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Amanza Smith: “I feel like I’m still catching up to being Black”
 • Isabella Silvers
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Jordan Alexandra: “Why does a white person get to define how I'm seen in society?”
 • Isabella Silvers
7
Miquita Oliver: “I was so scared about how Black I was that I forgot I was white”
 • Isabella Silvers
1
Priyanka Yoshikawa: “People might say I’m less Japanese, but I don’t care”
 • Isabella Silvers
1
Elizabeth Yu: “All these parts of who I am are revealed to me every day”
 • Isabella Silvers
Jack Fowler: “There's an infinite amount of mixes you can have – everyone looks so unique”
 • Isabella Silvers
Danny James King: “My identity will never be in response to somebody else”
The playwright on owning his narrative, his layers of difference and being a bridge between worlds
 • 
Isabella Silvers
William Hunter: “My experience of my own race is how it is read to me by other people”
The author on unhelpful distinctions, finding kinship and the clarity of a name
 • 
Isabella Silvers
 and 
William Rayfet Hunter
5
Katie Goh: “You can't live through other people's eyes”
The author on the myth of authenticity, language barriers and the variousness of mixed identity
 • 
Isabella Silvers
Mixed Messages Extra: Read an extract from Sama Sama, plus win a copy
A sneak peek at Julie Lin's Sama Sama and your chance to win your own copy
 • 
Isabella Silvers
 and 
Julie Lin
1
Julie Lin: “You are valid by being who you are”
The chef and author on having to explain herself, the parts of culture we touch and Big Fat Noodles
 • 
Isabella Silvers
Mixed Messageboard: May 2025
All the events, reads and recipes you need to know about this month
 • 
Isabella Silvers
, 
Deepa Paul
, 
Julie Lin
, 
Nicole Ocran
, and 
Anna Sulan Masing
Deepa Paul: “I wanted to belong, but the gap was too wide”
The author on beauty standards, being Indian enough and code-switching in life and love
 • 
Isabella Silvers
 and 
Deepa Paul
3
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