Matt Perez’s Life

Matt Perez, my father, shares his life growing up as a mixed kid in ten sceneries, and to where he has come to now.

"You can't understand where you are without understanding your past": Interview with Kuukuwa Manful  

Kuukuwa is a trained architect from Ghana currently pursuing a PhD in Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London. She is also the Principal Investigator on building Early Accra - a project that aims to digitise endangered architectural...

Elvie tells about her journey to self love by taking the mirror away.

Elvie shares her stories of her life transitions that were marked by changing hair styles, as she moved to a place of self love and finding a way to tame her hair that feels right. She shares her beautiful perspective...

African Americans and Africans

The relationship between Africans and African-Americans

In Your Own Words with Pele Voncujovi

Originally a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

growing up mixed

Sophia Silva is a 15 year old student at Santa Monica highschool. She interviewed Isabella Del Castillo who is also a student at Santa Monica highschool, Bella is 16. together we discussed the topic of growing up mixed, and all...

My fathers journey in life and to America

My father coming from Afghanistan as well explains his struggle to reach America after the rise of the Taliban. His life story is inspiring and he is nevertheless proud of where he is today.

Talking Greekness, Parenthood, and an Interracial Future

I interviewed my father, Vasilios Vikatos, on his upbringing in America as a Greek immigrant, raising his children as equals, marrying a Korean woman and having mixed children, measures of success, and the costs and benefits of a culturally, ethnically...

In Your Own Words with Sarady Merghani

As a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...