Ep. 18 | Carving out Space for Multiracial People in Media, How Hollywood is Changing, and Mixed Asian Media with Alex Chester-Iwata

Alex Chester-Iwata (she/her) is an actor and the the editor in chief of Mixed Asian Media, an online media platform that strives to spark conversations around mixed-race Asian and Pacific Islander identities. In today’s episode, Alex and I talk about navigating a media industry that she says left little room for mixed race people and the exciting ways she believes it's beginning to change. We also dive into why Alex started Mixed Asian Media. Alex’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfchester/?hl=en MAM:  https://www.instagram.com/mixedasianmedia/?hl=en https://mixedasianmedia.com/home MAM Fest: https://www.instagram.com/mam_fest/?hl=en Tickets for MAM Fest 2022 can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mixed-asian-media-fest-tickets-374636486817 Use promo code MAMF15 for $15 off the all-access pass! Thank you to Drew Swenson for editing the episode and to Gabe Ford-Dunker for writing our music! Check out their band Hawthorne Park here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IiwBKT2ERHIEgkodtJh2z