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More Than

One Box to Check

White
Black / African American
American Indian / Alaska Native
Asian / Pacific Islander
Hispanic / Latin / Spanish Origin
Other

A New Type

of Meetup

“You want to create a positive environment for your kids, so they can feel good about themselves… I want our kids to express every part of themselves. They can be more than one box to check on a questionnaire.”
- Farzana Nayani

The Mixed Space

is Proud to Present

FARZANA NAYANI
FARZANA NAYANI is a passionate community advocate and educator, speaker and coach on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), race, leadership, culture, and identity. She holds an MA in communications from the Univ. of Hawai'i at Manoa with research focusing on identity of multiethnic youth. She is an advisor for the non-profit Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC) and has been featured by L.A. Parent, NPR, and DiversityInc. Of Filipina-Pakistani background, her partner is German and Malaysian and together, they are parents of two multiracial sons. Her new book Raising Multiracial Children: Tools for Nurturing Identity in a Racialized World distributed by Penguin Random House is available now.

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The Mixed Space curates monthly meetups to facilitate robust discussions emphasizing social justice, community activism and intersectional identity at large. Sign up to receive your invitation for next month’s meetup.

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    QUOTES FROM MIXED SPACE COMMUNITY MEMBERS:
    "Today was the first time I've ever attended a mix spaced meeting but I think what you guys have created and what you enable is incredible, thank you so much for the meeting today, I learnt a lot and am really looking forward to more!"
    "Thank you for creating a space for such important discussion. It was an honor to hear everyone's stories!"
    "This type of platform is so great! We need more of this!" "I really, really love the energy established by TMS"
    What is The Mixed Space?
    TMS is a community organization celebrating intersectional identities by hosting monthly meetups that navigate conversations on ​​identity, culture, and civic engagement. We create safe spaces for people to listen and learn with each other; to witness and validate the totality of an individual's experience of the world.
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