Category Archives: Identity

Being Half Japanese

By Internet Source | March 9, 2010

I was born to a Japanese mother and an American-Italian mother. Like many other ‘racially’ or if you prefer ‘ethnically’ mixed individuals, I often think about my identity and how I sit in society. I was born and raised in Japan. I therefore consider myself to be predominantly Japanese. That is, culturally. The issue with [...]

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We are because of them – Part 5 0f 5

By Internet Source | March 4, 2010

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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Understanding ‘How to make one hell of a prophet and still get to heaven’

By Ross | March 2, 2010

How to make one hell of a prophet and still get to heaven by Dr. John F. DeMartini

What the hell is heaven?
Payment is due when service is rendered.
Profits are a by product of having services rendered.
‘Work is love made visible’ – Khalil Gibran
Everything is light.
The inherent nature of divinity is love and light.
Spirit requires matter [...]

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Next Time Call Me Mixed-Race!

By Internet Source | February 25, 2010

I have both white and black cousins, but best of all I have two places that I can call home.
How do you categorise someone who is not 100% white nor 100% black, without offending that person?
This is the debate that I walked into the other day, when a woman pointed at me and [...]

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We are because of them – Part 4 0f 5

By Internet Source | February 18, 2010

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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The Ugly Truth Behind The Eurasian Beauty Myth

By Internet Source | February 11, 2010

Growing up in Hong Kong, Fiona Hartley (not her real name) had to walk up a steep hill every morning. By the time this Eurasian teenager got to school, she would be sweaty and flushed, and her wiry brown hair would be a complete mess. She used to look in envy at the Chinese girls [...]

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We are because of them – Part 3 of 5

By Internet Source | February 9, 2010

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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We are because of them – Part 2 of 5

By Internet Source | February 4, 2010

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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Racial Classification

By Internet Source | February 2, 2010

How do you tell whether a light-skinned baby is black or coloured? You leave him on a table and see if he turns blue. No, this is not a bad joke ­ it is just one of the barbaric methods used to classify South African citizens during the apartheid years. This, and other equally unpalatable [...]

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We are because of them – Part 1 0f 5

By Internet Source | January 26, 2010

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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