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podcast episode 3: like fine silk w/ sandra manzanares

in this episode we sit down with sandra manzanares who is an afro-latina writer and director born in boston, massachusetts, to immigrants from honduras. her short film, like fine silk, has completed its festival circuit and will be online soon. we sat down with sandra to discuss her film as well as her feelings about being afro-latina in the u.s.

our conversation touches upon topics from the politics of black hair, to the african diaspora, afro-latinx representation in the media, the immigrant experience, and radical empathy.

spotlight: sandra manzanares

sandra manzanares is an afro-latina writer and director born in boston, massachusetts, to immigrants from honduras. our conversation touches upon topics from the politics of black hair, to the african diaspora, afro-latinx representation in the media, the immigrant experience, and radical empathy.

roguture, part 2: other than japanese

if one disrupts, or is unable to incorporate oneself into the wa, it is tantamount to death. among the many things that are distorted by the wa, people’s concept of death seems the most affected. within a context where karoshi and kodukoshi are part of everyday reality, suicide seems almost trivial. but that’s the dark irony– death has become banal. and as a direct consequence of this, so has life. we’ve now ventured even further into the black hole.

editorialDaniel ChenMay 14, 2018wa, binary, death, art, japan, biology, cancer, self-destruction, mixed, race and ethnicity

lone wolf pt.2

"To describe my background, I choose to use a word that is traditionally associated with mutt breeds, sterile mules, hybrid plants, or the unnatural. Mixed. I choose to use this word because it flies in the face of what I consider to be a celebration of inbreeding, religious homogeneity, and the hive-mind. Honestly though, being ‘mixed’ only has a negative connotation if you think certain things should remain separate."

editorialDaniel ChenFebruary 27, 2018mixed, race and ethnicity, group identity, story, relationships, solitude, identity

"half go f*** yourself"

"...this scene here is interesting. it highlights the subtle difference between being 'mixed' and being 'half'. the difference is not merely one of semantics..."

blogDaniel ChenOctober 30, 2017mixed, tv show, dwayne johnson, race and ethnicityComment