In this episode of our limited season release of the On Being Biracial Podcast, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley talk with young people ages 4-21 about their personal connections to culture, including the pastimes and familial traditions that mean the most to them. As these mixed-race individuals explore their relationships with culture, and the intergenerational connections that inform their traditions, they demonstrate the dynamic nature of culture and community.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How biracial people persevere in a cultural context when faced with the fact that their ancestral histories often conflict with one another.

• How research shows the lifelong benefits of intergenerational relationships, such as relationships between young folx and their grandparents, on the mental health and outcomes of individuals of all ages.

• How biracial youth are actively reclaiming and honoring their ancestral cultures, which oppression and invasion have sought to suppress, deny, and/or erase.

• How many blended families are embracing the cultural diversity that can come about through stepfamily situations.

The perspectives of youth shared in this episode all derive from first-hand experiences. Interviews were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic with a special emphasis on educational and social experiences K-12, as they relate to and intersect with the subject of culture.

This season's interviewees include Jayden, Isaiah and Susannah Starks, Akemi Blake Marquez, Mason, Riley and Reece Mathisen, Zoey and Jackson Mayner, Jackson Medrano, Laila Jacobs, Liam, Adrianna, Oliver and Finley Marion, Whitley Alpher, Tucker, Sam and Zora.

Check out our website: onbeingbiracial.com

And, for more content and source material referenced in this episode, please check out the following links:

Benefits of Intergenerational Connections - www.legacyproject.org

Our Existence Is Resistance | Cultural Survival

Broken Child, Mended Man: An Autobiography

To read a transcript of this episode, visit OBB CULTURE Episode.pdf