Fleace is also looking for panelist for the various venues in Chicago, NYC and Atlanta. If you're interested in being on the speakers panel in the other cities or if you want to attend the seminar pleae contact/rsvp to LosAngeles@FreeYourMind.me.

To read more about the seminar check out the website http://www.blackweekly.com/freeyourmind

There was all this hype about some asian girl that sung at the MJ memorial but since I chose to cocoon myself from the media madness of the event... I had no idea what anyone was talking about. Later I came online to find out. What did I find? That the "asian, chinese, etc" girl was actually blasian. How funny!

http://www.judithhillmusic.com/index.asp

http://www.mixedchild.com/FEATURES/Judith_Hill/Judith_Hill.htm

Judith was born in Los Angeles and raised in a family of musicians. Her mother is an immigrant from Japan who met her father in a funk band in the 1970s. She laughs about her bi-racial experience, “I was a skinny mixed kid with a lot of hair that I didn’t know what to do with (and still don’t know what to do with it). And my mom could not help me with it!”

She admits that she never “fit in”. Depending on the social circle, she was labeled “too quiet”, “too loud”, “too black”, “to asian”, or too something. Judith expresses, “I was a traveler, kind of a drifter. But, looking back I see how all of those experiences, friends, and cultures made me who I am today.”

I always get the most interesting emails. Take for example what is the end result after a guy requests to join my group for Moms of Blasian. I explain it's for moms so why is he trying to join. His reply? See below. It's actually pretty interesting stuff. Ha.

Hi as a mother of Blasian and/or Asian children I am sure you love your children dearly as any mother would and would fight for their right to live in a world where they aren't oppressed in anyway. That's why I decided to join your group and request your help in spreading awareness of Asian and Asian American issues especially when dealing with racism in Hollywood. Would you please read the article below? and share this with other mothers.

http://www.anbmsource.com/node/513


Please also check out this facebook group

http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/group.php?gid=2214375888

Additional educational material

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJwAwH93Yhg

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb8o2KPDYBo

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv4plDRdkO4

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0gr_UmJ7ME

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yP58xzU5wI

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ4Ct5wGymc

THE SLANTED SCREEN PT.7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxkmcWzof0

http://angryasianman.com/angry.html

Came across this via MixedChild.com.

My name is Kimberly Davis and I'm a journalist with News21 (news21.com) in Maryland (thenewvoters.com).

We are working on a project about mixed race Americans and political identity ahead of the 2010 Census. Looking for people who identify as mixed race in or near Georgia, DC and Philly for in-depth interviews. Email me at kdavis02@gmail.com. Thanks!