Mixed Roots: Writers on Multiracial Identity & Both/And Belonging
29 personal essays exploring mixed identity, belonging, family, racism, community and the paradoxical ways of being in the world. My crowd-pleasing manifesto, "Dear Biracial/Multiracial/Mixed Girl," is reprinted in it.
Born out of a community of writers formed through editor Anne Liu Kellor’s annual writing workshop, Mixed Roots is filled with pieces infused with a deep examination of privilege, microaggressions, whiteness, ancestral trauma, internalized racism, and paradoxical truths—going beyond common tropes found in many mixed-race narratives. Highlighting various Asian, Black, Native, Latine, and Arab mixed voices from writers ranging from their 20s to 70s, Mixed Roots invites more multiracial and mixed roots people in to actively contribute to the dialogue around race, whether or not they publicly identify as “mixed.”
ISBN9780807021361
Available onOct 13, 2026
Published byBeacon Press