Open to pitching
Sun-Mi Alvarez
Writer & Contributor · Los Angeles, CA
In the directory
Stories, people, and opportunities across mixed-Asian life
On museums, magazines, and the long habit of asking mixed people to stand still while someone else decides what they mean.
You’ve been asked it your whole life. This time you answer — in your own words.
Casting mixed-Asian actors without treating them like ambiguity props.
A plain-language map of the words — and who they leave out.
Identity filters only show people who opted in. Mixed-Asian identity is self-defined and not verified by mixedasian.com.
“My own name. Every new teacher, every first day, I had a version ready that was easier for them and quieter for me.”
Daniel Reyes-Tan · Austin“Menus, mostly. And the difference between “we’re fine” and “we are absolutely not fine” in two languages at once.”
Maya Okafor-Lin · Brooklyn“The silences. Knowing which questions not to ask which grandparent, and carrying the answer between them anyway.”
Priya Nakamura · SeattleEvery profile can become a story. Pitch an essay, answer the weekly prompt, or publish from your own page. Bylines always lead back to people.
An opt-in space — separate from your public profile — waitlisted until the core directory, privacy, and messaging are trusted. Nothing here is indexed from the open directory.
How the lane will work