Mixed (Parent Edition): The Rao Family Talks Racial Identity

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An illustrated portrait of Anita's family from when Anita was around 6 years old. From left to right: her older sister, Priyanka; her dad, Satish, her mom, Sheila, holding her brother, Nikilesh; Anita.

Charnel Hunter

Anita invites her parents back to Embodied for a special bonus episode. She hears their take on our recent episode "Mixed," about growing up biracial. Then she turns the tables and puts herself in the guest seat as her parents ask her a few questions.

Meet the guests:

Sheila Rao, Anita's mom, shares some of the context surrounding her marriage to Satish and how that influenced the way they raised their children — and asks Anita how she's thinking about these issues as she's building her own mixed race family
Satish Rao, Anita's dad, talks about the influence of where Anita grew up on their family and asks Anita about the strengths and weaknesses of being biracial

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