Author Archives: Fanshen

About Fanshen

I'm a culturally mixed woman searching for racial answers.

One Drop of Love Q&A: Colorism and Being Biracial

TRANSCRIPT: BRIGETTE: Did you find that; I am not of biracial heritage in that sense immediately but when we talk about Colorism and regardless of whether you’re biracial or not where you fall on that line are those things that … Continue reading

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How I Learned about the One-Drop Rule: Tish

We’re looking for stories from EVERYONE about the first time they learned about the one-drop rule. If you’d like to share yours, send us an email with ‘One-drop rule’ in the subject line and we’ll send you instructions: onedropoflove(at)gmail(dot)com TRANSCRIPT: … Continue reading

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One Drop of Love Q&A: Boundaries

Tatiana asks what happens when family members don’t want to share about the past – and how to overcome these obstacles. “One Drop of Love” is a multimedia one-woman show exploring the intersections of race, class and gender in search … Continue reading

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This Week as an Artivist: 4/2/16 Frida Kahlo, SLC Utah, 50 Push-Up Challenge

Frida Kahlo is my muse (0:00-1:26) (2:31-3:00) NY Times review of 1992 Frida Kahlo documentary: http://nyti.ms/1SJonfY University of Utah College of Social Work, Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts in Salt Lake City, Utah (1:24-3:15) Museum of Tolerance 3/31/16 … Continue reading

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This Week as an Artivist 3/26/16: 1500 Students, Zootopia, Suzan-Lori Parks

TRANSCRIPT: Artivists! What’s up you all? How you doing? OK. So much to tell you. (0:05-2:04) First of all One Drop of Love – so many great things. First of all Chandra booked us in Tempe, Arizona at Marcos de … Continue reading

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How I Learned about the One-Drop Rule: Rudy

TRANSCRIPT: FANSHEN: Recently I asked my friends, when was the first time they learned about the one-drop rule, and their answers were incredible, so we’re sharing them with you here, and we’d like to hear yours. So send us an … Continue reading

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This Week as an Artivist 3/5/16: Haircut, Nina Simone, Native Voices

TRANSCRIPT: 0:00:00.000,0:00:06.029 Happy Women’s History Month! Yay! DO it women. Let’s DO it! Alright. 0:00:06.029,0:00:13.870 Oh my goodness did you see this? Check it out. Yeah I got a hair cut. Yeah. My friend Erin Athey 0:00:13.870,0:00:20.789 does my hair … Continue reading

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One Drop of Love Q&A: Presidential “Mixedness”

TRANSCRIPT: TANYA: I have a question in terms of the understanding of what being “biracial” is. And now that it is “presidential” (laughs) and people in this country see a person in power who is of mixed race, what have you … Continue reading

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This Week as an Artivist 2/27/16: New Job, Self Care, Mixedness, The Mountaintop, Black Girl Movement Conference

TRANSCRIPT: 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.960 Good morning Artivists! What’s up you all? It’s a little bit late because my birthday 0:00:04.960,0:00:10.530 was on Friday and so I didn’t make a video on Friday or – usually I make them 0:00:10.530,0:00:16.260 on Friday nights … Continue reading

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One Drop of Love Testimonial: Ashley – one story DOES make a difference

TRANSCRIPT: CHANDRA: One of the best parts about the post-show conversations is when people feel compelled to share their own stories. In this clip, Ashley shares what it’s like for her as a Black female traveling through the Dominican Republic. … Continue reading

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