Race Identity /tags/race-identity Race Identity en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:01:00 GMT Growing Up Mixed Race: Biracial Child and Monoracial Parents Reflect /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-09-01/growing-up-mixed-race-biracial-child-and-monoracial-parents-reflect In her college application essay, host Anita Rao described herself as a colorful parrot living in a cultural jungle — with her English and Indian sides occupying different realms. Now, she reflects on her biracial experience with her parents. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-09-01/growing-up-mixed-race-biracial-child-and-monoracial-parents-reflect Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao Mixed (Parent Edition): The Rao Family Talks Racial Identity /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-07-28/mixed-parent-edition-the-rao-family-talks-racial-identity-race-biracial Anita invites her parents back to Embodied for a special bonus episode. She hears their take on our recent episode "Mixed," about growing up biracial. Then she turns the tables and puts herself in the guest seat as her parents ask her a few questions. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-07-28/mixed-parent-edition-the-rao-family-talks-racial-identity-race-biracial Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao Growing Up Mixed: Identity, Race and Early Adulthood /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-07-14/growing-up-mixed-identity-race-and-early-adulthood-multiracial The number of people in the U.S. who identify as two or more races is on the rise. So what can help diminish the sense of unbelonging that is common for mixed folks? Fri, 14 Jul 2023 16:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-07-14/growing-up-mixed-identity-race-and-early-adulthood-multiracial Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao Mixed: Owning Your Multiracial Story /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-07-14/mixed-owning-your-multiracial-story-race-identity-young-adulthood When Anita moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today ...15 years later. She meets two college seniors and they talk through navigating everything from "Where do I belong?" to "How do I date?" Plus she hears wisdom from a life coach who helps mixed adults tell new stories about identity. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-07-14/mixed-owning-your-multiracial-story-race-identity-young-adulthood Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao How historical housing practices led to the racial makeup of my Durham neighborhood /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-13/home-how-historical-housing-practices-racial-makeup-neighborhood-durham-segregation ¹ÏÉñapp Youth Reporter Avery Patterson sets out on a quest to understand why her neighborhood is predominately white. In the process, she uncovers a history of housing segregation in Durham and talks to her neighbors about inclusivity. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:00:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-13/home-how-historical-housing-practices-racial-makeup-neighborhood-durham-segregation Avery Patterson Reading ourselves into existence /southern-witness/reading-ourselves-into-existence Anisa Khalifa reflects on pushing back against book bans, while understanding the damage caused by racism in the books she grew up reading — which continue to sit on shelves today. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:33:57 GMT /southern-witness/reading-ourselves-into-existence Anisa Khalifa Dueling Identities: Diving into Race and Ethnicity /arts-culture/2021-09-27/dueling-identities-race-ethnicity-north-carolina-youth-2021-reporting-culture-heritage-privilege-latina ¹ÏÉñapp’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their microphones to collect stories from their communities. Sofía Basurto from Beaufort, N.C., took an introspective look at her Mexican identity. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:01:06 GMT /arts-culture/2021-09-27/dueling-identities-race-ethnicity-north-carolina-youth-2021-reporting-culture-heritage-privilege-latina Sofía Basurto From Siam To The South, A New Take on Conjoined Twins Chang And Eng Bunker /arts-culture/2016-01-22/from-siam-to-the-south-a-new-take-on-conjoined-twins-chang-and-eng-bunker Note: This is a rebroadcast from last year. Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker toured the world in the mid 1800s, putting their bodies on exhibit for a… Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2016-01-22/from-siam-to-the-south-a-new-take-on-conjoined-twins-chang-and-eng-bunker Anita Rao, Frank Stasio From Siam To The South, A New Take on Conjoined Twins Chang And Eng Bunker /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-22/from-siam-to-the-south-a-new-take-on-conjoined-twins-chang-and-eng-bunker Note: This is a rebroadcast from last year. Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker toured the world in the mid 1800s, putting their bodies on exhibit for a… Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-22/from-siam-to-the-south-a-new-take-on-conjoined-twins-chang-and-eng-bunker Anita Rao, Frank Stasio What Is Your Experience With Race In NC? /politics/2015-04-30/what-is-your-experience-with-race-in-nc From Ferguson to Baltimore, events have unfolded across the country with race at center stage.American media coverage has reported on protests and… Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:00:25 GMT /politics/2015-04-30/what-is-your-experience-with-race-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond