https://www.haluhalo.org/stories daily 0.75 2018-08-14 https://www.haluhalo.org/stories/2018/8/14/l-o-a-d-i-n-g monthly 0.5 2018-08-14 https://www.haluhalo.org/stories/2018/5/29/funso-foluso-henry-1 monthly 0.5 2018-05-29 https://www.haluhalo.org/stories/2018/5/29/funso-foluso-henry monthly 0.5 2018-05-29 https://www.haluhalo.org/home daily 0.75 2020-10-28 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2020/monika-radojevic monthly 0.5 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1603834105175-VUYMD1R6BB5FDWXZ2YBY/DSC_0128-2.jpg H O M E - Monika Radojevic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1603834170073-0QF5VOAE14ZEMFDAN0B9/DSC_0146.jpg H O M E - Monika Radojevic - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think I’ve always been aware of it because of the question ‘where are you from?”, which has been asked since I can remember. But there is one memory that sticks out - I was around 8 or 9, when I mis-pronounced a word at school and a girl in my class burst out laughing and made a comment about how strange my English was. Turned out I had been mis-pronouncing a whole bunch of words. It seems so silly now, but I was a very self-conscious child and I remember feeling so humiliated and stupid. English is my first language but I’ve had comments before that I pronounce certain words strangely, even now. My parents are both fluent in English but hadn’t been living in the country long when I was born, and their accents have influenced my own. I used to hate that because of how it made me stand out, but now I embrace it and I’m so proud of my parents and their impact in my life- I think that’s an evolution every mixed kid goes through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1603834310259-BEZW5N7VI5I82BYHJEY0/DSC_0322.jpg H O M E - Monika Radojevic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1603834309228-J1FIDNOA2WJB9DXT8CFU/DSC_0181-2.jpg H O M E - Monika Radojevic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1603834400400-AX2DVW1GTHEQTCCLPGYE/DSC_0268-2.jpg H O M E - Monika Radojevic - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I can only answer from the perspective of someone who is protected from racism in many ways, but it seems to be both, without a doubt. There was a point where being mixed race was a literal crime in some countries, and although we’ve come a long way from that, racism, like sexism, is still very mainstream. There is a very obvious resurgence of white supremacy and a normalisation of casual racism. But for a mixed person who looks like me, it is undoubtedly easier, although that does not mean it's easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1603834586948-J03LSMSDMUQT5Z7TDV8J/DSC_0390.jpg H O M E - Monika Radojevic https://www.haluhalo.org/home/white-presenting monthly 0.5 2020-10-10 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2020/leyla-omar monthly 0.5 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1600641978252-B4XFI7LKD861787ZWAT6/DSC_0015+copy.jpg H O M E - Leyla Omar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1600640020845-10T4XYVYVAWYQKXQWFIL/DSC_0187.jpg H O M E - Leyla Omar - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? One vivid memory is from primary school when we were asked to design cards for Father’s Day. I’d addressed mine using the Somali word for dad, and my teacher snuck up behind me and grabbed it. She smugly paraded it around the class, desperate to teach an ill-timed and under-researched lesson about the wonders of multiculturalism. Her language was extremely othering: all it did was hammer home that ‘Leyla is different to the rest of us’. Everyone was in hysterics at the ‘funny-sounding word’, and later I was hounded by kids in the playground asking me how to say different words in Somali. Pretty mortifying for a five-year-old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1600640092851-C16DVCM4AIZYUHY4ENEA/DSC_0003.jpg H O M E - Leyla Omar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1600640264075-EF9DYQ1TYS3O9VMHKFUO/DSC_0066-2+copy.jpg H O M E - Leyla Omar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1600640272823-52N7AHZU3L8J8EMC52A2/DSC_0019+copy.jpg H O M E - Leyla Omar - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? The nature of racism towards mixed-race people isn’t necessarily improving, but it does seem to be changing. Overt bigotry is morphing into fetishisation. Magazines gush over adorable mixed babies – #perfectlyblended is an actual trend on Instagram – and mixed race is casually cited as a popular dating preference. ‘Blackfishing’ has also become a common and disturbing form of appropriation in which white people manipulate their skin tone, hair, and features to appear racially ambiguous for monetary and social gain (think Kylie Jenner or Ariana Grande). Although seemingly less discriminatory, all of these trends are still reductive, minimising mixed-race people to a sum of our parts, and ultimately still contribute towards the racial hierarchy. It will take a great deal of collective action to dismantle centuries of ingrained systemic injustice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1600639959357-LG6UCD0X7TN2L4NPTUKX/DSC_0092+copy.jpg H O M E - Leyla Omar https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2020/severine-howell-meri monthly 0.5 2020-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586262780215-VGNR0LBK8JBN566BNZ4U/DSC_0061-2.jpg H O M E - Sèverine Howell-Meri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1579390930185-TZSRS4W7GIQEYPSL7YDR/DSC_0187.jpg H O M E - Sèverine Howell-Meri - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I have memories from primary school of kids asking me why my hair looks the way it is, why it’s so bushy, why I always wore it in 2 braids and asking why it looked like a poodle’s hair. My earliest memory of it must have been when I was around 8 or 9? But I think it was happening sooner. I also remember them asking me questions about which side do I prefer (French or English), or asking me in ways that felt quite forceful to pick a football team to support in the world cup if England and France were playing each other. In all honesty, since I was quite young, I often felt confused about why they would ask me things like that at all. Kids don’t understand racism unless it’s taught, so I never viewed it as that. I would either get defensive and ask them to leave me alone or respond as both French and English because I am both. A game of England vs France is a win / win for me. Some days were harder than others, as I developed a deep need to please people in order to be liked by them. Now I know for a fact that that attitude isn’t healthy. Looking back more than a decade later, I can begin to put those feelings of isolation and fear into words. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1579391008452-MJ44Z43Y2SUD6E17N7RI/DSC_0160.jpg H O M E - Sèverine Howell-Meri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1579390993238-WB75S3HTKCI2R8M0DA7U/DSC_0059.jpg H O M E - Sèverine Howell-Meri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1579391093182-CAEAB1BTJ7ZKGRE1SGAH/DSC_0082.jpg H O M E - Sèverine Howell-Meri - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I like to think that it’s easier to be mixed raced now than it was for the generation before me, mainly because there are more of us now than there were, say, in the 60s. But has the racism they experienced gone away? No, I don’t think so. Having spoken to mixed raced people from the generation before mine, it only seems to have become more subtle. I’ve spoken to some people who think that racism doesn’t exist anymore, or that certain statements aren’t racist because nobody is using the n word or calling someone a “black…”. Sadly, it isn’t always that straightforward. Now, racism can manifest itself in so many more ways which are much more difficult to prove, and we need to start identifying those as racism too rather than being afraid of the word and replacing it with things like “inappropriate” or “intolerant”. Often, some obvious cases of racism are not even believed. Interracial couples are much more common now, yet some people still hold up their hands and say they aren’t racist by using their black partners or friends as proof of such. That’s not ok. It’s still possible to be racist or say and do racist things whilst dating a person of colour. We aren’t your pass to treat other people differently. The good thing about this generation of black, brown and mixed raced people, is that we’re lucky enough to have words to define things like microaggressions, passive aggressive behaviour etc. Being able to define these things with others who have also experienced it makes it easier to talk about and cope with. Whereas for previous generations, terms like that didn’t always exist or weren’t used in the same context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1579391247575-KYZJE9B8YNS7EH56QHLU/DSC_0201-2.jpg H O M E - Sèverine Howell-Meri https://www.haluhalo.org/home/mixed-queer monthly 0.5 2020-10-10 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/catriona-fida monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263104768-03P5T8GLQ7ARZPQZH6EX/DSC_0201.jpg H O M E - Catriona Fida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1576923682402-E247KKUDU6NA040M969L/DSC_0069.jpg H O M E - Catriona Fida - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? When I was 11 years old my family took a trip to Florida during our summer holidays. I remember at the airport our family had been ‘randomly’ stopped and questioned for over an hour by border control staff. There was no real reason for why we had been stopped beyond that they did not like the look of us, probably because my dad was Pakistani, and his wife and children seemed ‘too white’ to be his real family. I remember my mum being furious that my brother, at aged 14, had had his fingerprints put onto the American system, a gesture that let us know our existence was being monitored. The officers took my mum, brother and I away from my dad to ask us why we wanted to enter the United States. It is no justification to argue they were just ‘doing their job.’ I was just a little girl who was excited to go to Disneyland; but to them we represented a difference they couldn’t understand, and we were targeted for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1576923792347-DOW2FDY0RRRCXDVWYINZ/DSC_0015.jpg H O M E - Catriona Fida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1576923918915-CYQ6D86KRTDJG0IURYY9/DSC_0017.jpg H O M E - Catriona Fida - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I believe there is still discrimination and stigmas about mixed race relationships, but it has manifested through different avenues. For instance, nowadays racial ambiguity or being mixed race is fetishised, particularly through the media, and this is definitely something that makes it hard to be a mixed-race person. Particularly when dating or making friendships with people you have to question, are you interested in me or my mix? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1576923057816-NT66HTE7WDDMANHQ14Q1/DSC_0197.jpg H O M E - Catriona Fida https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/jana-ally monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263171281-7CE7L8TX0AX7N169KA8S/DSC_0189+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Jana Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1575558271955-RVMCXT31KNHGY7QQE94Z/DSC_0148copy.jpg H O M E - Jana Ally - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? As soon as I started school I knew that there wasn’t a category for me. The age you start making friends is when you start to discover your similarities and differences, I simply couldn’t relate. Living in multi-cultural Brent, a lot of people LOOKED like me but when it came down to cultural similarities I was never enough of any race to be able to relate. Kids didn’t really get it (which is totally understandable, at that age I didn’t even get it). I look Asian with a slightly lighter skin complexion, my grandmother has a Caribbean accent, my mother is Caucasian looking but spoke Arabic. I am mixed, mixed and then mixed again… and the funny thing is I grew up letting other people tell ME what I was because I didn’t even know who I was. The feeling of not being able to relate made me feel really isolated to be honest. As much as being unique is great, it’s human nature to want to conform. I never had a group of friends I perfectly fit into. That was until I got to high school and my group was the most multicultural group on the playground! From Ukrainian, Bayesian, English to Asian, West Indian, African. I truly felt at home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1575558443199-LXI1N0IGC6T1K99VYOMI/DSC_0258copy.jpg H O M E - Jana Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1575558450171-51837BVVEKNQQGPPTDT7/DSC_0255copy.jpg H O M E - Jana Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1575558321371-XIBNPH84YD7FOKAPVM1X/DSC_0175.jpg H O M E - Jana Ally - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I feel like it’s a bit of both! On one side you have the fetish of a mixed race person and the idea that they are something exotic and special and then on the other side you’ll never be enough of one race so you’ll never be fully accepted which opens the door for racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1575558360430-OXEU85ROG0LEX06G8BQF/DSC_0112-2.jpg H O M E - Jana Ally https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/almaz-messenger monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263242644-C20LI4WKMCRDLKYF5U53/DSC_0356.jpg H O M E - Almaz Messenger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1574170667768-4SHU45OM3P5LK7EAZ8NV/DSC_0269.jpg H O M E - Almaz Messenger - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? When living outside of London in primary school, my peers (my school was mostly white) started to say things like 'Have you painted your skin?' and 'why is your hair like that?' Then later on when I moved to London and attended a mostly black Jamaican church my peers sometimes made comments about white people, particularly white girls and I remember thinking 'but I've got a white Dad!'. However, I definitely felt 'more black than white' in both black and white spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1574206003822-65L9TZJACQJQKJ8OTDDJ/DSC_0310.jpg H O M E - Almaz Messenger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1574206091810-619EFX8C3FSEJTK4UYI1/DSC_0283.jpg H O M E - Almaz Messenger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1574206134681-MJP7OZQFH6L4333WIQA2/DSC_0313.jpg H O M E - Almaz Messenger - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It's definitely easier. But also, racism has got more subtle. I think more overt racism has been worming it's way out of the woodwork again more recently. Talking seems to me to be the best way. Constant, exhausting, talking. Understanding how we've all been brought up in a society which silently has racism mixed into it's cement is a difficult process, overcoming all these internal biases we have, dismantling it brick by brick. I think it can be hard for people who do not experience racism as it means opening their eyes to something that they can so easily ignore as it won't touch them personally. Being mixed race gives you a unique perspective I think – it really lets you see how this constructed 'race' system is really, a load of bullshit. Reducing people to colours when there is a whole spectrum of richness to identify people by seems so backwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1574170699934-3KU5BDEFAJ7L3EM8V6EK/DSC_0319.jpg H O M E - Almaz Messenger https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/zander-brown monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263319231-LGE50TQX1EIL1NKEUMW1/DSC_0095.jpg H O M E - Zander Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1573053583314-UGW2JLGNT4P4BY8RPOJ2/DSC_0128.jpg H O M E - Zander Brown - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Very early just within my family and primary school – people always comment on the culture differences, I’d be eating different foods, listening to different music, have different hobbies – this influenced me, giving me a better understanding and appreciation for the difference in people and cultures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1573053850283-ODA20TBF2LTIYUAV1JEL/DSC_0046.jpg H O M E - Zander Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1573053856926-IOAKXZKD18K1UOZDG0YJ/DSC_0010.jpg H O M E - Zander Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1573053613998-PY4VEXP13ZIK6X4Q6ZON/DSC_0129.jpg H O M E - Zander Brown - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? In 2019, living in big cities with more variety of cultures/colours gives people a greater opportunity to mix with another race, to fall in love with another race. In London and other multicultural cities racism ‘seems’ to have gotten easier, but not the rest of the country or the world so I don’t feel racism is more subtle - just a different form, my experience with racism, it has got worse as I’ve got older - it’s still a thing… It may not be as verbal, but there’s vast amounts of digital/online racial abuse and still clear systematic discrimination; wealth, employment, housing, surveillance etc… Racism, unconscious bias and stereotypes are as strong as ever and for the majority of the country being mixed race isn’t white/British. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1573053911484-2CD60GG12QEKCAEVYQD3/DSC_0079.jpg H O M E - Zander Brown https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/muna-ileiwat monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263407701-DXCS6UCQYN5O9A1UAA7X/DSC_0125-2.jpg H O M E - Muna Ileiwat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1571736890608-P0R4CZVD02K76TM6S6VK/DSC_0107.jpg H O M E - Muna Ileiwat - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? When I was about ten, living in London and attending an American school. I couldn’t always relate to people and their upbringing, plus it wasn’t hot being the only Arab kid amongst all your white American friends post 9/11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1571737117664-G9PWDUR3QANTISG4EYAS/DSC_0129.jpg H O M E - Muna Ileiwat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1571737110195-9V6IXXRHADQVSZPWPZ5E/DSC_0041-2.jpg H O M E - Muna Ileiwat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1571736955083-Q2ZWC3W8J2TOGN5I35K2/DSC_0150.jpg H O M E - Muna Ileiwat - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think the language surrounding racism is more subtle nowadays. I’ve been fortunate to spend a majority of my life in and amongst multicultural communities and cities so I think one’s experience of racism is deeply affected by where you live and the communities you’re surrounded by. However, my most severe experiences of racism occurred at university in London, a perfect example of institutional racism. The experience proved just how normalised and established racism was within the organisation, regardless of whether that institution was based in a multicultural city like London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1571737061251-097YJIL16PMDSP6FO4N7/DSC_0120-2.jpg H O M E - Muna Ileiwat https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/ester-turri monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263488482-IFHP7B1NIHBSXSJXLG8B/DSC_0232.jpg H O M E - Ester Turri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1570366427708-Z0QP9U8AU0AMO5LO26NP/DSC_0261-2.jpg H O M E - Ester Turri - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think it was around 5 years old, when I was In preschool and nobody seemed to want to speak to me, play with me. This was when I lived in Italy. The most vivid, earliest memory I have was a specific incident of me not being allowed in the sandbox, and I was held back by two other kids and when I finally insisted and got in the sandbox everyone just got out. It was confusing and I only really processed the whole thing fairly recently. To this day I am unsure if it was because I was different or maybe I just wasn’t likeable or the latter. All I know is there was only one thing that differentiated me from the rest of my classmates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1570366578887-VNP5WTFI5QSKO7DQY1MT/DSC_0166.jpg H O M E - Ester Turri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1570366469270-CE56CHJI62K9ACNLO76H/DSC_0212.jpg H O M E - Ester Turri - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I definitely think there is less of a negative stigma to being mixed right now but I feel as though it’s masking the actual issues we are facing. One of the issues I think about a lot is the fact that we are represented in media as being physically attractive, 'cool' and different, but these representations are quite superficial. There is a lot of outside pressures that we are dealing with (not just from things like white supremacy, but even from our own communities) as well as our own internal conflicts, and I don't feel as though these are ever properly depicted, we are usually just a pretty face and nothing more. I think is a dangerous picture to paint as it makes it seem as though we are free of oppression because of our physical appearance when this really isn't the case, not to mention there are those of us that are of mixed heritage but don't fit into the 'conventionally attractive' model, so what then? Being reduced to such a stereotype isn't the worst thing but it's not exactly helpful. It's not so black and white, there are so many layers to us (obviously), and although representations of us are usually coming from a good place, the effects these representations have don't always resonate positively or shed light on the deeper issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1570366521029-6XXRE7WERQTH3HG3KA0W/DSC_0163.jpg H O M E - Ester Turri https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/lekhani-chirwa monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586263555044-H1RPQH3NUJOCNZU8I0V5/DSC_0114-2.jpg H O M E - Lekhani Chirwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1569272450722-V9V1MNIVX6BSFN8W9N0S/DSC_0096.jpg H O M E - Lekhani Chirwa - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? When I was in primary school in reception I realised I was different when one boy referred to me as burnt toast, I tried to say it back but he said he can’t be burnt toast cause his skin isn’t burnt. It really impacted me in realising that people see me in that way, up until that point I thought I was the same as everyone else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1569272570816-F0JE09M1M01WJ3T9UL7I/DSC_0095-4.jpg H O M E - Lekhani Chirwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1569272549436-O4MJT6WHKHA4JX62EORH/DSC_0093.jpg H O M E - Lekhani Chirwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1569272630168-2R0N5XGI1CR2FRWI0B0B/DSC_0090.jpg H O M E - Lekhani Chirwa - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? No, particularly not where I’m from. The racism is still there but way more subtle. People stare, people make comments. I think there is ingrained ignorance from the older generation. I can't wait for the day that it's not made into a big thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1569272657760-I0082HU1WHFECHXKBUOU/DSC_0116-2.jpg H O M E - Lekhani Chirwa https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/gabriel-bisset-smith monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264061981-6EDLDU1MSZ2B8RUQH4CY/DSC_0043.jpg H O M E - Gabriel Bisset-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568389489815-CL8YW2FCE3OI1WGHOMN1/DSC_0068-2.jpg H O M E - Gabriel Bisset-Smith - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? When I was five or six my mum said I threatened to tell the police she kidnapped me if she didn’t buy me a toy I wanted. I don’t remember that moment but it’s pretty awful. When people find out I’m mixed race it’s usually a huge bonus as they suddenly re-evaluate what they initially thought of me -which is usually that I’m posh and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568389613873-8H1NHTAD5A14EYRIS76G/DSC_0064.jpg H O M E - Gabriel Bisset-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568389607829-I5RWA03SQNE1QAGWXEPY/DSC_0030-3.jpg H O M E - Gabriel Bisset-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568389573474-3NOEXM2M6RD2SA4U82GV/DSC_0042-2.jpg H O M E - Gabriel Bisset-Smith - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s maybe a bit easier because racism is more hidden (although Trump and Brexit is changing that). As people think I’m white I get to hear a lot of it. People make racist jokes or comments around me, sometimes even when they know my background, but because I look white they still feel comfortable doing it. When I was in school I'd sometimes laugh along because I was too scared to speak out but now that I'm older I try and say something. The main thing I notice though is white people being totally clueless and oblivious to what's going on outside of the white bubble. And not really understanding white privilege even if they say they do. The number of white friends I have who literally only have white friends and work colleagues is shocking. And white people in power are more likely to help other white people because they feel more comfortable around them. For example, a white movie producer is more likely to produce a film about white people because they understand their world more. And if they do produce a piece of work by a non-white artist they'll still try and mould it into something they can understand. Racism and unconscious bias go hand in hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568389528516-4SY4Z8QD31J6S6XRESVE/DSC_0039.jpg H O M E - Gabriel Bisset-Smith https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/vicky-pasion monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264174636-0ECVXUVDD6CNIN51IKYP/DSC_0122.jpg H O M E - Vicky Pasion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568022978295-Y0DQ36IU7MGJ927MI3SG/DSC_0058.jpg H O M E - Vicky Pasion - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think I was around 5 years old… My mum brought me and my sister up single-handedly; my sister became very sick when she was young, which meant that I needed to go into foster care for a season whilst she was hospitalised. I was placed into different homes, all very welcoming, but I guess that’s when I started to become conscious of the colour of my skin and how it was different from the families that I was staying with. In retrospect, that’s when I learnt to keep myself to myself - I was quite shy and observant, and I learnt to blend into the background, as opposed to drawing more attention to myself. I guess it was later in life, when I started singing/performing, that I felt like I could safely step into the spotlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568023083871-AU0BA2EVX3DPMNYK2UQP/DSC_0194.jpg H O M E - Vicky Pasion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568023089284-EA2HTRMPGHCX7UGLQQ9N/DSC_0144.jpg H O M E - Vicky Pasion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568023036240-TY9J8QS0QLQUJHVJEFPG/DSC_0222.jpg H O M E - Vicky Pasion - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it’s definitely easier - with more time that passes, more people are aware, and there are more opportunities to grow away from holding racist perspectives towards understanding and acceptance towards all races. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1568022944870-DBG3HVJ9AVDNCNDM6W7V/DSC_0045.jpg H O M E - Vicky Pasion https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/vanessa-wilson monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264267801-CGMRFMIY17SAXO1G8U8N/DSC_0036.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Maria Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1567420075280-P53O7UPK0DLP08ENB0PS/DSC_0072.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Maria Wilson - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think I was about 6 or 7 in Germany when I was in an indoor play centre and a boy came up to me and said I wasn’t allowed to play because I was black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1567420133380-4E9RVP3YNT0KUW1IQW9K/DSC_0191.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Maria Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1567420149335-KLTZS5I3NWX50ZH8JNOQ/DSC_0132.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Maria Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1567420104024-6DXEEPORKGXKVRS3HNY8/DSC_0230.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Maria Wilson - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Overall, I believe racism today has become more subtle, it’s still rife but it’s institutionalized which makes it difficult to pin point and call out. It exists in policies, laws, recruitment procedures etc. But we also need to talk about colourism. I think it is easier to be light skinned. Lighter skinned people have privileges that often aren’t spoken about enough - I am continuously shocked and disgusted by the difference in treatment that my darker skinned friends receive. For example, I am often told by white people that criticisms of black people don’t apply to me because I am different and “not like the others”- I’m sorry but that’s actually disgusting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1567420037250-QVUXV43L726DYT8MJNXZ/DSC_0022-2.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Maria Wilson https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/samia-djilli monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264307874-XCWZC4TIS9PEI562EI80/DSC_0036-2.jpg H O M E - Samia Djilli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1566397438581-VO6U2KX8PTPRX0XFW93I/DSC_0048.jpg H O M E - Samia Djilli - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I became aware at a young age. People would look at me and my Dad really weirdly as we look very similar but are different skin colours, so it would always take people a second to realise I was in fact his daughter. I guess you could say it impacted me negatively. When we were in Algeria people didn’t bat an eyelid, but here everyone would stare. It made me want to run away to my other home... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1566893528932-2JOGC1CVOUSBIYZY3XOI/DSC_0054.jpg H O M E - Samia Djilli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1566897918097-BXTBBEQW2JOWQWX14211/DSC_0001.jpg H O M E - Samia Djilli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1566893565208-9W2AODQ0B0YI4H4SX22X/DSC_0018-2.jpg H O M E - Samia Djilli - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it varies from country to country and city to city. There is going to be a stigma around being mixed race as long as racism exists. In England we’ve hit a stress point politically, which is having a negative effect on those who identity as mixed, BAME or a person of colour, but (and this may sound a bit cheesy) we have each other. When I look at my friends and see that every single person’s heritage lies in a different part of the world, I can see the progression and acceptance. If only everyone also felt that way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1566893818379-6LOSV4EC09D096BWGNP2/DSC_0051.jpg H O M E - Samia Djilli https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/mariam-shah monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264517568-AX2RJ0CMWLZT06AY3BZP/DSC_0077+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Mariam Shah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1564389691438-E2X7GJFB60B8MSHQV3ZC/DSC_0047-2.jpg H O M E - Mariam Shah - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think as a kid I was conscious of being different, mostly because I didn’t go to the most diverse schools. When I was young my friends were interested in the different food my mum would make or the traditional clothes that I’d wear. For a while I really didn’t like being different and instead of embracing the different aspects of British, Indian and Moroccan culture, I felt embarrassed about sticking out. The impact of that experience for me now is having so much more gratitude and appreciation for aspects of my identity that I used to fear made me different. Even now when I visit my family in Morocco, I can tell that the locals see me as a foreigner and wouldn’t class me as Moroccan. But in reality, other people’s perceptions or choice to focus on what makes you different doesn’t always have to be a negative thing, it can start really interesting conversations and teach you something new. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1564389767059-O4YZ21SUHJQC3GRMXS5G/DSC_0029.jpg H O M E - Mariam Shah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1564389754899-JTG78W9KRA4YJ15EXO1C/DSC_0065-2.jpg H O M E - Mariam Shah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1564389810907-79AOLREHSP6ZFQPDZUVY/DSC_0053.jpg H O M E - Mariam Shah - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I’m surprised by the number of people that aren’t mixed race who have explained to me that they’d never think to actually have a family with someone of a different ethnicity followed by a series of justifications that in of themselves speak to a kind of subtle racism that may not be intentional but seem to be a manifestation of those early 20th century stigmatisations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1564389840030-81OO71Y7U72BB6EC8LIO/DSC_0073-2.jpg H O M E - Mariam Shah https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/amy-gastman monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264592987-HJZJ1M9H0J5BASCGNP7L/DSC_0209.jpg H O M E - Amy Gastman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563828462886-XANRMHEIOESGHEB76FIQ/DSC_0224.jpg H O M E - Amy Gastman - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I’m forever thankful that I grew up in diverse London because, even though I went to a small, Catholic, girls’ school where 90% of the students were white, I’ve never felt truly different. This is probably partially to do with the fact that I’m sort of white-passing – the only comments I used to get were about my bushy eyebrows (back when the fashion was the thinner the better). Moving to Reading for uni was the first time I really acknowledged myself as “different”. Everyone around me was very white, I can count on one hand the amount of black/ethnic minority people I crossed paths with over the three years. It was a weird time for me because I’d gone from having little to no sense of ethnic identity to becoming overtly aware of my ethnically-based differences. I missed daal and sabzi, not roast dinners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563831621374-4R4MBST98YVORLCUUAIM/DSC_0046.jpg H O M E - Amy Gastman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563831292026-Y56GV9UP0C2SU88D25DE/DSC_0064.jpg H O M E - Amy Gastman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563831663182-1SYF5S432JJ72E5QLB9Q/DSC_0248.jpg H O M E - Amy Gastman - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? TBH I’ve never found it difficult being mixed race but what I can say is that interracial relations are definitely easier these days. My mum’s family completely cut her off when she married my dad. Nowadays the whole family is marrying outside the culture and no one bats an eyelid! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563830434206-KPHCCO4NCGNAIJH89TAG/DSC_0126.jpg H O M E - Amy Gastman https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/kayla-doris monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264641262-7GHBI09XGPBNL97X0LZ1/DSC_0160-2.jpg H O M E - Kayla Doris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563199303489-CC8FHLQ7Y7SC9NNCOQ9H/DSC_0049.jpg H O M E - Kayla Doris - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? My school and college were really diverse, so I don’t remember ever feeling like people saw me differently as mixed race people weren’t unusual. It wasn’t until I left my hometown that I became aware that this wasn’t the case everywhere. A couple of weeks into uni, some of my new friends said they had been trying to guess where I was from for a while. It seemed crazy to me, as to me it’s so obvious, but I remember a couple of them thinking it was the Philippines (this was when I used to wear my hair straight.) I get it a lot when I travel as well - I’ve had people think I’m Thai, Brazilian and even Maltese. I generally find these situations funny, but in situations like with my uni friends it can feel a little weird even though I know they were just curious and there’s no harm in that. It’s a weird feeling because you feel very British - both my parents were born here and raised here and so were 2 of my grandparents and so on - but then being asked where you’re from can be a reminder that others don’t see you that way and they see you as different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563200064381-LLW881ZXN62IY1LWQZRF/DSC_0161.jpg H O M E - Kayla Doris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563200004561-QKG1DGTRU3N0UX0VHPD6/DSC_0147-2.jpg H O M E - Kayla Doris - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s definitely easier but that doesn’t mean we haven’t still got a long way to go. It’s also really easy to think that things aren’t as bad when you’re in the diverse bubble of London, but as soon as you go to other parts of the UK you realise how behind the rest of the country is. There’s a lot of difficult and uncomfortable race conversations going on at the moment but I’m really positive about the next generation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1563199899956-S067MBC0WW611CAXU2XV/DSC_0026.jpg H O M E - Kayla Doris https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/nina-mohanty monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264674291-2JGUU3XRSBJ8CGDLQ6WM/DSC_0140-2.jpg H O M E - Nina Mohanty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1562882401140-REUFGIFKVC988V2JICZB/DSC_0176.jpg H O M E - Nina Mohanty - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? For as long as I can remember, I’ve been aware that I am different and that people viewed me as different. This is probably due to the fact that when I was young, all three of my living grandparents were in town to see me. They couldn’t speak to each other because my grandma only speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and Japanese. My dad’s parents only speak Hindi and Odiya (my dad’s Indian dialect). It’s always been apparent to me that people viewed me as different because I don’t look anything like my mom and she initially did a lot of the caregiving when I was young. In terms of impact, I thought I was special more than anything. Who is so lucky to grow up with such a diverse household? It wasn’t until I was slightly older and I realised people viewed my “different-ness” as negative that my feelings soured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1562882546962-DZ9FXFOGZZ7Z7YFSXUQN/DSC_0116-2.jpg H O M E - Nina Mohanty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1562882572390-5JKU47E5NOG71NXTL0QT/DSC_0201.jpg H O M E - Nina Mohanty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1562882456280-P1KJZW958AO9QGH765VR/DSC_0061.jpg H O M E - Nina Mohanty - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s hard to say, isn’t it? It depends where you are. In London, you tend to get less abuse. Once, I was with an ex-partner walking around in a more rural area and walked by someone who called him a race-traitor. That stung, that really hurt. I think now, people view me as more of a ‘curiosity’ or as something ‘exotic,’ which is a term, by the way, that I abhor. I’ve had exes’ families make comments that have made me uncomfortable and sometimes make me want to bolt for the door, but they don’t realise what they’re saying is racist or inappropriate - that it makes me uncomfortable. I think it’s widely more subtle as society moves towards a more open and accepting culture, but again - it’s all contextual. People still look at me strangely when I walk around Taipei with my mother and my mother and I get stared at when we walk around in my dad’s town in India. Words aren’t exchanged, but the looks… they say it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1562882693848-JILTN6TE8WMH9TKI5VSV/DSC_0203.jpg H O M E - Nina Mohanty https://www.haluhalo.org/home/mixed-father-son monthly 0.5 2019-07-08 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/maiya-michelle monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264762974-BOGQB7UEXKZL2Z51EE9K/DSC_0184.jpg H O M E - Maiya Michelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1561368266450-WAVLUE5ZJBPNOQLMLD1V/DSC_0069.jpg H O M E - Maiya Michelle - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think when I moved from a majority non-white nursery in Birmingham to a vastly majority white school in Brighton and started to experience racism. My approach was to write a mini book about it when I was 7 and I still have that to this day - it’s jokes and cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1561368365874-XTQKVOCFMMHHM8VOFP7I/DSC_0019.jpg H O M E - Maiya Michelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1561368354563-WMXR9JQA9DHOC9KV00LW/DSC_0090.jpg H O M E - Maiya Michelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1561368400424-86MA0ZRYZQNQAAKSAH91/DSC_0115.jpg H O M E - Maiya Michelle - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? For me, I experience racism as anti-blackness, which is obviously live and kicking. I don’t doubt that it’s a HELL OF A LOT easier than in the 19th/20th century but I still grew up with racism throughout my childhood, I’ve still been called a n***a in the street and underground in London and had a boss comment on my hair being done properly for work when straightened so....yeh it’s still long but I don’t think we live in the same day-to-day fear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1561407575258-RCGM4WX1VEU31SJYSKHS/DSC_0183.jpg H O M E - Maiya Michelle https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/niomi-orourke monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264795002-IGGCE012OGINTWS9JT35/DSC_0260.jpg H O M E - Niomí O’Rourke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560787090970-2VF4AR257NYHRSCPETTA/DSC_0213.jpg H O M E - Niomí O’Rourke - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I don’t remember an exact age but I think once my family moved out of London when I was about 4 I probably started to notice I was different. I didn’t find out until later but I was initially denied entry from my local school when we moved. I think there was probably an unconscious perception that things would be more difficult for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560786965562-8PHXFPJ11MN8DAHVDBB1/DSC_0249.jpg H O M E - Niomí O’Rourke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560787430425-5XUSNWY68WH8MQXWIEDU/DSC_0219.jpg H O M E - Niomí O’Rourke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560786129965-UZ1XUIR1BVT6RMP9SNUU/DSC_0244.jpg H O M E - Niomí O’Rourke - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? In my opinion, racism is definitely much more subtle. I used to work in catering at large events and anyone black or brown was put in the back whilst white staff were front of house. Even though we live in a systematically racist society, it isn’t talked about. It’s denied and swept under the rug. I think speaking about subtle forms of racism people experience everyday can be difficult but ultimately there needs to be a dialogue for things to change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560788079938-6OH3EYH83B9QMC4QGN89/DSC_0227-2.jpg H O M E - Niomí O’Rourke https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/alex-wheatley monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264843328-HSP2IE3D99J43G0DBP4Z/DSC_0234.jpg H O M E - Alex Wheatley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560170219974-GS2JPLI0PEF90UPG7K28/DSC_0112.jpg H O M E - Alex Wheatley - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I went to an international school in Japan and many of my friends were half-Japanese like me. At the same time, many of my friends were from all over the world. Looking different at that school never really meant anything, nobody really cared. Then when I was 9, I went to boarding school in the UK and everyone else was white British and I was not. It didn’t bother me and no one else gave me a hard time. Naturally there were always the questions like ‘can you speak Japanese?’ or ‘what’s it like living in Tokyo?’ but I never felt out of place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560171034852-5M6L8BPP74U840N28ZMH/DSC_0189.jpg H O M E - Alex Wheatley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560170354062-D5RTV3CEAVYMU38FIZFX/DSC_0107-2.jpg H O M E - Alex Wheatley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560170444264-GXHBF5ZUP2SDNC386VP3/DSC_0152.jpg H O M E - Alex Wheatley - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Racism is no longer tolerated and normal, in Western society at least, so it is much easier to be mixed race nowadays. Being mixed race (for the most part) prompts interest and surprise in those that discover people of this origin. Nowadays, people can be lauded and seen as special in some cases just for being mixed race. That’s not to say discrimination and racism is not around but yes, it is easier these days as society has become more accepting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560170289476-A2QHP0QL5ZK4US22W19N/DSC_0166.jpg H O M E - Alex Wheatley https://www.haluhalo.org/home/dating monthly 0.5 2019-07-08 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/sereena-abbassi monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264947334-BUHWVC03PH8E366WTMOO/DSC_0043-2.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556795736479-WVM05O29Z8JT5935TMS9/DSC_0126.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? It was only when we moved to Berkshire in year 9, people would stare, I was convinced they thought that I was famous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1557216883796-DYYLD716RJXVWQDVHNW7/DSC_0055+%282%29.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556795890652-1EVOOEXE2YSX8RRC4745/DSC_0112.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1557216892117-BB4386AYHCRNVLYMQ5DU/DSC_0058+%282%29.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556796070146-VN9T3TC3IXA1M20VAQHT/DSC_0108.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Undeniably, we’ve progressed as a British nation, though we definitely can’t get complacent – the work never stops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556796152453-K8I8SOX643UO86KSJIKU/DSC_0038-2.jpg H O M E - Sereena Abbassi https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/amani-saeed monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586264983780-EHFZA158IZBTJB1YRFFM/DSC_0511.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556575450290-UL9MZRD7YHQFGHRPJRBL/DSC_0404.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? To be honest, it wasn’t until I moved to England and started university in mostly-white Exeter that I realised I was different. My high school was so ‘diverse’ that it was majority Asian and I look brown, so I never felt the stigma of being a minority. Finding out that I was different was an isolating and crushing experience, and I still feel incredibly angry that I’m made to feel like an outsider for having brown skin. However, in a weird way, being made to feel different in England made me start to scrutinise how much I feel like a native everywhere else. Being mixed race can absolutely have its advantages, if not privileges. People tend to feel more comfortable around people who look like them; because you look like you could be from a lot of places, people naturally see themselves in you and gravitate toward you. And even when you discover you’re not ethnically the same, you’ve already got the ‘in’—you’ve made a connection, even a friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556576414273-08M8W75OCINDDFK89E6P/DSC_0371.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556575959200-R9C1HWEYAE56VHLVXGUO/DSC_0435.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556575763132-NSY1BEL6MPAMGGZAX0OF/DSC_0495.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556576927183-HRPYODZZ2JEJZH2VP7YY/DSC_0367.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it’s easier to be mixed race now than it was 50 years ago, although I think it’s about to get difficult again. With the advent of Brexit, racists are getting emboldened, and this country is getting more xenophobic. Times Magazine ran that piece, what will we look like in 2050, and while the piece was positive of being mixed-race, I personally felt like these kinds of articles signal anxiety and a fear of change. We notice when the status quo is shifting; and if people are afraid enough of that, they take extreme steps to change that. The extreme far right take interracial relationships and mixed children as a sign of white genocide (I KNOW) because we’re ‘diluting’ the ‘white race’. I’m personally scared of what’s around the corner for people who have any visible ethnic minority heritage in the UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1556805836130-GEZVOODCFKFXZ9I98XVB/DSC_0487.jpg H O M E - Amani Saeed https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/elvira-vedelago1 monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265029232-Z2WMCKEMAGIJ95H2XXE0/DSC_0096.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555863144414-B8EUOCZJSY5KBF62CBUU/DSC_0060.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I’m not sure there was an AHA moment as such. I had always been aware that I was viewed differently than my peers but because I had older siblings who I saw myself reflected in, I didn’t feel any particular way about it. Growing up in Nigeria, I was regularly seen as different but as a child I interpreted it as being more about my shyness than the colour of my skin. It was only really when I moved to the UK at 11, away from my family, that I was made aware of any racial differences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555862629382-KWMVA59QY6TLIFX052I0/DSC_0032.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555862626172-SETBOSB8EL6T7JX7J34J/DSC_0006.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555862624538-ALRQMPLFSKK8WWZMNM8Z/DSC_0100+copy.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555419341112-QNWZW8ADYSHEOY80O4UW/DSC_0156-2.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Yes, I do believe it is easier to be a mixed-race person in this era than 100 years ago. We (or our families) aren’t being persecuted for our existence. But of course, there are still stereotypical and/or pre-conceived notions of what it means to be mixed-race. Not to mention the festishisation by the media. I always find it so interesting that people who aren’t mixed race still have such a strong opinion about mixed-race identity, which often presents itself today as microaggressions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555863482763-ALIXBVPW3ESHH9OOZWKZ/DSC_0021.jpg H O M E - Elvira Vedelago https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/jessica-thornhill monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265069307-GOZMK7JMRLUFH0HJFJHA/DSC_0235.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555344143636-YPTN8X63A1YER6X1HN3I/jess.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I’d say I was around 12 or 13 when somebody pointed out to me that I was the darkest person in my friendship group. It was quite an eye opener because I’d never really considered the colour of my skin before. Suddenly I was made to realise that I looked noticeably different. It was also around this time when I became more aware that I was always being asked where I was from- or where I was really from if I’d answer “London”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554912019043-K3JZGS3FN56JLHX7TMIN/DSC_0191.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554912104336-8D3X3MDY7ZFBGYO0WQA1/DSC_0199.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554912055509-N4D6MSHEJBUL98NQZ0UV/DSC_0181.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1555403559226-DI5MLA928J25MPK6O87P/DSC_0169.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I’m always really impressed that my grandad, a Windrush immigrant from Barbados married my English grandmother in the 1960s. My dad also experienced some forms of racism growing up mixed race in the 70s and 80s. I’d say on the surface it’s definitely easier to be mixed race today, but being made to feel like an alien every time I tick ‘mixed other’ on a form doesn’t exactly suggest that society has accepted us yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554911850684-IWI3BBJY4BPNUDSBB1X3/DSC_0033.jpg H O M E - Jessica Thornhill https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/colin-ryan monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265105705-YWARSTYY4I6OPI7DW623/_MG_1998.jpg H O M E - Colin Ryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554714018291-8P0FBU573OGWS7GFTYP3/_MG_2176.jpg H O M E - Colin Ryan - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I became aware of my difference when racism reared its ugly head. Initially with it happening to my eldest brother. When I was seven my dad picked me up from school, as we walked through the playground my dad suddenly let go of my hand and ran over to where I saw my brother, on top of another kid, laying his fists in to him. I knew precisely why my brother was punching the other kid without any need for explanation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554714146770-09XCKCT5IWEF8AX3A77Y/_MG_2165-2.jpg H O M E - Colin Ryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554714221737-WKILE4AKYNV7FPGJ8VLI/_MG_2020.jpg H O M E - Colin Ryan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554714058820-X8XX0FYBWWXPGR4VJYE6/_MG_2007.jpg H O M E - Colin Ryan - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it’s definitely easier nowadays to be mixed race as there are many more of us around. Immigration and the internet have helped as we’re no longer limited geographically in finding a partner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1554714268199-Q7ITTLA0PA0CJPYP9CNR/_MG_2202.jpg H O M E - Colin Ryan https://www.haluhalo.org/home/self-identity monthly 0.5 2020-01-12 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/affly-johnson monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265149533-9PT5ADIB1WXRUKHOQULZ/DSC_0333.jpg H O M E - Affly Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1553702479870-IBFMYTRAUH64P3S3RWWA/DSC_0278.jpg H O M E - Affly Johnson - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Probably 11 or 12. I vividly remember ordering pizzas in a restaurant with my family and the waitress went round the table asking my mum, step-dad and sister (who are all white) what they wanted and then turning to me and asking ‘and what would your nanny like?’ She couldn’t compute that they were my family. I spent a lot of my teens and twenties feeling as though I didn’t belong anywhere. I was too tall or too shy etc etc. In part that was probably a result of the process everyone goes through in realising who you are but it definitely didn’t help that occasionally other people challenged or questioned my safe spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1553702595016-2Z0T2GCNEH9LS8EBGRVS/DSC_0397.jpg H O M E - Affly Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1553702605010-AF14DRHHM89DGAK4TITE/DSC_0364-2.jpg H O M E - Affly Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1553702730934-JC8S8FL4S23YHLTTNFJC/DSC_0100.jpg H O M E - Affly Johnson - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it would be naive to say that it wasn’t easier as we are no longer criminalised. It is permissible by law to have mixed race children now. Racism is punishable as a hate crime. People are afraid to be racist or afraid to be CALLED racist. But racism still underpins our culture and society. I don’t know if it has become more subtle or if we have just found ways to continue living with racism in spite of the law. Racism still underpins and affects all of our structures, education, government, work, sex, relationships, the law, gender etc. etc. People are still vilified for speaking truthfully about the prevalence of racism. It’s a strange time to be mixed as people continue to appropriate black culture and bodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1553702539004-MPMK6S54JRNTN7D2IEW4/DSC_0231.jpg H O M E - Affly Johnson https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/daniela-dyson monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265249939-DNR6IAF8VDA0I2GTJT51/DSC_0126-2+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1549282996839-6ITZC2V4W00M8J85XUZ4/DSC_0013-3.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t. It made me feel lonely as a child because I didn’t know anyone with my ethnic mix so there wasn’t anyone to discuss that feeling with. My brother is my half-brother, and he’s black so even within the family there wasn’t anyone having the same experience as me. My family in Colombia used to say that my mami treated me differently to my brother because I look white. That hurt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1549369330812-MQD109Z45PPUJG9IU5QL/DSC_0077.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1550075181715-XYOUYSN4GNTV5UV39E62/DSC_0009-2.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1550075257191-0Y2NLRKA3LUBR47VX0LI/DSC_0079.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1549283889496-33A4QVBUI2WF47V1PO95/DSC_0096-3.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it’s easier in a lot of ways. But racism has evolved. It’s not just blatant now, it’s also micro-aggressions. We’ve all seen the emboldening and legitimizing that racists have felt post Trump and Brexit omnishambles. The rise in Islamophobia after Boris Johnson’s vile, racist comments. There is definitely a hatred out there for anyone perceived as ‘other;’ I get more disgruntled looks if I’m on the bus speaking Spanish on the phone to my mum. Your experience is a hundred percent dependent on one’s ethnic mix though, as well as proximity to whiteness. I think a lot of the stigma about mixed race relationships now comes from couples’ families themselves, as the general public are too busy fetishizing mixed race babies (But I won’t go into why that’s problematic right now.) I also often think about how I would feel having a child with a white man –odds are my child would look completely white. That makes me feel weird – I'm not sure I know why, I think I would worry about not being able to relate to my child on some level as a result of their white privilege. But I would pass down my language and my culture and take them to Colombia as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1550075044183-FKK97KD3AYGPFFB0FPUZ/DSC_0051.jpg H O M E - Daniela Dyson https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/dorothy-mcevoy monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265315357-C16UMCJD55MLAXQSNOP7/DSC_0221.jpg H O M E - Dorothy McEvoy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1549275509629-DYGZ9ZF9XF34BJJAZSH4/DSC_0016-2.jpg H O M E - Dorothy McEvoy - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I remember comments on my appearance at quite a young age living in Asia - that it was good I was mixed with white blood because it was the desired aesthetic. In fact, I still receive comments that it is “good” I am mixed and look white rather than Asian. I understand this comment tends to stem from a common beauty standard in Asia where being of a lighter complexion is sought after. It always makes me feel very awkward and bothered for a range of reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1549275731205-5CGA4FVHK60BC2H21HEC/DSC_0054-2.jpg H O M E - Dorothy McEvoy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1548426046540-RBC7Z7KFMN0O52DR39AD/DSC_0129.jpg H O M E - Dorothy McEvoy - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I do notice subtle racist remarks here and there but overall, I think it is easier (at least in my personal experience). That’s a tricky question though because I usually can’t tell if the remarks I receive come from a place of a stigma with interracial relations or if it is something completely separate. Interestingly, in a past relationship, a classmate had said to my then boyfriend (who was white) that he should not be dating me because I was “not pure”. So, the racism and stigma of interracial relations does still exist, but I do think it would have been harder to be mixed race back in the day just because I think our society has and is slowly progressing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1549276165706-TBQVJ3969HCTBMSGMZLD/DSC_0181.jpg H O M E - Dorothy McEvoy https://www.haluhalo.org/home/mixed-race-identity-family monthly 0.5 2019-03-25 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/rob-gilbert monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265456051-116XY65LOSRH9SF912T8/DSC_0112-2.jpg H O M E - Rob Gilbert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1547655657537-CH2P1KNSK6JLPV604ISJ/DSC_0167-3.jpg H O M E - Rob Gilbert - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was aware for as long as I can remember. I always saw it as a specialness or a strength. As I got older I started to learn about how it could be used against me or the ways people would use it to limit me. I already struggled with who I should be having parents on separate continents so once I started to realize their separate cultures and races made that divide bigger it made me feel pretty alone. Now I’m glad for having been tested in that way. It’s made me stronger, wiser and more open than people around me who had a more linear or traditional experience growing up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1547656131001-9IEKPC4O5BEMIN102OLC/DSC_0090.jpg H O M E - Rob Gilbert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1547655936413-4EE1S5TYD481PCJK3Q9W/DSC_0032.jpg H O M E - Rob Gilbert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1547655802880-XN23RLL4TSR40D1F294Z/DSC_0014.jpg H O M E - Rob Gilbert - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s certainly easier than it was then. It’s still confusing and traumatizing in a way but nothing like what it would have been like then when open racism was government policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1547656058125-K5MS2495WG5CCKA5TL1C/DSC_0011-3.jpg H O M E - Rob Gilbert https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2019/jai-ellis-crook monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265494812-V5EQ7E63MWKXCE2T8ZMT/DSC_0136+%282%29.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1546436882278-IW2353MJRR2HVHDMV4HA/DSC_0105.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I remember getting ready for PE when I was around 12/13. Another girl noticed me fixing my hair and asked quizzically, ‘wait… you’re mixed race?’ ‘I thought you were just a white girl with a tan’ that really confused me because it made me question my appearance and how I came across to others... I thought everyone knew I was mixed race. It made me wonder whether people saw me as more white than black, which had never occurred to me before… I’d never really focused too much on the colour of my skin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1546437280630-CYSB4OBR5AI2RPJI245J/DSC_0217.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1546437229178-PFULFEK77TT8DG6W4TSB/DSC_0076.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1546616096363-W9S7TEJ3QEFO5V0SPG2R/DSC_0152.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1546437646646-KI97V0UTS4UINNEGXPNF/DSC_0186.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I believe things are much better nowadays. It isn’t taboo to see a mixed-race person in the media or even just in general, like it was before. I think we are now in this ‘melting pot’ era....in a matter of time we’ll all become one big mixed race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1546437554535-BIIMWQ7LQRAHAGN7WP3X/DSC_0175-2.jpg H O M E - Jai Blue https://www.haluhalo.org/home/mixed-race-identity-media monthly 0.5 2019-01-18 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/delphine-chui monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265542725-QDV3TABNDCCQLC1JIZFJ/DSC_0117-2.jpg H O M E - Delphine Chui https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1545211433135-NZDR2O0UFWZ5HFYQOS0N/DSC_0339.jpg H O M E - Delphine Chui - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? It was probably not until university that I really felt conscious of how people saw me. I came from a very diverse upbringing in the area that I lived in and my childhood friends so it wasn’t until I was around predominantly private school alumni, who were mostly white, that I felt any different. It probably didn’t help that I then entered a predominantly female and white industry (magazines) where I’d get some tokenism comments like “well, you can’t be racist” or “but you’re coloured too, right?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1545211890173-1PFSTZNH7E84NKZ9RC37/DSC_0213.jpg H O M E - Delphine Chui https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1545211812599-C42JBJ3NFB9V5NBA41YB/DSC_0307-2.jpg H O M E - Delphine Chui https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1545213188963-6FFV9DB00RT87XAZ1588/DSC_0112-2.jpg H O M E - Delphine Chui - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it’s definitely more socially acceptable and even praised nowadays, especially in the UK but I’m well aware of the challenges still present. I recently went to The Whitney Plantation Historic District (a museum devoted to slavery in the Southern United States) and was heartbroken by how enslaved communities, and mixed-race children, were seen and treated, as recently as the 70s. I think it’s too easy to think of these kinds of treatment as something historical but I was born in 1989 and had experiences of being called a ‘half-caste’ or had comments like ‘well you’re not Chinese enough to know’ thrown at me. It’s true that the world is becoming more multicultural though and I think that’s something to embrace as it’ll help us all understand each other better as humans, rather than what we look like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1545213153655-3SB30AI1J9NGFAKECOZ1/DSC_0332.jpg H O M E - Delphine Chui https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/richard-jacqueline-esono monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265606197-ZC6QDQFVHR305CJV8ITT/DSC_0159.jpg H O M E - Richard & Jacqueline Esono https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1544003102987-GMMKH940RKG1H1RGTS9Z/DSC_0051.jpg H O M E - Richard & Jacqueline Esono - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? [RE]: I was conscious that people saw me differently when I started my university studies in the UK—so age 17. Before that, growing up in Kenya in an international school, I never really questioned my ethnicity as there were many other ‘mixed race’ children at school. I remember having countless conversations when meeting other local UK students on nights out at university and would mention I’m Spanish by nationality. But then the response that would follow was - ‘but you don’t look Spanish’, or ‘you speak English very well’. Then I had to explain my whole essay long explanation of my mixed background. It think the impact these scenarios had on me was one of indifference— neither positive or negative. Yes, I would question my distinct background, but I never really read too much into it. [JE]: When I was 10ish (maybe younger). It’s that age when I started to understand things a little bit more and when we went on family vacation to the Philippines/Spain/Equatorial Guinea, my brothers and I didn’t quite look like our cousins on either side. I wouldn’t say it had an impact on me because we were always treated normally within the family (and that’s all that counts). I think I found it pretty cool (I still do). One thing that has stuck with me, though, a few years down the line, a couple of Christmases ago in Canada, my dad was giving me one of his serious talks on working hard etc. and he said something that surprised me because I didn’t think that he would understand this but he did. He said to me ‘Jackie, I have no doubt you will be successful but you’re going to have to push a little bit harder because you are a woman of colour.’ It kinda gave me another layer of confidence and drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1544003420965-VSG6QJAR69LY2BWM3DF3/DSC_0123-2.jpg H O M E - Richard & Jacqueline Esono https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1544003471838-45VE3OWA709U48K82XL1/DSC_0054.jpg H O M E - Richard & Jacqueline Esono - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? [RE]: Yes, because people are becoming more accepting, and aware of diversity. Many mixed race couples are becoming notable. I have loads of friends who are also in mixed race relationships. [JE]: I think it’s easier nowadays because society, in general, has become more accepting – this of course depends on where you live, work, which crowds you chose to interact with. However, a huge issue that still exists is unconscious bias – I dunno how to get rid of that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1544003751243-P46EU94O3627WVF29ZGH/DSC_0157.jpg H O M E - Richard & Jacqueline Esono https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/liz-ward monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265662162-IM2SQ5J36ID6O87EK8BW/DSC_0152.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1542628513625-MUPXESEZSTKASISUPK4U/DSC_0192-2.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I started school in Birmingham and I remember there being a few jokes in the playground about being lighter skin than other kids, but it didn’t really affect me much. When I moved up north though and I became the only person of colour in the school, I used to face questions like ‘Are you adopted? Why are you chocolate coloured?’ and a really early memory for me was my mum reassuring me by showing me baby pictures from the hospital or rehearsing answers to these questions. In terms of the impact it made me quite anxious about meeting new people, especially when I was out with my mum. Even as a teenager I would feel uncomfortable going out for lunch with my mum in case people couldn’t understand we were mother and daughter. In terms of how I reacted for a long time in my early teens I rejected my blackness fully – relaxed my hair, dropped my brummie accent, and would hate whenever anyone mentioned anything black. Looking back it was a really sad time for me, but came out of a place for survival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1542628852194-T5ZURNQ01Y4I6K4CEITG/DSC_0204-2.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1542628928150-3GR29W5EP879T1CMQI5A/DSC_0195-2.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1542629263711-CRR1PILZ4RKCP59JDVBJ/DSC_0182-2.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1542628779020-SMFTLEIIHGWHPU6MFY6V/DSC_0085.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think the racism has become more subtle. Whenever I have had white partners, I have suffered comments from both the black and white community. Like I’m somehow letting the side down, or I should be lucky that I’m ‘moving up’. When I was born my mum faced stigma from my own family – when she returned from Birmingham with a brown baby, we were cut off by some family members. That impact still resonates with me to this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1542628591586-5NXBDX03V97PPYU2KMPN/DSC_0185.jpg H O M E - Liz Ward https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/darcy-dionyves-lake monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265728870-W8RHPHS40XDFC23XXVLK/DSC_0030-2.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1540543990242-S5M0LQVYQSIOS8LOU13W/DSC_0171-2.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? In London, people didn’t see me differently. I was blessed also by having a fair amount of white privilege, my hair is wavy and I am from a family of all white people. It was only once I moved to Kent at 11 that I noticed the difference, both in the lack of diversity and the things people called me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1540544192723-RBHWXMK4BHGB30OO4EYV/DSC_0207-2.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1540544313545-V75UJHC2BDNQX4CD81Q9/DSC_0184-2.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1540544176178-6997IV2LUDGVUHD2M03Z/DSC_0225-2.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1540544512405-EV3ZWWK97KH5EB2X8HZ4/DSC_0015.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Being mixed race has become more common because different cultures keep coming together. Prejudice is rooted in the unknown. As humans we play roles within each others understanding of the outside world. If someone hasn’t been exposed to other cultures very often, we should take the opportunity when someone asks us about ‘where we’re from’. The same goes when someone uses the wrong terminology. Though it isn’t our responsibility to fight prejudice, it is an honour to spread knowledge and share our experiences of life. Racism has become more subtle, but it has vastly improved. We have a long way to go but you only have to walk down the street and look at people’s faces to see that the world is changing. I also think racism has deeper roots in older cultures and societies, which cannot always be changed. We are a product of our generation and it is hard for some to see past their own opinion. If you find you’re being subjected to racism, travel. Not to escape racism, but to realise there’s a fuck load of people out there who are more interested in who you are on the inside, rather than the colour of your skin. There’ll be white people who know my culture more than I do and that feels hard because as a system: 1) they can fit in to a culture they told me I shouldn’t want and 2) because I don’t fit in blackness, now BOTH white and black cultures won’t want me. I don’t know how true that is but it’s a feeling. I believe that the most successful form of racism, is teaching oppressed groups that they shouldn’t love who they are. Therefore they shouldn’t love their families and communities. They should want whiteness. That way you can be used more efficiently to make sure racism continues to oppress yourself and other people. And you will do this through your own self hate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1540544438459-ZFXD9TTSD3EVL6ZWLH3L/DSC_0165.jpg H O M E - Darcy-Dionyves Lake https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/fiona-jones monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265791440-GDKI3MIOI1XD0AE0WAHL/DSC_0056-2.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1539163053961-OYT4Y8CA4I0MZU77TUQV/DSC_0002.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was a bit of a weird kid regardless of the multicultural background, I think people were going to think of me as “different” regardless. My earliest memory was of someone in primary school talking about how they had never been on a plane - to which I asked, “but how do you see your family?”. I must have been about 7 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1539163390913-GRN5LI8Q5ZYG4BTHUYNH/DSC_0162.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1539163368080-70UFA3RNJTDSA3LDHVSC/DSC_0047.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1539163378828-XWYJDZSMX66ZHFCQEN64/DSC_0147-4.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1539163164037-NK8QFV7OGLCG2WRQF1BQ/DSC_0149+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Racism is alive and well, I don’t think it’s more subtle. The hardest part for me is navigating conversations about race - 90% of the time the people I speak to always agree on the outcome of absolute equality of the races BUT will rarely acknowledge or explore the systematic racist structure that they benefit from daily. They simply don’t wanna know about it. I worry about the fetishisation of being “mixed race”. I’ve tried finding groups online to have discussions (similar to this) only to find people posting pictures of their “cute” kids/babies - most of the time from white mothers. It’s so weird. Since race is such a hot topic right now I am finding that people feel more entitled to discuss my existence than before, even those who mean well often end up making assumptions or talking at me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1539163277629-9K247U1I8G0EDWPTQMMO/DSC_0144.jpg H O M E - Fiona Jones https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/summer-scott monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265820558-UC29JA2OMF96S6G9RSEA/DSC_0081.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1537782885158-OP4WVRKGJKRM04U4LRX0/DSC_0055.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was lucky to live in a fairly diverse part of suburban West London. Everyone was different in some way. The impact came from how, as I grew older, there were spaces I wanted to fit in that weren’t built with my differences in mind. The realisation became subtle through the years but I was as young as 8 when I realised I was too different for certain people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1537780740139-8CT7RN3AV9XA0ZZDYXA4/DSC_0148.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1537780865777-KLV85E3TRIXCU7VR98BI/DSC_0101.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1537780699557-DZMPN3H2NF8F27X81IAT/DSC_0116.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1537782972579-VFP8WBB8X7JAUQF780YI/DSC_0088-2.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I believe it’s easier than the past but it is more subtle because people want to ignore the complexities on psychology that racism has had as it’s outcome. I hate that a very large number of white people view racism as a dictionary (descriptions of present semantic use, written by white Europeans and not psychologists/historians/sociologists) definition of “the discrimination of a person based on their ethnic background.” Because of this, a lot of these white people proudly say “I’m not racist!” and I always think. “Wow! I’m so jealous! Because nobody called me a n****r for me to hate my blackness and internalise this idea that if white people are better than me, whiteness is something I should aspire to and blackness is something I should view as inferior and not want as a part of my identity.” As a mixed race person, I have to admit that that was something I did grow up subconsciously believing and it cost me deeply. I was deeply infatuated with a toxic culture and groups of people who systematically didn’t care about me, and distanced myself from a diverse community of cultures that wanted to love me. Because of this, it feels strange to try and come back to those communities. I feel like they can see me as a fake who’s “too white” to fit in and a traitor for abandoning them in the first place. There’ll be white people who know my culture more than I do and that feels hard because as a system: 1) they can fit in to a culture they told me I shouldn’t want and 2) because I don’t fit in blackness, now BOTH white and black cultures won’t want me. I don’t know how true that is but it’s a feeling. I believe that the most successful form of racism, is teaching oppressed groups that they shouldn’t love who they are. Therefore they shouldn’t love their families and communities. They should want whiteness. That way you can be used more efficiently to make sure racism continues to oppress yourself and other people. And you will do this through your own self hate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1537782780503-6CFI8Y06D1HDJ0W03R4G/DSC_0068-2.jpg H O M E - Summer Scott https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/naomi-naidoo monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265850267-5FN6DY34IBFLO0XZIWVR/DSC_0142.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536744158472-SO1HMLPUBRUTDH3AHWGO/DSC_0090-2.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Growing up in Oxford, the schools I went to were pretty diverse and I had friends of all races, including mixed, so never really thought about it. This changed dramatically when I moved to Glasgow at age 10. My school was predominantly white, with a large Scottish-Pakistani population, and a small number of black pupils who had moved to Scotland recently, but it was very segregated and these groups barely mixed. All my new friends were white and so I quite suddenly got this sense of being different that I really hadn’t had up until that point. I was young then so didn’t necessarily process this fully or the impact it was having on me consciously, but as I went into high school I was definitely well aware of it, sometimes liking that difference but often not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536746521939-61X91G2ISNZHIMS5EUMA/DSC_0017.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536746495412-LIN75BTO1DQ2I7IUXHX9/DSC_0033-2.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536746549427-05YXPL7WCERBC4LDLEXL/DSC_0022.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536744304090-ZJZ5DJBL3CL8B5GJVEXO/DSC_0046.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I guess the more of us there are the easier it is, but there’s still a lot of challenges, largely around fetishisation rather than stigma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536744208340-A34XO93GN2NP07CKBJ8M/DSC_0166.jpg H O M E - Naomi Naidoo https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/tobi-obisanya monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586265934561-IILAJDWVI85RA5CRQC26/DSC_0324.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536049107961-H3HG81WPP6TDTQNUV7PN/DSC_0354.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think it was when I came to boarding school in the UK aged 13 (having grown up in Malawi and only visiting the UK and Romania for holidays). People used to make fun of my ambiguous “African” accent in the primarily black school I went to but were confused by the fact I claimed to be Romanian. I really made an effort to fit in and succumbed to peer pressure more than a few times and got into a lot of trouble at school for it in the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536049428659-3299IPNNRWMDUZMIBOFZ/DSC_0363.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536049517220-1PYC930GHKL9ZVUFINC5/DSC_0328.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536049473907-BA7BLCRQNU3GG3UT3CV5/DSC_0370.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536049333167-0F5O2GJHJBTJVVAVEPKH/DSC_0312.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s definitely easier! You should hear some of my parents’ stories of the nonsense people used to say to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1536049171385-AT158NW0YC2WDYTGSRWB/DSC_0330.jpg H O M E - Tobi Obisanya https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/ava-welsing-kitcher monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266002930-MS3D7UJEODC33JF6KTJZ/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_579-2.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534332073805-XRNQ75RGESD729ZVQTOE/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_5ac.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I left London aged 9 to move to Bournemouth, and that was honestly the first time I was aware of race. Growing up in such a diverse area, surrounded by friends from all backgrounds made me blind to my difference until I was in a place where I was one of four non-white children in my entire school, where people openly gaped at my family in public or threw dirty looks our way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534332206321-NO2J7KN2CVB4PKXIKPJO/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_57d.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534332214309-W8CX5BXJWMMEOXBFIGZL/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_5b1.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534332197671-RGMP0XE3RTAV08WEOC75/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_56d.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534332171612-2BD5J60789B40EBBRNH7/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_5a3.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s definitely easier! At least, not as many kids are being whisked away from mixed families because it’s ‘child abuse’. Reading “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race” really made my heart ache, realising that so many kids of colour were treated like stray dogs who weren’t supposed to be born in the first place only fifty years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534332139108-EFM5VTG6LU4TY40AKQDT/UNADJUSTEDRAW_thumb_55e-2.jpg H O M E - Ava Welsing-Kitcher https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/linxi-doel monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266088338-HQZGSALOLTI5MJTLSOOS/DSC_0115-2.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534157513510-JO0TP81RQP6B6MW1LXK5/DSC_0050.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think I am counter-cultural generally and my faith might have been a part of that. In current university life that means I have no desire to drink or take any of that good stuff, but also the wonder people have of how do you go to all these nights and dance on water. I’m dancing for joy I don’t know what you man are dancing for! I think ethnicity can’t be singled out as a factor, socio-economic factors like being native and also first generation, growing up on a council estate in a posh area, walking through the estate and all the youts leaning on the fence with their hoods up being like “you going library again?” Racially speaking, it was more going to university and leaving London made me aware because I was in a place where white was majority and white was dominant in staff, council, lecturers etc. It was living in halls of 7 other white girls that made me realise, rather than them, that there was this dominant idea of ‘white’ and I was far removed. Obviously, growing up in Kingston you kind of gauge that the norm is a nuclear family whose parents have jobs, live in a house, have siblings, pet, car, garden, play tennis, but that was more ‘middle class is the norm’ not ‘white is the norm’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534157659563-1Z5CM6U2MSDHGT1GW11G/DSC_0038.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534157713968-D07JBFU6QKI21AFIE4S5/DSC_0006.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534157763959-ZIWERQ0Z6XVFA1QHIS5T/DSC_0055.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534157594257-BPWI009IFP90SYY8ABO7/DSC_0061-2.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? That still has me shook like…rah…it was immoral for me to exist! Man used to be lynched for love. From a Chinese/White experience, you experience reactions of like wow that’s cool and exotic I wish I was that. Like bruh, allow it, I’m not like your instagram goals. You hear a lot of comments of I want a mixed race baby cos it will be so cute. I mean, yeah we are cute, but you as a white person experiencing privilege, desiring offspring that will have an experience of racism in which you most likely have not considered, and seeking a partner of ethnic minority to fulfil desires of exoticism and ‘cute babies’…just like it’s easy for you to say that and romanticise it from a position of social and historical power, which obviously you’re not thinking about cos you’re thinking about your cute babies. I mean, I don’t know, sure it might be because mixed race babies are cute, but also you get say jokes among young black guys about getting a white girlfriend because it has connotations of elevating a status or being desirable. I was having a discussion with my friend that black women dislike that pairing because it gives a sense of ‘then who would want me?’ What should happen is you will fall in love when you fall in love and even then you will not understand their racial issues because you have married them. And if you marry a mixed race person, same thing. But I’m trying to say like you might fall in love with someone and you happen to be this colour and they happen to be that, but that will unfortunately mean implications for each of you and experiences you will have to share that you might not have encountered unless we eradicate racism tomorrow or something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534157445433-2MLB2RUWHS1CIPBHRML8/DSC_0023.jpg H O M E - Linxi Camellia Doël https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/isabella-neergaard monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266146999-YSWY02UDR0OTXI3ONFBI/DSC_0209+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Isabella Neergaard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534154842618-BW100NNALFO0MP2HHTMT/DSC_0236.jpg H O M E - Isabella Neergaard - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think I was around 15. I always knew I was a little different, but people actually brought it up when I was a bit older because they wanted to project what they thought was right onto me. I became so defensive and angry at others for not being educated in race and identity, I was this force that would explode if anyone brought it up! Not a good time for me. I've learnt to be more patient with others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534155504951-TJV29CNI8Z1L2C3J8UE8/DSC_0255.jpg H O M E - Isabella Neergaard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534155281363-9N7YU847WD7S01BFRVSC/DSC_0092.jpg H O M E - Isabella Neergaard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534155219353-I8RD9TSK6UU60V83A6M3/DSC_0241.jpg H O M E - Isabella Neergaard - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It IS becoming easier, but at the same time, I'm explaining things to some of my friends that should have been established 10 years ago. No, it's not ok for you to say the n-word. NO, this isn't a restriction on your freedom of speech, you're just being a prick. So even though being mixed is 'cool', I don't think this means that we're not being racist anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534155142837-IODURYQISLO6PLCN682U/DSC_0139.jpg H O M E - Isabella Neergaard https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/salma-haidrani monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266188090-H6R97N6URTV7NSVEZR7A/DSC_0163-2.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534152918779-26HQYLDRL5BL8IGGAWDB/DSC_0307.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? So many to pick from! I’ve always been placed on the periphery of the communities that I supposedly belong to. My predominantly Asian group of friends in secondary school used to always tell me: “You wouldn’t understand, you’re only half” and my Lebanese family would usually say the same: “You wouldn’t understand, you’re Pakistani”. In mainstream Britain, I’m perceived as the ‘other’ so I’ve learnt since I was young that ‘belonging’ isn’t experience that we all share. Maybe on a subconscious level, I’m drawn to giving marginalised communities a platform in my journalism as I understand what it’s like to be on the periphery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534153157336-O94QJ6KE2DU3VXEK1NFJ/DSC_0145.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534153105722-EUGI2TLET96OVXMRZ7OP/DSC_0048.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534153179269-3BGQWO83FTZBSJEKWXNQ/DSC_0013.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534153046068-TBPWX2QWMOVGGAK2LOXI/DSC_0278.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? On the surface, mixed race identity seems more ‘acceptable’ – we’re the faces of adverts, more models are ‘racially ambiguous than ever before and mixed race relationships aren’t so scandalous the way they once were. However, I don’t think it’s in any way ‘easier’ – mixed-race identities like mine are still fetishised and those that deviate from ‘black and white’ heritage run the risk of their identities being invalidated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534152978803-K855YI00J7C3RVQSYT88/DSC_0094.jpg H O M E - Salma Haidrani https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/nomsa-fulbrook-kagwe monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266241333-BLU51YLJZ86U781DJ0C6/DSC_0336.jpg H O M E - Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534168142868-7XEENI2G50ZQ9ILFJIGG/DSC_0238-3.jpg H O M E - Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was relatively young and it was in the UK. I was confronted on my appearance in such an abrasive manner which left me feeling quite shocked. For a long time, I had a fear of people looking at me and assessing me based on my appearance. A fear of not being good enough and being different. But on the other hand I also remember a day when I came home from school and my mum told me that there was younger boy at school who was struggling with his identity and being mixed race. She asked if I could talk to him about and share my experiences. That was an empowering feeling to know that I wasn’t the only one trying to find an answer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528883275196-QMOE0I4J6SYBXRDITM5Y/DSC_0070-3.jpg H O M E - Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528883230706-I98PYI5OXEU0P7FPP7SR/DSC_0060.jpg H O M E - Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528883322862-JS3BD7FXXSK5LLCX3Y4P/DSC_0287.jpg H O M E - Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I definitely think it is easier to be mixed race given that we are the largest growing ethnic group in the UK, and will be the largest by 2020. Seeing yourself reflected in society is a lot more common nowadays. It’s funny I feel like we have made progressive steps in this regard, but there are so many more mixed people but none of us are talking about it with each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534168353856-93F5HSHSZJEHHE9480AD/DSC_0242-3.jpg H O M E - Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/pj-harper monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266333523-FX99M2259NC73FNYW8NE/DSC_0045.jpg H O M E - PJ Harper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534170589046-810Y06ANBFDYRL0PKF60/DSC_0106.jpg H O M E - PJ Harper - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Only really quite recently maybe 17-18. People initially see white when the see me but when they find out about my background it soon makes sense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528109469124-YS3Z6XJ7Z0P1W6TUEIKZ/image5.jpeg H O M E - PJ Harper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528109455417-HYBEL8TQVUBG6QO2RMMV/image2.jpeg H O M E - PJ Harper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534170695243-SYMNLZD94DIC5ZBBUBWC/DSC_0068-2.jpg H O M E - PJ Harper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528116725324-OCDOCWNYG9HURLYMMFG0/image1.jpeg H O M E - PJ Harper - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it is easier to be mixed race nowadays, hearing from my mum's horrendous past experiences in the 1960’s and 1970’s, but with modern times comes other ways and platforms for people to be discriminated against. although I am speaking from my experience as a white passing mixed race person so I am not faced with the same inequalities as other more visibly mixed race people are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528116794156-JXR1A3DNBHK2B28VQ4Q7/image3+%282%29.jpeg H O M E - PJ Harper https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/johanna-yaovi monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266366032-JDY4HG5FT0QDIF86ZL8W/DSC_0059+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528103935362-OEOSMUGMHU6PW1PZL01C/DSC_0018.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was 5 or 6. My mother came to pick me up from school and friends my age started to ask me why my mother was darker than me. It was the first time I had to explain to people what being mixed-race is. I don’t feel like it had an impact on me at the time, as I am pretty sure I saw it as an opportunity to share my “knowledge” with others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528104106519-3UKMD5OHV27AE1FG6D46/DSC_0027.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528104090652-EMVNVPAQRWUUUXSH2BN7/DSC_0102-2.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528104124364-VF1C4ZBX6A0DSW7NWW4X/DSC_0072.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528104508469-8N3OHK87P3ZFYHAX8UK6/DSC_0077.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? This is definitely more accepted but it doesn’t mean that 100% of the work has been done. Hearing that families nowadays are ready to disapprove an union because of the cultural difference, skin colour of another person makes me cringe. Even though society is improving in regards to mixed race acceptance, many people still hold to their positions thinking that this is “impure” and controversial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528104709032-LUZAU9FJD1C4N773YD6V/DSC_0043-2.jpg H O M E - Johanna Yaovi https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/naomi-omori monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266434360-5ER5D3HQP51R5GD7LUA5/DSC_0178.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528103181799-8SEP3CLKYAI40RIIJGK8/Photo+16-05-2018%2C+17+35+31.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? As a mixed-race child in Japan, I was stared at in the street, every day. Strangers would come up to me, ask me questions (like if I had met David Beckham) and try to stroke my hair. Or shop clerks would be rude to my (white) mother but polite to me. In the UK, white people would look at my father, then at my mother, and then at me, and they would look puzzled, like they didn’t “get it”. The attention was confusing and I couldn’t work it out because it seemed to be both positive and negative, but I knew that I was “different”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528103349193-BWE4BRBE5B1S8PVBE1OD/Photo+16-05-2018%2C+17+37+44.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528103324521-NVBEDQQP41YBBJNGQ3UF/Photo+16-05-2018%2C+17+31+00.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528103336149-LCSU6B1IVQ5A0BKUSHZQ/Photo+16-05-2018%2C+17+24+15.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528103476808-UUIIIFOYEJRFPZ908X1C/Photo+16-05-2018%2C+17+15+24.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think that there are still some types of interracial relationships which are deeply stigmatized in the world, so it’s definitely not a thing of the past. I don’t think that saying “racism is easier/harder now than before” is a useful way to look at it, because racism has changed its parameters. Nowadays, I think that attitudes towards mixed-race people have flipped and people are fetishized for representing some kind of futuristic vision, which I don’t find to be an authentic understanding of the mixed-race experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534166131215-CAGAMJXV98T6IBLJZ9RX/DSC_0156-2.jpg H O M E - Naomi Omori https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/nina-robinson monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266466249-B8KCH8LV987XO5GWNFLG/DSC_0342+%282%29.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528102272771-GU81R1JWXUU2E3PGJP13/Photo+06-05-2018%2C+13+12+20.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think I’ve been aware of it for as long as I can remember, being from a town where nearly everyone is white and not used to different cultures. It had a huge impact on me because I grew up wanting to look like everyone around me and was never able to. I always felt like the odd one out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528102417416-9ZRSP7H5JHG43O8VFRSZ/Photo+06-05-2018%2C+13+14+39.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528102393026-Z50NLUB122ZXJI7TW3CN/Photo+06-05-2018%2C+13+26+26.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528102409321-6WDWOFJFRSUZ5LW3PBV7/Photo+06-05-2018%2C+13+13+21.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528102525968-XBAZ6K6AYMF45C4H8FW1/Photo+06-05-2018%2C+13+21+05.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think a bit of both, in some ways. Younger generations are much more accepting and used to different types of people than older generations because of growing diversity, so in that way it seems as though it’s easier to be mixed race now than before. I think racism over time hasn’t lessened that much, only taken a different form that is more unspoken, insular and less obvious, seeping into society through the lack of representation/exposure of ethnic minorities in the media. People also seem to be more scared to bring up the subject of race which in itself can make people feel alienated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1528102645639-SIIMLMDI9A6LKQ3XJBDY/Photo+06-05-2018%2C+13+23+36.jpg H O M E - Nina Robinson https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/aisha-asher-morgan monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266501790-T1ZJHCZ9MRUDHPT9XL61/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+21+31+%281%29.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527868309246-UAY1JI3TJT0509L7VHMK/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+27+06.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I’m not entirely sure what age specifically, but I feel like I became conscious of how differently other people saw me from a very young age. It was definitely frustrating having to constantly answer the “so what are you?” questions growing up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527868468671-9W8XD2J9JUFOY426C0WZ/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+27+47.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527868456138-BR5NUBGP3TO6AJLPIT0V/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+23+14.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527868611603-WU17PTIDOW8K2D1ZOBJ4/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+29+40.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527868701333-5FHQZKFZ17I47MZXJ2LQ/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+30+39.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it depends what your definition of easier is, what type of ethnic mix we are talking about, and under what particular circumstances. I do believe that racism has become more sophisticated, so it’s harder to gauge or clearly ‘see’ how racism disadvantages certain individuals. That being said, I think it’s also important to remember that whilst being mixed race held a particular stigma or shame, it also came with a set of privileges not necessarily extended to other groups of people under the same system of white racism. Mixed race people do still face a lot of prejudice and stigma, but I don’t think the answer is ever that simple or straightforward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527868796690-SCZL7COJSP9Y7MDVV44R/Photo+18-03-2018%2C+13+25+46.jpg H O M E - Aisha-Asher Morgan https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/vanessa-blair monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266559768-NBNBCUG2ICV1TASL2PT6/DSC_0100.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527867555407-H340BYQESQMBQVBSI7PY/Photo+12-03-2018%2C+16+56+01.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I felt my worst in secondary school, so about 13. I was always just so focused on fitting in rather than totally being myself and found that I was much shyer than I normally would be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527867695733-MICDOMOQJ2HT7L261F4L/Photo+12-03-2018%2C+17+01+54.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527867717611-40FP6TZ3X57S6PQK7U7P/Photo+12-03-2018%2C+17+06+54.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527867750170-2JRSG2O05BFT6MYTJ7KZ/Photo+12-03-2018%2C+17+04+44.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527867855949-YN5ANIOLHKEG4UDU84CB/Photo+12-03-2018%2C+16+48+34.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Maybe a bit of both. I’d love to sit here and say racism is more subtle, but it’ll always be there. However saying that, I really do think it’s becoming so much more accepted to be mixed raced or know someone who is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527867977038-TPJEQ15BKCTMGPU92D54/Photo+12-03-2018%2C+16+56+44.jpg H O M E - Vanessa Blair https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/leslie-caswell monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266606614-RV2QDMGSKR5GQM8Z3EZ2/DSC_0083.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866141192-2ZZ604W9YQ7IQ8WLRP75/DSC_0031.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Age 10 going to boarding school in Nigeria and being the only white kid – I tried my best to fit in and show my African heritage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866505594-ET7TH0Z41K6CYE34OMB0/DSC_0014.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866484563-X6YJZRUFN1A9TJ21N642/DSC_0006-2.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866879708-ZXVJB4R0DUUPLN0BCP9J/DSC_0147-2.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866913047-5WIXKYYE7J937WTWI35L/DSC_0147-2.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866620478-A6UVGY1OY2NN33M9FVH0/DSC_0117.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think it is easier to be mixed race than be in a mixed race relationship. Would probably bucket mixed race racism in the same category as black racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527866795236-M0LZ5W26N5IPMJRRC0E1/DSC_0049.jpg H O M E - Leslie Caswell https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/bea monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266660097-IQ620FENXGWWPNJ4RU5U/DSC_0089-2.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534169055318-LO5SLZTE6OTNL7GMJL0B/DSC_0065.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think in secondary school when everyone gets more aware of physicality, since then it's just increased more because people become more aware of difference. I began to notice when people ask "where are you from" or back handed compliments like "you're so exotic", "your hair is amazing, I love curly hair" but then they hate it when their hair isn't straight... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527865388118-MRWBC00QFXGG3VJUCCC6/Photo+07-02-2018%2C+19+25+58.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527865399783-FK21R5OSBLAQPLTWULUH/DSC_0100.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527865385519-VWDOARVSMKA4BMFZTQV7/DSC_0083-2.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527865513763-0HIOFGGYGRF3I9IGK1FI/DSC_0061.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think there's a danger with saying "but racism has gotten so much better" because it undermines soft/causal racism which will linger on for longer if we don't see them as wrong. In some parts of the world there is less fear/ violence directed towards people of colour and mixed raced but I don't know if you can make a rule that it's "easy" for people - everyone's experiences are different but still significant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1534169144813-2XV3ALZHWIQ3YYFGWHSC/DSC_0052-2.jpg H O M E - Béa M-C https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/hazel-harvey monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266700059-DQJ589SYPHMV3Z6P955C/DSC_0126.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527864004666-EMZW69FW7R4MUGF2A7HX/DSC_0059.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was only conscious of it when I hit adolescence. I went to a multicultural girls school in East London which I loved. But there were a handful of girls – some of them even friends – that made comments with the undertone that I wasn’t ‘black enough’, whether that was because of me not knowing about certain music, dances, foods, not wearing my hair in intricate styles etc. I put my hands up – I was guilty of the single ‘doo-doo plait’ on numerous occasions. But to me it was just hair. I was called 'Bounty' a couple of times, 'black on the outside, white on the inside'. I guess people feel more comfortable if they can categorise you, or slot you in somewhere. Don’t get me wrong, I loved school! I was a happy person. But in those moments where yappy teen girls blurt things out for laughs, I felt horribly embarrassed when comments targeting my cultural authenticity were made. I felt like somehow my performance was subpar to my black peers, like there was something wrong with me that I needed to cover up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527864434857-E0XZS6V3JYJWAJ23P3E8/DSC_0284-2.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527864357050-UY5MWB1JYVX7YSLZ0VRS/DSC_0084-2.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527864393148-MRT1UYZNRE16CA8OW220/DSC_0322.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527864596270-O7XEBB8KU0XTJP2BCBCV/DSC_0080.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I’ve lived in London all my life, surrounded by people of so many ethnic backgrounds. Thankfully I’ve not really experienced the effects of that stigma – I was never made aware of any negativity towards my parents’ relationship growing up. That’s not the same experience for everyone though. You still have people disowning family over things like race and culture for the sake of ‘purity’. I’ve had friends of mixed heritages who have said their parents’ experiences were less positive to that of my own parents. As for today? All you need to do is look at the commentary surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry - there are still people out there that just don’t get it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527864741080-U7YL25VSOFL1ZIYSHG2K/DSC_0158.jpg H O M E - Hazel Harvey https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/koko-brown monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266754019-HHEP8SOBGG1F07WGUPVX/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+45+26.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527862833749-UK2O02Y1O13JVOZ2PHXX/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+50+30.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was young but it happened very gradually. It kind of shaped my childhood in a way that I didn’t notice until I was much older. I became used to being the odd one out and just accepted that that was normal. I now naturally make work about being ‘the other’ because it’s all I’ve known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527862987058-CBD21KH82X31OFNFOYXE/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+43+43.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527862973253-ZM9H1A3CW6TXAC06WI3J/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+51+49.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527862977085-JVU8GWSLIVRXFJRGKCEP/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+43+06.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527863074715-V72KE81X6Q1CT78WNQYQ/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+48+36.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s definitely easier (but not easy) to be mixed race now. If anything it’s seen as some sort of advantage, which is ridiculous. This is, however, very dependent on your mix, skin colour and your features. But in comparison to times in which mixed race people were seen as proof of sin, we’ve got it alright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527863185118-S0GGUZDJB8K701C0221W/Photo+11-01-2018%2C+00+46+08.jpg H O M E - Koko Brown https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/sophia-leonie monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266816330-0O22S2MAV3C0NUGGLQRR/DSC_0626.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527861399704-SBBLAWPI6FAOGD8676M8/DSC_0496.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Very small. I remember thinking I wanted blonde straight hair in nursery - there’s that definite moment when you realise you're not white and you don’t know why - it doesn’t feel fair because everyone you see on TV, in the media etc. is white and white clearly equals pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527861787864-O50OBL55BTJZJG9DZ267/DSC_0389.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527861571199-6C2LKJAGZQUBKZ4OOVM6/DSC_0616-3.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527861582712-NNFUI1KNI8UTTPXRUM2D/DSC_0564-2.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527861968149-DST0871FOSD6I9LZZ4MB/DSC_0570-3.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It is much better these days, and as cultures continue to mix things will get better - but that will inevitably leave some racial groups feeling they want to ‘protect’ their identity and race - hence Brexit and Trump. That is just part of the process of progress. Of course racism still exists and it is much more subtle. I think it’s important to call it out every single time, even to family members and co-workers and never worry about being called ‘sensitive’. It’s too important, and we avoid getting to a point when calling someone ‘racist’ is seen as worse than actually being a racist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527862182360-17MV48Q5BB9KH9ANIJ8U/DSC_0621-2.jpg H O M E - Sophia Leonie https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/chloe-rolland monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266880201-G2P7XGPC2GHNS2YCCQLD/DSC_0147.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527859245233-X0XFCP7TXA6WZPX9FC4A/DSC_0115.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? My parents remember me being very upset when I came back from kindergarten; I must have been 4. Apparently a little girl had told me we couldn’t play together because I was black. I asked my mum if it was true because I was completely unaware of race at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527860361833-MERFK6SFIO5V32G1ACOU/DSC_0305-2.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527860430449-KHIC1G10MF31N1EKZDL3/DSC_0116.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527860452413-4L039GBLVY1LXEUZ1YR5/DSC_0099-2.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527860603186-THJA6ASZ700NWSPZXATW/DSC_0372-2.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think people celebrate it more now; the “ethnically ambiguous” are embraced. The unfortunate thing is that I think non-mixed ethnic minorities sometimes see it as a negative as they feel less represented. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527860775095-EOYCX6VRMIHSY2OOLCAS/DSC_0227-2.jpg H O M E - Chloé Rolland https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/harrison-aujla monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586266955246-ZP52546M2BEHBXDLYNV8/DSC_0136+%283%29.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527852248649-7SAUEKKPSQP3EVDAHDV8/DSC_0047.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was 14 years old, people started calling me a “Yellow Paki Terrorist” at school as a “joke”, but it hit much deeper than that. It made me ashamed of my Indian Punjabi heritage, and I shunned it’s ideals for years. It wasn’t until I was 17 that I understood the gift of being mixed race, and at 19 I asserted my heritage by getting the Sikh Khanda tattooed onto my right arm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527852540562-YMV9XP8FRKI6KYQTF5E5/DSC_0059.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527852520787-Z190HZEVJ1L4JRZ2H3QM/DSC_0153.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527852520768-JR8ZXGF93BOUYIN03I69/DSC_0037-2.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527853128077-CN1GIVD5IYBWEGKBFZ4L/DSC_0008.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I feel that being mixed race has become accepted in British society. Yet, as more mixed race babies are born, there will certainly be more racism. Since the Brexit vote we have seen such an increase in racism already in the country, that I grow scared for the mixed race kids of the next generation, who grow up through a government who does little to condemn racism against this new “breed” of kids. You are a product of your environment, not of your bloodline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527853240427-ZN840FLGHAXB2Y3N1064/DSC_0003-2.jpg H O M E - Harrison Aujla https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/omari-daniel monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267025070-74TNTAWKG9NAUBBY39I4/DSC_0166.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527847041070-ZW0Z90LN9T4TQET5G3YQ/DSC_0108.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? As early as primary school I think, probably before… people would touch my hair or exclude me from games, groups would form along racial lines quite quickly. I think it was a weight to carry, even before I knew what it was I was holding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527847203302-Q9Z8N9581H89CHUEH1FR/DSC_0200.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527847190114-E0Z93K4W7XHI7SK3ISTQ/DSC_0050.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527847189616-G76B1IBO6KLV6KY6DVNX/DSC_0003.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527847309197-U7B2WNTFLLPP324DDS6N/DSC_0187.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I don’t think its ever been easy to be black in a world dominated by Eurocentric opinion. Racial inequality has been normalized and that issue is ever-present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527847420198-CXNU1V7L7FEXMA1Z4Z3V/DSC_0182.jpg H O M E - Omari Daniel https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/blaise-duggan monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267086096-J7QH22XLVBQQZQHAO6T2/DSC_0227.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527843583067-AMT03E1N62ZCTDD507KT/DSC_0021-2.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was in primary school and we were playing Spice Girls and I was only allowed to play Scary Spice because it didn’t make sense. It was such a poignant moment for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527845851531-DMADZ4WLLG3GTYMY9MKK/DSC_0059.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527845871499-NDN5CZ8VDLK21NZJ5N4O/DSC_0232.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527845849408-G40IB8VX95HOBVCIH5BU/DSC_0334.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527846040412-C1PQ79HESAM11F81SD61/DSC_0191-2.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Hmm this is a hard one, racism most definitely still exists which blows my mind…we are in 2017 for god sake! My partner is white and we still get people staring at us at times, however it’s easier for sure now than it was before to be mixed race and mixed raced and dating someone who is not. The stuff my mum and grandma went through is just heart breaking, I don’t understand their struggle and I feel like it would be selfish for me to say I do. I am thankful for women like them who paved the path for women like me today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527846213943-OBN6AXPTVHPJOUYU4M3E/DSC_0250.jpg H O M E - Blaise Duggan https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/tarik-frimpong monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267137941-4WNSIJ1LRY1ZUXUABLCQ/DSC_0761.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527840768383-RBYREWGMH65ABVJ9XU7Q/DSC_0988.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I was probably around 6 or 7. I think I first noticed that I was different than most of the people around me growing up/ at school. Especially growing up in Australia, most of the other kids had white skin and straight hair, whereas as I had brown skin, as a huge afro. It was after realising that I was different myself, that I started to become conscious of others seeing me differently. At the time I actually think it had positive influence on me, it made me feel “special”, the attention was something I enjoyed. It was something that boosted my confidence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527841063624-XO9EKAQUDC0DSXSZ7WYC/DSC_0962.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527841083729-YSMZK4S9UAEDE1SXO4A6/DSC_0736.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527841099902-U3Q3K5CTALCVCIK7CNQF/DSC_0606-2.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527841285654-0Q8SQG57G51Z4V7CRF05/DSC_0664.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Its definitely easier now than it was in the 19th Century to be mixed race. However, I would have to agree that racism does still exist, and it is a lot more subtle now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527841392001-D6R70XJFUVVH8PSGYXAQ/DSC_0678.jpg H O M E - Tarik Frimpong https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/joanne-fielding monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267217068-H2DNFOUXASUQYAVARQ9K/DSC_0327.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527780803013-OTAZEZCSK7DPJ6ILWLT3/DSC_0052.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? From birth I was labelled as ‘mzungu’ meaning white person. Growing up in Kenya, it naturally gave me special treatment as the lighter your skin colour, the more you are revered/respected. It meant I never felt that my person was accepted as being a Kenya little girl was all I knew, yet other saw me as someone I had never experienced. Coming to England, I expected solace as a ‘mzungu’, only to be called ‘black’ and treated like an exotic animal. The ignorance on both side was/is astounding. It eventually led a to my understanding that fitting in is overrated, I then began understanding how to assimilate to all situations, deeming it as a kind of superpower to be able to fit into any world I chose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527780951190-NQP3Y009J8FXVYDW0Z1D/DSC_0092-2.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527780998767-UJMHIG0V6RBXQCVR0ZTH/DSC_0263-2.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527780976566-QB08MNENYWJ0OMR2VPHR/DSC_0221.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527781069895-2AUUNMOS5DB6JYFRF4QX/DSC_0231-3.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Easier definitely. Growing up in a country where my parents couldn’t hold my hand in younger years, I feel a great sense of freedom and progress since the early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527781227426-CUQBHLGW4VSFRRA46EHK/DSC_0142.jpg H O M E - Joanne Fielding https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/hanna-thomas monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267270145-XSDUYZP076408EV0CKEW/DSC_0074.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527777082230-2FJ9UPJF7Z4NQ59W205X/DSC_0232.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I think probably at primary school, when kids would make comments or pull their eyes back with their fingers and talk some kind of ‘ching chong’ nonsense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527777235926-G8ZO8FMMRGA5U2BZEN1B/DSC_0291.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527777214203-93OXBZ180VX2VVTZMIVO/DSC_0272-2.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527777228479-JC7M4OQ7Q840HAKDFR7C/DSC_0284.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527777382967-8YWW3WYE2ZOF6HIR3EUY/DSC_0316.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think this hugely depends on what kind of mix you are, and what era we’re comparing it to. It’s probably harder to be of Arab descent in this country now than it has ever been. There’s also been a big spike in race related hate crime since the Brexit vote. So it might not be the 1950s but for a lot of mixed people it’s not easy right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527777912266-X49FFDLLNF6IHRUAOXV8/DSC_0354-3.jpg H O M E - Hanna Thomas https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/danielle-sams monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267335265-43OPI9TK7OWLY0T8MNVR/a.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527775634936-WC3ECB5PTVDMPYDGKZGA/DSC_0112.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I can’t say an exact age, because I have felt different from everyone in my family for as long as I can remember, I suppose as early as 3 or 4 years old, especially as I’m an only child and my family are pretty segregated as my mum and dad never married, so I was either the only one of black heritage (except the occasional presence of my half siblings) or the only one with white heritage and I vaguely remember it being pointed out. Sometimes I just felt like I didn’t know where I belonged or if they saw me differently and I guess I became very conscious of it when I was about 8 or 9, when people started classifying me as either white or black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527775878452-O5MO1ELSU0L4YTVYIV6R/DSC_0042-3.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527775861966-OL8ADLYFCJLBBS8E73CS/DSC_0026.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527775862439-PDRGETZML4545NPG2KO8/DSC_0239.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527776039149-8P4ZOZ7YU725E5O8EW80/DSC_0211.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It’s hard to say. You see interracial couples and so many people have negative things to say about them, e.g. black women say that the white women are taking their men, or that it won’t work because of culture differences etc. etc. Is that racism or prejudice? People try to categorise mixed people as black or white with the general consensus being mixed people are black (assuming this is mixed black and other we are talking about), so we experience the racism that black people experience (although to a lesser extent) and the prejudice/discrimination white people experience and I suppose your ties and affiliations with each of those groups will affect how you see it and how you feel about it. So basically, more subtle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527776159279-31T8AEJ1CPVIYULBOZSY/DSC_0207.jpg H O M E - Danielle Sams https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/ayeisha-thomas-smith monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267396382-LLIFOI46U4HYOJWZWGLW/DSC_0403.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527773017533-9BZOUN07OHCM9UPG1JSD/DSC_0095.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Very early on, when I was in the early years of primary school, so 6 or 7 I guess. I knew no one else really looked like me, but a couple of kids also asked me why I was brown and called me names. It was obviously upsetting, but I also think it instilled in me a sense of otherness that ultimately protected me and drove me to be ambitious and always focused on my goals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527773184635-4NOKFRP7IIY5MJHXGAB0/DSC_0307-2.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527773195361-5G2ODADXVK6G46AJAPL3/DSC_0314.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527773182663-96E5H9P33EYG0H4DQXSE/DSC_0229.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527773293595-LJPLX9CYX3A8LDNSSY3Y/DSC_0063.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I definitely think we live in an institutionally racist society, (which I spend a lot of my time organising against) but I would say in my lifetime the stigma around being mixed race specifically has decreased - but this could be because I moved to London when I was 18 and haven’t looked back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527773367837-QO6CLWA1M0ZOKUAZPE09/DSC_0048.jpg H O M E - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/amanda monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267445739-OM63XC3Y28PKY2MAW0TK/DSC_0110.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527765799750-1XIN2A6244X181QCQEXC/DSC_0016.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Honestly, I don’t actually think I’ve had that moment yet. Growing up in Ghana, race wasn’t this minefield of political correctness that it is in so many other places. I went to a very multi-cultural school and we were aware of everyone’s differences, but in what I think was a normal and healthy way. In my experience, being mixed race wasn’t anything particularly special or different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527765938208-F05XIT5RPNURG9K9D18K/DSC_0366.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527765950960-9U4PMEC2NAZR9MTARGI0/DSC_0189.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527765969562-E9C83EQYDAF6C1S2Z1W6/DSC_0232.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527766025951-EV7F3ARSW1KRHHDIRITC/DSC_0145.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? A mixture of the two, but from my experiences I would say more so the former. The younger generations seem to be more and more about the acceptance of differences and the appreciation of individuality, which is great and in general makes life easier for people who do not fit the cookie cutter mould. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527766096704-EY5ZP5YUKNFRQ4HLWLL9/DSC_0309.jpg H O M E - Amanda A. https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/edith-lalwan monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267497317-RADJLOYDOOAG2SHTPTMQ/DSC_0055-2.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527763957981-5JZ9Q318OL57TJ419H0C/DSC_0061.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I don’t feel like I’ve ever been seen ‘differently’. I’m always put in the Hispanic box though, and I get that because people automatically assume I’m Latina because of the way I look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527764109665-H6071F3JMS7N0AVGIKXF/DSC_0278.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527764138344-0HV1CW6KBW4WTFST8K6R/DSC_0290-2.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527764164576-QT5SPTXKDU2F3TZKMIDQ/DSC_0323-2.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527764370513-0GHT26QPOB0K48U7IHK1/DSC_0413.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Racism very much still exists, what’s different is that its all done within a societal bias. For example making jokes about race or colour. In my experience people are very quick to pull out the Colombian drug joke – they assume because I’m Colombian then I MUST be related to Pablo Escobar. Ignorance is voluntary misfortune and personally, I always intercept it in a humorous manner. But the deep underlining issue is that many people were affected by that whole situation and it’s not always something that should be joked about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527764563387-1NFYNM6WY6IPGQD81CMA/DSC_0164.jpg H O M E - Edith Lalwan https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/greta-gould monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267554860-99A94D547DTW00K61QJH/DSC_0160.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527761706346-U8IRYY8RVN98DLU85L3K/DSC_0529-2.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Sometime in primary school, I guess. I’d start getting questions about where I came from. It made me aware that I was a bit different, but I’d always felt like being different was a good thing. Everyone’s always trying to fit in, but I always find strength and pride in standing out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527762157177-3UHZ2XRF7FZ8VDUONAJK/DSC_0087.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527762133155-AQVOIY6OZNU3XB8IIEMU/DSC_0337.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527762536577-Y3BAS20GQFKMLWQAC170/DSC_0197.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527762270872-A4CHKLB6I0HWGE7FZKVC/DSC_0166-2.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Depends on what you look like and where you live. My own experience is that I face little in the way of overt racism, but I live in London. Maybe, if I lived in a more homogeneous part of the country, or somewhere else, I would be subject to more discrimination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527762699090-TG53IL0TY0A6XXYQUOIE/DSC_0136-2.jpg H O M E - Greta Gould https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/30/fadia-qaraman monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267628536-PKCSFKXXMDD07Q7YBVGJ/DSC_0505-4.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527683560693-3R3SF8RGKNXKTAOMA59A/DSC_0278_1.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? Junior school – reactions/ comments about where my name came from. Didn’t necessary make me feel excluded, but definitely a sense of being ‘different’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527683774999-T2WCGIMER06JT6LB7W7Q/DSC_0512.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527683693897-MVCJXUNVD4Q701VVOG4X/DSC_0632.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527683739242-BHAL1RU4TOICHE9TGIHP/DSC_0292.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527683820435-BZXIS66VTOICEDSDN5YD/DSC_0585.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? Don’t necessarily think it is easier – often feels like we are going backwards, with leaders like Trump and Farage being in such powerful positions, they encourage and make it OK to vocalize racist thoughts and attitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527684475823-EVOZ8GZUXNVYN50BU8IU/DSC_0223.jpg H O M E - Fadia Qaraman https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/tayshan-hayden-smith monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267702924-TJWMC1W8IYBGN2I4GETQ/DSC_0069.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527681874068-GAEXXNQQ3YQ4RTDYL19D/DSC_0179-3.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? I personally had a very multicultural primary school that was accepting to all so I really enjoyed my years there.. but going to a public boarding school really did leave me feeling isolated. When I first got into the school I was made to cut all of my hair off because they said it was 'ostentatious' - I quote. I was racially abused blatantly and often, it was overlooked, I think, because I was a minority. Even though it was a select few who would be racially abusive, other children and even staff ignored opportunities to step in and try to prevent any further ignorant behaviour - it was generally discarded as 'banter.' Why people thought this behaviour was acceptable? I don't know. Even though it was upsetting to me, that in this day and age people can be so ignorant, it made me want to know about my roots and where I came from. Even though technically what was happening was bullying, I didn't feel like a victim of bullying simply because I tried to understand why they behaved like this. I didn't ever react to it and I was very focused on achieving what I wanted to achieve so they wouldn't veer me from that. I was very much different - born and bred in London and mixed race...I sensed that they like different. In hindsight it definitely made me a lot stronger, wiser and conscious of myself and my surroundings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527682089822-M080HG5QT87HE63E0RWR/DSC_0038.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527682103619-715HBS0L29WUN549GD6C/DSC_0210.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527682131861-VV6EJ5R117SCPUWCXBJT/DSC_0134.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527682222655-55HHD11OB42DYLNQ8WUL/DSC_0059-2.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think that racism is very reserved these days due to law and what is seen as acceptable. People may still have these thoughts and not verbalize them or act upon them. I think that people have had to accept that certain things have evolved and changed. It's definitely easier to be of colour and there is not so much of a divide but there is still a subconscious and conscious divide and we really do have to put a magnifying glass on it and try to approach the situation with love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527682293166-ZBPGXVGOO9RWJ3X9EIQP/DSC_0072.jpg H O M E - Tayshan Hayden-Smith https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/isla-williamson monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267779149-6WK4QIVYAG0WRYWOHY4L/DSC_0020-2.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527674828983-AWPZTIAKQEEXN5U1IPTA/DSC_0318.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? For as long as I could remember, I knew I was seen differently. My dad’s side of the family, although it’s clear they love me, they’ve always been transparent. My nan treated my mum differently, occasionally I was given the same courtesy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527675398336-MMAY5HXJ0BCJOSO8075N/DSC_0138.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527675403444-E3JDMWSF7HPZSO9PDIYU/DSC_0069-2.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527675413808-2LDIXME0HYZP5YOUQRPI/DSC_0270-2.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527675504003-F23JIHRY9SNGI2X0ANDZ/DSC_0326-2.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? It's simply more subtle. I hate to bring [upsetting] politics in to the mix, but a lot of the people that didn’t pay much attention to the genuine arguments on Brexit, simply wanted to leave because they thought less immigrants would be coming to the country. A lot of racists showed their true colours during the EU referendum. Everyone hates everyone, it just seems no ones got the balls to say it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527675562172-GH8UG0ZDX3GCA6SK1AFA/DSC_0189-2.jpg H O M E - Isla Williamson https://www.haluhalo.org/home/2018/5/29/funso-foluso-henry monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586267865015-C7FI4SQM8DAE4XIZCYBY/DSC_0267.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527671179859-OPKH746T66FTNQ9G698H/DSC_0289.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry - How old were you when you became conscious that people saw you differently? What impact did that have on you? When I was in year 1, I remember going to a sleepover and playing a game with everyone where we had to be different characters. There were animals to be and princesses, so obviously I wanted to be a princess. But the girl whose house it was said I had to be an animal because everyone else was a princess and that I didn’t have the hair or the look of a princess. It just made me try and be the “people person” from a young age and win them over with personality, seeing as my appearance was already a barrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527671755684-AKTG1JO1PP7DPYDYF5NG/DSC_0130-2.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527671766130-RD3QOB3T32CIDEGBSRNV/DSC_0323.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527671750578-JPO0HJ9VM6SJJFY5S6B7/DSC_0192-2.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527672350617-LUTF28YHA1NSTYO1KWBW/DSC_0386-3.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry - Back in the late 19th century/early 20th century being mixed race held a stigma, as it was clear proof of interracial relations which was seen as an affront to society’s morals. Do you think it’s easier nowadays to be mixed race or is it more that racism has become subtler? I think racism has become subtler and because it’s not so in-your-face, people don’t think it’s there. People often think mixed race couples are evidence of a “post-racial” society; that racism is none-existent because these people are putting race aside to be together. But in a society where everything is in favour of white patriarchy, there are still limitations which are harder to confront because people don’t believe they’re there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1527672813187-LF0QONFRMLJA3OA5P7NY/DSC_0408-2.jpg H O M E - Funso Foluso-Henry https://www.haluhalo.org/home/category/Stories monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/category/Mixtapes monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/category/Conversations monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/tag/multi+racial monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/tag/bi-racial monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/tag/mixed+race monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/tag/mixed+heritage monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/home/tag/identity monthly 0.5 https://www.haluhalo.org/events daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1560682242462-KMKWB0P64M7YXNCIN4D1/cc3.png Curated Conversations https://www.haluhalo.org/events/the-space-between monthly 0.5 2020-09-09 https://www.haluhalo.org/events/travel monthly 0.5 2019-11-18 https://www.haluhalo.org/events/taking-up-space monthly 0.5 2019-10-25 https://www.haluhalo.org/events/2019/9/16/723abby6mvk51d7lrhqlk4l10neohj monthly 0.5 2019-10-07 https://www.haluhalo.org/events/2019/8/12/defining-ourselves monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://www.haluhalo.org/events/navigating-identity-food monthly 0.5 2019-07-16 https://www.haluhalo.org/events/belonging monthly 0.5 2019-06-16 https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots daily 0.75 2020-11-26 https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/alexa-berlein monthly 0.5 2022-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1611612232797-UECD1I8I3Q1BJVHR1XAR/20210118_123348+%281%29.jpg snapshots - Alexa Berlein [2001/2. In the photo my mother holds my brother: he is the baby with the big chubby cheeks:). And my Father is holding me in the left hand frame. We were on a train ride together. I love this train photo for the fact that my mom and dad are in separate frames. It almost communicates the racial segregation of apartheid here in SA.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1611308674814-FH0XVK0I6N6YT0NNM7HN/20210122_093609.jpg snapshots - Alexa Berlein [2019. This was taken at my brother’s graduation. Our mother sadly passed away a couple of years earlier.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/qayyah-moynihan monthly 0.5 2021-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1605981277814-SQ5HMZ9JIRGG62F5H8NB/Screenshot+2020-10-29+at+09.58.49.png snapshots - Qayyah Moynihan [2001/2. This is me with my brother - our cousin in Pakistan sent us over some gorgeous clothes for Eid so we took some pictures of us in the clothes to send back to her!] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1606146367972-2Z968WKL8KCCDBXRL051/Screenshot+2020-10-29+at+09.57.50.png snapshots - Qayyah Moynihan [2018/9. This was taken when we were celebrating Eid at our parents' home in Liverpool.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/patrick-taylor monthly 0.5 2020-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1597495904677-Y9RF6AJTUYRX8BXAJ977/7CAF546E-CF8B-4728-A9B4-72A986716F36.jpg snapshots - Patrick Taylor [2006. Sat on my dad’s lap with my mum and sister, Zoe at our home.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1597616041188-MIANVYFK82J630TAZ6RR/IMG_8340+%281%29.jpg snapshots - Patrick Taylor [2016. Mum, myself and sister at my graduation at Royal Festival Hall, London] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/aiyana-springer monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1595724193903-7KWON9WHOO92AR964MHB/as.jpg snapshots - Aiyana Springer [1999. One of the only family photos of all four of us. Me, my Mum, my sister and my Dad taken on my dad’s timed camera.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1596393145718-3JNWEX2D1N8NRSSX2BNI/as2.jpg snapshots - Aiyana Springer [2019. My Graduation day with my parents and sister.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/jacob-seelochan monthly 0.5 2020-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1594679404284-CKMY5YBL31FKE32WS720/HC1+%281%29.jpg snapshots - Jacob Seelochan [2004. At Disneyland with my two brothers - I’m the one on the right- we were celebrating my little brother’s birthday.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1595106604459-WN7KSH4BEXILX6YR17UD/6f2594b8-7230-4a74-a80c-970ac12a5630.jpg snapshots - Jacob Seelochan [2019. Me (right) and my older brother at a dinner in Spain.} https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/danielle-todd monthly 0.5 2020-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1593636114186-O50VYN0CC0EJL9OLCRWY/picture+four.jpg snapshots - Danielle Todd [1998. I absolutely love this photo of myself (far right), my dad and sister Simone in the park. I love this photo because it is so soft, my dad’s protection and affection in the photo makes my heart warm. It reminds me that I’m loved and protected no matter what age I am.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1593636503437-RQQ7AD5EXYLF89KZI78Y/picture+five+2.jpg snapshots - Danielle Todd [2017. This is at my graduation and it shows the three people who raised me, my parents. It’s not often that I get a photo opportunity with the three of them, so this is why this picture is so special to me.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/lauren-gresty monthly 0.5 2020-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1593173200123-O1G6I4C0FTJMFHB7WHTI/IMG_0228+%281%29.jpg snapshots - Lauren Gresty [1994. This photo was taken at my Aunt’s house - I’m on the far right, with my younger brother and two cousins.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1593173224623-VYWTXFA4NT5R1K9UM4K7/IMG_0229+%281%29.jpg snapshots - Lauren Gresty [2019. With my Nan, me on the far right again and four of my cousins at the same Aunt’s house as before. We don't often see each other so it was great to get this photo but it also demonstrates how much we get a long as a family and enjoy spending time with each other - some families don't have that.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/jessica-whitehurst monthly 0.5 2020-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1592327461940-K8OY2BATD8OGVSYHTGNO/9AF77AF0-86AB-4F14-B535-C8421F316890.jpeg snapshots - Jessica Whitehurst [1998. My brother and I have been inseparable since day one, as you can see by this picture – the quicker I learnt how to crawl, the quicker I could play with him.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1592327484331-B3A69H2QL0CP2RXXV66R/4988580A-80E3-4813-8391-0534727591A4.jpeg snapshots - Jessica Whitehurst [2020. With both of us living away, it’s been nice to come back to our Mum’s house, and have some family time during lockdown as adults – ps. I haven’t got hurt from play fighting yet!] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/nicole-margarita-henworth monthly 0.5 2020-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1589232577788-8AJU9G7Y0WO655633VQW/IMG_4972.jpg snapshots - Nicole Margarita Henworth [1995. This picture was taken in the back garden on my 1st birthday. My mum, me and my dad. There’s very few photos of the three of us together, and it’s been weird to revisit. This photo makes me realise how much change I’ve been through, and that regardless of how life takes it’s path, these two represent my roots.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1589357265071-YAZ728YOKZZ6BFXMOLF4/20200513_090223.jpg snapshots - Nicole Margarita Henworth [2019. This was taken in front The Alamo, Texas. Me, Uncle Vaughn (my uncle dad), Jude (my little brother), Aunty Sarah (mamacita) and My Mum (who I lovingly call Shoya - her Trini childhood nickname). This photo makes me burst with happiness. I feel blessed as not many people are lucky like me to have family step in as parents. I have so many amazing memories with them and it fills my heart to know that we’re making so many more as my brother and I grow older.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/madeleine-ismael monthly 0.5 2020-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1588513611769-M4ROWLZQMPKVBDP0N6QH/7.jpg snapshots - Madeleine Ismael [2006. Me, my sister and brother. I never thought we looked much alike we do in this one.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1588536992660-YQAZ34YNR1LXEXY7QDP9/siblings.jpeg snapshots - Madeleine Ismael [2019. Me in the middle with my sister and brother. I love this cause they're both developing their own style and, more importantly all three of us are in the picture and we're all smiling. It's a rare sight.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/philippa-uden monthly 0.5 2020-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1588001801995-C3O19NEW42S6AHZZ322Q/mum+dad+me+-+pip+%282%29.jpg snapshots - Philippa Uden [2001. Me with with my mum and dad in our hometown of Kent. I basically passed as white until I was 3!] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1587999411497-IZYWRD3OPTT0Y16VNLDY/my+20th+-+pip.jpg snapshots - Philippa Uden [2019. This was my “Paint the Town Red” 20th Birthday Party in Exeter. My brother came up to visit for my birthday party and we spent the weekend partying, shopping and cooking pasta. I chose this photo as it reminds me of good times and how precious our relationship is. Even though we have grown into two totally different people, I am so proud of us and the lives we are making for ourselves.] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/kaye-larbi monthly 0.5 2020-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1587482053874-EIAZ3WZFUEJYYSUAX2JU/unnamed.jpg snapshots - Kaye Larbi [1953. Taken at a photographer’s studio in Stamford Hill when my father came to London for a short visit.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1587655427165-TC1M7IGTAM3FV13Y8P8O/IMG_1307+%281%29.jpg snapshots - Kaye Larbi [2019. On holiday in Pont de Barca, Portugal with my eldest daughter, Eleanor and my grand-daughter, Maya] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/sophie-argent monthly 0.5 2020-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1587058329639-H4M4FE8DCSX27RH5NYWW/SA3.jpg snapshots - Sophie Argent [1987. Taken on the day of my fifth birthday party. Typical eighties kid - I had quite a few birthday parties at McDonalds (even though we were vegetarians!) and my Mum had arranged this as my first big party with school friends and family. This photograph was taken in my grandparents house just before we were going which is why I looked so excited and happy. No matter what was happening, who was around and how much (or less)money we had, my Mum always managed to make every birthday and Christmas amazing for me.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1587058226361-XBG7R0CL6J8N04RD6Z96/Screen+Shot+2020-04-12+at+21.15.32.png snapshots - Sophie Argent [2018. This was taken in my back garden. My aunt (back left) and mum (centre back) were reunited with their cousins from India. They hadn’t seen each other for over 40 years!] https://www.haluhalo.org/snapshots/yasmin-dawes monthly 0.5 2020-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586270868975-5VWZCT643DIA2MC5H7CZ/halu+halo+lo.jpg snapshots - Yasmin Dawes [1999. I'm the baby in my Mom's arms. We’ve always been told our family could be a sitcom, and something about the nostalgic essence of this picture - the clothes, the hair, our youth - makes me feel like this could be our family sitcom poster. It's always been my favourite picture of us all.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0d6da7a9e02838b78a6972/1586282791370-NDWBYNEEE2SPIVNZNEL6/unnamed.jpg snapshots - Yasmin Dawes [2019. That’s me at the front in the striped jumper. This is the latest full family photo that we have. As there is so many of us, it's hard to get us all together at the same time. 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