Archive - Mixed Messages

William Hunter: “My experience of my own race is how it is read to me by other people”

The author on unhelpful distinctions, finding kinship and the clarity of a name

May 19 •

Isabella Silvers

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William Rayfet Hunter

Katie Goh: “You can't live through other people's eyes”

The author on the myth of authenticity, language barriers and the variousness of mixed identity

May 12 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messages Extra: Read an extract from Sama Sama, plus win a copy

A sneak peek at Julie Lin's Sama Sama and your chance to win your own copy

May 8 •

Isabella Silvers

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Julie Lin: “You are valid by being who you are”

The chef and author on having to explain herself, the parts of culture we touch and Big Fat Noodles

May 7 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messageboard: May 2025

All the events, reads and recipes you need to know about this month

May 5 •

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Anna Sulan Masing

April 2025

Deepa Paul: “I wanted to belong, but the gap was too wide”

The author on beauty standards, being Indian enough and code-switching in life and love

Apr 28 •

Isabella Silvers

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Mixed Messages Extra: Read an extract from A Wilder Way

A sneak peek grower and author Poppy Okotcha's debut book, A Wilder Way, and a reflection on her modelling career

Apr 24 •

Isabella Silvers

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Poppy Okotcha: “I'm stepping away from describing my heritage in terms of colour”

The ecological grower and author on culture over colour, finding things she never knew she'd lost and being palatably political

Apr 22 •

Isabella Silvers

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Aube Rey Lescure: “My places of comfort are where I walk down the street and no one looks twice”

The author on the building blocks of her Chinese identity, cultural perceptions of masculinity and the push and pull of being mixed

Apr 15 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messages Extra: Win a copy of The Ministry of Time

Win a paperback copy of the Women's and Jhalak Prize longlisted novel

Apr 10 •

Isabella Silvers

Kaliane Bradley: "There is so much space, so much capaciousness"

The author on assumed identities, Cambodian culture outside of her family and her urgent curiosity

Apr 7 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messageboard: April 2025

All the books, buns and events you need to know about this month

Apr 6 •

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