monkey Hunting” explores bi-cultural identity JC The Grand Rapids Press reviews Cristina Garcia’s newest novel, Monkey Hunting (Random House, April 2004). Her childhood experiences contributed to her writing this st…

  • Is racial labeling a waste of time? CVKBack in late June, MMW told you about a growing debate surrounding affirmative action--specifically, the question of whether it is benefiting those it was intended for. Harvard pro…

  • Another novel about a “blended” family by Gish Jen JC A special to the Rocky Mountain News reviews Gish Jen’s new book, The Love Wife. Similar to her previous novels (Who's Irish?, Mona in the Promised Land, and Typica…

  • How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men CVK OMG! I have no idea how I missed this item on Angry Asian Man since I read it like everyday, but thank you to The Melting Blog for posting it so prominentl…

  • Raising biracial kids: class matters more than race? CVK Last month, we told you about Debra Dickerson’s Slate.com article “Racist Like Me” in which she—a black woman herself--openly discussed her own racism against …

  • Mavin magazine to hold benefit for their MatchMaker Bone Marrow Project JC The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on Mavin’s 2nd annual dinner to support their MatchMaker project. Go out and support if you are in the S…

  • "The Boondocks" pokes fun at Nicole RichieCVKAaron McGruder's nationally syndicated comic strip "The Boondocks" poked a little fun at Nicole Richie today. When protagonist Huey Freeman includes Nicole Richie on a list of…

  • Mixed character in comic strip "Silo Roberts"CVKIt's great to see Rob Cabrera, creator of the comic strip "Silo Roberts" getting more press. Loyal readers of MMW will remember that we first wrote about Silo back in May. …

  • TV's first interracial kiss on Star TrekCVKDid you know that the first-ever interracial kiss broadcast on television was on the original Star Trek series? Now you can own this groundbreaking moment, along with many more,…

  • Biracial character featured in "Little Earthquakes"CVKThe Washington Post reviews chick-lit author Jennifer Weiner's new novel, Little Earthquakes: A Novel. Weiner is known for her two previous best-sellers (both of whic…

  • A survey asks young Britons about race JC Times Online reports that an iGeneration survey they conducted revealed that most Britons in their 20s would marry someone of a different race. …the survey also reveals sh…

  • SwirlNYC launches new advocacy initiatives to increase voter participation in communities of color in the New York City area JC Recognizing the need to break down the institutional barriers that prevent many Americans …

  • Biracial dolls company opens online storeCVKAnother post about an entrepreneur in the mixed community. Brookyn-based husband and wife team Dave Molloy and Courtney Helm have launched an online store at http://www.real-ki…

  • A new grassroots tee company makes shirts that rep for the mixed community JC Ubiquity Clothing, a new and creative one-man operation run by Jamie Tibbetts, is now up and running with a site! He has several creations y…

  • NOOOOO! Some re-makes just shouldn’t happen. JC Word has it that the classic, *award-winning* Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner will be remade, this time with the roles reversed and a white boy in the hot seat. In The Dinne…

  • Biracial, transracially-adopted woman reflects on her childhood JC The Toronto Star interviews Carol Latchford about her experiences growing up mixed, in an adoptive white family. Born in 1961, a time when t…

  • The College Board is having a hard time with answers to “the race question” JC The Mercury News reports on the phenomenon of more and more California high school students “ducking” the race question on their SAT forms …

  • Two mixed race organizations say no to Ward’s proposed multiracial category JC The Mavin Foundation and Hapa Issues Forum release a statement that opposes University of California Regent Ward Connerly’s proposed catego…

  • Adoption featured on RNC’s “People of Compassion” DayJCDRep. Anne Northup (R-KY) presented at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, introducing a video about the joys of adoption. She reminded convention a…

  • Ward takes an opportunity to weigh in on Bush’s politics JC National Review Online - Ward Connerly is at it again (You may remember him from the attempted Proposition 54 in California, which aimed to do away with racia…

  • Miss America 2003 speaks at the RNC in support of Bush JC The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Erika Harold (Miss America 2003), the daughter of an African-American/Native American mother and European father, gave a plug…