Transracial Adoptee Episodes

In this episode of Militantly Mixed, host Sharmane Fury shares a personal update about shifting the show to a bi-weekly schedule as she enters the final month of her first semester of law school and approaches the second anniversary of her partner Tristan’s death. November, what she calls “death month,” brings both emotional weight and logistical challenges, yet this conversation felt too important to delay.Sharmane is joined by Traci Hobson, a first-generation African American & Korean transracial adoptee who grew up in the United States and recently returned to Korea to reclaim her cultural identity, language, and sense of self. They first met at a mixed-race event earlier in the year, where Sharmane immediately connected with Traci’s story and presence.Traci shares her experiences of assimilating into the African American community, losing her Korean language and cultural ties, facing bullying, and navigating colorism and corporate spaces as a Mixed woman. She also reflects…