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Anita, Naomi & their mother Tanya

Anita, Naomi & their mother Tanya

Anita (left): Half Mexican, Quarter White (English), One-Eighth African American, One-Eighth Native American
Naomi (right): Quarter African American, Half White, Quarter Native American
Tanya: Half African American, Half White (English)
Photographed in Los Angeles, California
Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America
"The truth was I felt extremely inferior to both black and white people. Regardless of the difference in their skin color, both groups appeared to have a sense of belonging and camaraderie." – Tanya Roome

Ananda, Ari & Rehana Half Indian (Bombay, Goa), Half White (Jewish Russian-Romanian) Photographed in New York City Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Phoenix Five-Eighths Native American (Cherokee, Lakota, Blackfoot), Quarter African American, One-Eighth French/Caribbean Photographed in New York City Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Janine, Evan & their children Weston, Austin & Isabella Kelly Half Asian (Japanese), One-Eighth Asian (Filipino), Three-Eighths White (German, French, Spanish) Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Ryan & his mother Tracy Ryan: Half Black, Half White Photographed in Queens, New York Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Elizabeth & her father Robert Shigeru Anita, Naomi & their mother Tanya Cheryl White, One-Eighth Aztec Indian Photographed in Mar Vista Hills, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America John Half Asian (Japanese), Half White (Irish, French-Canadian) Photographed in his boutique in New York City Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Alexis Half White (English), Half African (Mchaga from Tanzania) Photographed at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Diana, Lynne, Julia & Laura Half Asian (Korean), Half African American (Creole) Photographed in Alhambra, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Alex Half White, Quarter Black (Creole), Quarter Asian (Korean) Photographed in Alhambra, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Brandon Less than Half Black (includes Creole), Quarter Asian (Korean) and more than a Quarter Native American Photographed in Alhambra, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Kim Half Asian (Vietnamese), Half White (French, German, Irish, English) Photographed on Fishers Island, New York Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Amanda Half Asian (Japanese), Half White, Some Native American (Choctaw) Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Sionna Half Pacific Islander (Samoan), Half White (German, Irish), Some Native American Photographed in Tacoma, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Joel, Carey, Carla & Jeremy Quarter Black, Quarter Native American, Half White Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Lisette Half African American, Half White (Sicilian, Irish) Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Erika Half White (Irish, English), Half Black (some Native American) Photographed with her daughter at home in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Darla Quarter American Indian (Okanagan), Three-Quarters White (Irish, Swedish) Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Lulu Half Asian (Filipina, with Spanish, Chinese, indigenous influence), Half Black (with White, Cherokee, African influence) Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Rudy Half African American, Half White (Italian) Photographed in Brooklyn, New York Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America LaTanya Black, White (Welsh), Asian (Korean) Photographed in Los Angeles, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Leilani Half Alaska Native (Haida, Tsimpsian), Half Pacific Islander (Samoan) Photographed in Seattle, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Mikle & Jon Mikle: Half African American, Half Asian American (Korean) Jon: Half African American, Half Syrian (brothers) Photographed in New York City Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Deyden & Lhadon Half Asian (Tibetan), Half White (Canadian) Photographed in New York City Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Rachelle & Richard, daughters Angelique & Ashleigh Daughters: Half African American, Quarter Native American (Cherokee), Quarter White (French) Rachelle: African American, Native American (Cherokee), White Richard: White Photographed in Issaquah, Washington Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Whitney Father’s parents were Black, Native American and White Mother is White (French, English, Irish) Photographed at home in Oakland, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Cristalle Half Asian (Japanese), Half White (Norwegian, English, Dutch) Photographed in Queens, New York Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Adia Half White (English), Half African (Mchaga from Tanzania) Photographed in Long Beach, California Blended Nation: Portraits and Interviews of Mixed Race America Jummy