
Mixed Blessing
"So what are you?" Chandra Crane knows what it's like to get that question. She has a Thai birth father, a European American mother, and an African American father who adopted her when she was five. With this mixed multiethnic and multicultural background, she has keenly felt the otherness of never quite fitting in. Where do people of mixed ethnicity belong? Those of us with multiethnic backgrounds may have pain surrounding our mixed heritage. But we also have the privilege and potential to serve the Lord through our unique experiences. Join Chandra as she explores what Scripture and history teach us about ethnicity and how we can bring all of ourselves to our sense of identity and calling. She'll interview guests, have lively and honest discussions and help us to find out how a mixed identity can be a blessing to you, others, and the world around you.
Episodes
18 episodes
Latasha Ferguson—S1E16
In today’s episode, we sit down with Latasha Ferguson and hear some of her amazing story. As a Black and Korean woman, Tasha has a lot of insight about navigating two worlds, overcoming obstacles, and finding a synthesis of both joy and sorr...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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43:40

Brennan Takayama—S1E15
Description:In today’s episode, I got to sit down at the multiethnic table with Brennan Takayama. Tune in to hear his story as a monoracial multiethnic man with roots in both San Francisco and Hawai’i. Brennan has mu...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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51:52

Tiffany Henness—S1E14
In today’s episode, I got to sit down at the multiethnic table with Tiffany Henness. Join us for vulnerability and deep thoughts, but also laughs and theological hijinks. Tiffany’s story is a blessing to me, and will bless you—whether you’re...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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52:27

Ben Lowe—S1E13
Description:In today’s episode, I got to sit down at the multiethnic table with my friend Ben Lowe. Ben is multiethnic, multicultural, and multinational and has much insight and kindness to offer us as we ask the per...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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33:41

Christina Quintanilla—S1E12
For this Mixed Blessing episode, I sit down with Christina Quintanilla, a seminarian, small business owner, poet, and friend. It’s a beautiful conversation about the importance of finding God in both weeping and dancing, of great capacity fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:49

Heather Thompson Day—S1E11
For this episode of Mixed Blessing, we get to hear from Heather Thompson Day, a professor, wife, mother, and the author of It’s Not Your Turn, which just released this week! It’s a wonderful conversation about waiting ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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36:25

Jen Hollingsworth—S1E10
Description:For this episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we are joined by my dear friend and co-conspirator, Jen Hollingsworth. It’s a significant and holy time of discussing Mixed ide...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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40:47

Lo McDermott—S1E9
Description:For this episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we get to chat with Lo McDermott. We talk about the importance of family, the beauty of nature, and the unique ways that the de...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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27:58

Michelle Reyes—S1E8
In today’s episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we’re sitting down with Michelle Reyes. Michelle encourages, challenges, and speaks a word of encouragement from Psalm 139:73-74. Join us for this episode to hear...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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28:40

Kylene Hong—S1E7
In today’s episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, we sit down with my dear friend Kylene Hong, who is not only a dear friend and a mentor, she’s one of the first folks to see me in the complexity of my multiethnicity and to invite me into th...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:21

York Moore—S1E6
Description:In this episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, we talk with R. York Moore about his preaching, teaching, and abolitionist work. We discuss what it means to listen and understand others, to walk in solidarity, and to...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:13

Ashley Bauer-Yuen—S1E5
In today’s episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we get to visit with Ashley Bauer-Yuen. Ashley is a wonderful storyteller and has a unique perspective in a lot of different spheres of life. She occupies the in-...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:28

Steve Tamayo—S1E4
Description:In this episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, we get to chat with Steve Tamayo. Steve is so good at bringing others to the table and welcoming them as familia. So I know you’ll be encou...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:42

Jennifer Clark—S1E3
In this episode of Mixed Blessing: Breaking Bread at the Multiethnic Table, I am joined for a relaxing cup of tea by our guest, Jennifer Clark. We chat about our families of origin, the nuance of the mixed experience and the different ways i...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:42

Brandi Miller—S1E2
In this episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, I get to drink and spill some metaphorical tea with our guest, Brandi Miller. We talk about everything from overturning the “de-racialization” of black and brown folks to the power of finding jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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24:36

Robert Chao Romero—S1E1
In our inaugural episode of the Mixed Blessing podcast, we have the honor of sitting down with Robert Chao Romero. We get to hear about his beautiful family legacy, the Black Lab dog that benevolently rules their household, his work with the...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:14
