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 sorrow. Enjoy our conversation as well uplift the stories of Mixed folks like Latasha. Shownotes: Latasha Ferguson is a speaker, writer, podcaster (Overcome to Become Podcast), and ministry leader. Her heart beats for empowering women to do the hard work of heart work so they can get unstuck, overcome, own their story, and live authentically.She is also a passionate educator who has spent the past 16 years serving in the roles of teacher, assistant principal, principal, and now director of instruction. Wife to her best-friend and mom to four beautiful girls. Latasha loves to read, spend time at the beach, and will travel far and wide for great food that hugs her belly.  <a href='http://www.latashaferguson.com'>latashaferguson.com</a>  <a href='https://www.instagram.com/latashamferguson/'>@latashamferguson</a> on Instagram<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcome-to-become/id1523413873'>Overcome to Become Podcast</a><a href='http://www.facebook.com/groups/womenarestrongertogether/'>www.facebook.com/groups/womenarestrongertogether/</a>  Today’s sponsor: the <a href='https://intervarsity.org/online/library/welcome-library'>InterVarsity Library</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;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 sorrow. Enjoy our conversation as well uplift the stories of Mixed folks like Latasha.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Shownotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Latasha Ferguson is a speaker, writer, podcaster (Overcome to Become Podcast), and ministry leader. Her heart beats for empowering women to do the hard work of heart work so they can get unstuck, overcome, own their story, and live authentically.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;She is also a passionate educator who has spent the past 16 years serving in the roles of teacher, assistant principal, principal, and now director of instruction. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wife to her best-friend and mom to four beautiful girls. Latasha loves to read, spend time at the beach, and will travel far and wide for great food that hugs her belly. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.latashaferguson.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;latashaferguson.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/latashamferguson/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@latashamferguson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; on Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcome-to-become/id1523413873'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overcome to Become Podcast&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/groups/womenarestrongertogether/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;www.facebook.com/groups/womenarestrongertogether/&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Today’s sponsor: the &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://intervarsity.org/online/library/welcome-library'&gt;&lt;b&gt;InterVarsity Library&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 sorrow. Enjoy our conversation as well uplift the stories of Mixed folks like Latasha.  Shownotes:   Latasha Ferguson is a speaker, writer, podcaster (Overcome to Become Podcast), and ministry leader. Her heart beats for empowering women to do the hard work of...

Latasha Ferguson—S1E16

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 much insight into loving the “other,” loving oneself (and thus honoring God’s good creation), and loving the land, along with many other great topics.  Shownotes: Brennan Takayama is a mixed Asian man of Japanese and Chinese (Cantonese) ancestry. He was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii where he enjoyed playing with his brothers and cousins on the family farm. His family moved from Hiroshima, Japan in the late-1800s to work on the sugar cane plantations of the Hamakua coast. His Chinese family moved from Canton to Hawaii and then California in 1870, and his mom was born and raised in San Francisco Chinatown. A documentary &quot;<a href='https://www.vanishingchinatown.com/the-film.html'>Vanishing Chinatown</a>&quot; about his great-grandparents&apos; photo studio has been on the film festival circuit. Two of his favorite TV shows right now are Kim&apos;s Convenience and Black-ish. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/btakayama'>btakayama on Facebook</a><a href='mailto:brennan.takayama@intervarsity.org'>Brennan’s email</a>Give to <a href='https://donate.intervarsity.org/donate#12421'>partner with Brennan</a> Today’s sponsor: the <a href='https://intervarsity.org/online/library/welcome-library'>InterVarsity Library</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;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 much insight into loving the “other,” loving oneself (and thus honoring God’s good creation), and loving the land, along with many other great topics. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shownotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brennan Takayama is a mixed Asian man of Japanese and Chinese (Cantonese) ancestry. He was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii where he enjoyed playing with his brothers and cousins on the family farm. His family moved from Hiroshima, Japan in the late-1800s to work on the sugar cane plantations of the Hamakua coast. His Chinese family moved from Canton to Hawaii and then California in 1870, and his mom was born and raised in San Francisco Chinatown. A documentary &amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.vanishingchinatown.com/the-film.html'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vanishing Chinatown&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot; about his great-grandparents&amp;apos; photo studio has been on the film festival circuit. Two of his favorite TV shows right now are Kim&amp;apos;s Convenience and Black-ish.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/btakayama'&gt;&lt;b&gt;btakayama on Facebook&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:brennan.takayama@intervarsity.org'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brennan’s email&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Give to &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://donate.intervarsity.org/donate#12421'&gt;&lt;b&gt;partner with Brennan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Today’s sponsor: the &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://intervarsity.org/online/library/welcome-library'&gt;&lt;b&gt;InterVarsity Library&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 much insight into loving the “other,” loving oneself (and thus honoring God’s good creation), and loving the land, along with many other great topics.     Shownotes:   Brennan Takayama is a mixed Asian man of Japanese and Chinese (Cantonese) ancestry. He was born and raised ...

Brennan Takayama—S1E15

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 multi- or monoethnic. Come listen and learn from Tiffany and her amazing story as a multiethnic, transracial (but domestic) adoptee.  Shownotes: Website: <a href='http://callinginthewildnerness.com'>Callinginthewildnerness.com</a>Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/callinginthewilderness'>Facebook.com/callinginthewilderness</a>Instagram: <a href='http://instagram.com/coachhenness'>Instagram.com/coachhenness</a>Twitter: <a href='http://twitter.com/coachhenness'>Twitter.com/coachhenness</a> Tiffany Henness is a biracial, transracial adoptee and founder of the Adoptee Influencer Network.  She is also a transracial adoption educator for Be the Bridge, a non-profit that focuses on racial reconciliation. Tiffany lives in Oregon with her husband and two kids, where she serves on the local Leadership Council for Safe Families for Children and organizes a BIPOC community group. She writes about the intersection of adoption, ethnic identity and faith.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;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 multi- or monoethnic. Come listen and learn from Tiffany and her amazing story as a multiethnic, transracial (but domestic) adoptee. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shownotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Website: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://callinginthewildnerness.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Callinginthewildnerness.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Facebook: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://facebook.com/callinginthewilderness'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Facebook.com/callinginthewilderness&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instagram: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://instagram.com/coachhenness'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instagram.com/coachhenness&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Twitter: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://twitter.com/coachhenness'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Twitter.com/coachhenness&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tiffany Henness is a biracial, transracial adoptee and founder of the Adoptee Influencer Network.  She is also a transracial adoption educator for Be the Bridge, a non-profit that focuses on racial reconciliation. Tiffany lives in Oregon with her husband and two kids, where she serves on the local Leadership Council for Safe Families for Children and organizes a BIPOC community group. She writes about the intersection of adoption, ethnic identity and faith.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 multi- or monoethnic. Come listen and learn from Tiffany and her amazing story as a multiethnic, transracial (but domestic) adoptee.     Shownotes:   Website: Callinginthewildnerness.com Facebook: Facebook.com/callinginthewilderness Instagram: Instag...

Tiffany Henness—S1E14

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 perpetual Mixed question: “Who are my people?” Join us for this encouraging conversation as we talk the environment, belief in a good creator, and learning to define ourselves as God sees us.  Shownotes: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ben.s.lowe'>Ben S Lowe on Facebook</a><a href='https://www.instagram.com/benslowe/'>@BenSLowe on Instagram</a><a href='http://www.benlowe.net/'>BenLowe.net</a> <a href='https://christiansforsocialaction.org/'>Christians for Social Action</a> Rev. Ben Lowe is a doctoral candidate and National Science Foundation Fellow at the University of Florida, where his research focuses on the human dimensions of global environmental change. Originally from Singapore, Ben has authored multiple books and currently co-chairs Christians for Social Action.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;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 perpetual Mixed question: “Who are my people?” Join us for this encouraging conversation as we talk the environment, belief in a good creator, and learning to define ourselves as God sees us. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shownotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/ben.s.lowe'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ben S Lowe on Facebook&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/benslowe/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@BenSLowe on Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.benlowe.net/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;BenLowe.net&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://christiansforsocialaction.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christians for Social Action&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rev. Ben Lowe is a doctoral candidate and National Science Foundation Fellow at the University of Florida, where his research focuses on the human dimensions of global environmental change. Originally from Singapore, Ben has authored multiple books and currently co-chairs Christians for Social Action. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 perpetual Mixed question: “Who are my people?” Join us for this encouraging conversation as we talk the environment, belief in a good creator, and learning to define ourselves as God sees us.     Shownotes:   Ben S Lowe on Facebook @BenSLowe on Instagram BenLowe.net   Christi...

Ben Lowe—S1E13

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 for lament as well as joy. No matter what our ethnic story is, each of us can follow in the footsteps and legacy of Jesus in how we tell and listen to stories, how we walk the land, and how we sit with others.  Shownotes: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/chrissieq/'>@chrissieq on Instagram</a>Christina is a soap-making seminarian based in Bakersfield, California, USA. She has a heart for racial justice and a love for preaching and <a href='https://mem.intervarsity.org/bio/christina-quintanilla'>writing</a>. After graduating from UCLA, Christina served as a Reconciliation Specialist for InterVarsity Christian fellowship, raising up students of color to thrive as kingdom leaders. Her soap and skincare business, <a href='https://etsy.com/shop/bloomwellessentials'>Bloomwell Essentials</a>, gives a portion of every sale towards hunger relief. Christina is currently pursuing her Masters of Divinity, with the hopes of opening doors for women of color clergy and disciplining the western church in the ministry of justice and liberation.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;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 for lament as well as joy. No matter what our ethnic story is, each of us can follow in the footsteps and legacy of Jesus in how we tell and listen to stories, how we walk the land, and how we sit with others. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shownotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/chrissieq/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;@chrissieq on Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christina is a soap-making seminarian based in Bakersfield, California, USA. She has a heart for racial justice and a love for preaching and &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://mem.intervarsity.org/bio/christina-quintanilla'&gt;&lt;b&gt;writing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;. After graduating from UCLA, Christina served as a Reconciliation Specialist for InterVarsity Christian fellowship, raising up students of color to thrive as kingdom leaders. Her soap and skincare business, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://etsy.com/shop/bloomwellessentials'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bloomwell Essentials&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;, gives a portion of every sale towards hunger relief. Christina is currently pursuing her Masters of Divinity, with the hopes of opening doors for women of color clergy and disciplining the western church in the ministry of justice and liberation.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 for lament as well as joy. No matter what our ethnic story is, each of us can follow in the footsteps and legacy of Jesus in how we tell and listen to stories, how we walk the land, and how we sit with others.     Shownotes:   @chrissieq on Instagram Ch...

Christina Quintanilla—S1E12

"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.

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