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• A Chat with Nicole Koschmann January 31, 2012 1:31 am
  Today we’re having a chat with Nicole Koschmann, a film-maker who participated in the 2010 Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival! At the Festival, Koschmann’s documentary Black, White, and Yellow was screened in front of an audience that she felt was the best possible for the film. The documentary is about transracial adoption, a subject [...] […]
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• An Interview with Tara Betts January 22, 2012 9:33 pm
  Time for another of our “Where Are They Now?” specials. This week we’re focusing on Tara Betts, a writer who took part in the Festival in June, 2010. During the Festival, she read from her book Arc & Hue and also spoke with other authors about literature. Betts especially enjoyed these chats at the Mixed [...] […]
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• And We’re Back!! January 16, 2012 5:27 pm
  Hello again, all you lovely people! I admit that it’s been a while, but the blog is back. That’s right, B-A-C-K, back! So make sure to check it out periodically for spotlights, Mixed Root Festival news, and more! Ooh, this is so exciting, I can’t wait! […]
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• Festival Today and Tomorrow!! :D June 11, 2011 5:27 pm
  After the painstaking wait, it’s finally here! The time for the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival has finally arrived! I do hope you can all attend today and tomorrow; it will only be here for two days! And since I cannot make it (I fly back just ten days later, what a bummer!), you [...] […]
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• An Interview with Marcia Alesan Dawkins June 8, 2011 8:08 pm
  I hope you’re all ready to read a little something because here’s our next “Where Are They Now?” post! Today we’re focusing on Marcia Dawkins, author of the book “Things Said in Passing” and a volunteer at last year’s Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival. As a volunteer, she was a moderator for the film [...] […]
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• A Chat with Fanshen Cox June 1, 2011 2:53 pm
  I am pleased to announce to anyone who comes across this blog that after much managing, waiting, and all-around cursing of the time difference between Los Angeles and Berlin, Miss Fanshen Cox and I were able to get in an interview via email. (Thank goodness for internet!) While we were unable to chat face-to-face (or [...] […]
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• Hines Ward on Dancing With the Stars May 22, 2011 8:48 pm
  Hines Ward, an MVP of the Superbowl XL and a winner of the Mixed Roots Loving Prize, is currently one of the three finalists for the ABC show Dancing With the Stars. Who will win the coveted and frankly, sparkly mirror ball trophy? How will this season of the ABC celebrity dance competition end? The two-day finale starts [...] […]
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• Spotlight on Christen Lee May 20, 2011 1:24 pm
  Time for another little game of Let’s See What They’re Up to Now! This time we’re checking up on Kristen Lee, who attended the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival in May 2010. At the Festival, she screened her short documentary film, “MiXeD mE” (directed Chris Woon and Nancy Wen, as well as Kristen Lee [...] […]
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• Please Donate!! May 17, 2011 2:00 pm
  Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know about how you can contribute to the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival! Now, wait a minute before you skip this whole section of text. I understand that sometimes we just don’t have time or money to help out. In response to this, I would [...] […]
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• Why we still need the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival May 9, 2011 9:34 pm
  My dear friend Rayme Cornell and I had the great opportunity to visit a Santa Monica middle-grade school where we got to talk to kids about the upcoming Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, June 11-12, 2011 in Los Angeles. www.mxroots.org. People often ask me whether I think things are changing for kids who are [...] […]
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