Christina McCann and Grace McCann
Recorded
May 28, 2021
Archived
May 27, 2021
37:07 minutes
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Id:
mby020734
Description
Christina McCann (24) shares a conversation with their mother, Grace McCann (42), about their mixed race identity, what it means to be Asian American, and the importance of preserving heritage and challenging racial stereotyping.Subject Log / Time Code
CMC begins by reflecting on their mixed race identity and asks GMC how this conversation got started.
GMC reflects on being denied the right to introduce CMC to their grandfather, the patriarch of the family, because of traditions around marriage and pregnancy.
“How do you look Asian, they can be white, they can be tanned, they can be black,” CMC says on their Asian, mixed race, American identity.
CMC speaks on the impact of having their Chinese identity be invalided by others .
CMC talks about preserving Chinese cuisine in a family that doesn’t write down recipes and has lost heritage because of assimilation.
“Even if it hurts to see you go through hard things, I love to see you change and grow through them,” GMC says to CMC.
“More people that challenge ideas is good. I like how you’re not afraid to challenge people and their lack of action or their racial stereotyping…” GMC says.
Participants
- Christina McCann
- Grace McCann