Mixed Media, Volume II, Issue I

Vol II

Welcome to our Zine!

Mixed Media: Volume II is the second edition of the collaborative zine publication curated by Mixed Heritage Society. Building off the inaugural issue released in Spring 2023, this issue contains a diverse collection of collages, poetry, paintings, photographs, pottery, and more, generated in art workshops held by MHS along with remote submissions. This project, both process and product, channels the perspectives and artistic convictions of our community, where experimentation in mediums mirrors explorations of identity. In this way, representation itself becomes the inspiration for meaningful production. This work is rooted in the belief that creative expression has the potential to resist and reform imposed divisions of political activity, physical space, and social relations between oneself and others.

Thank you to all of our contributors for your time and creativity!

Contributors Name Madeleine Cesaretti, CC ’25 Christina Sarbarnes, Barnard ’26

Page Front Cover, 1, 11, 16 2, 3

Eleni Mazareas, Barnard ’25

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Eva Moscoso, CC ’25

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Sarah Bukowski, GS ‘25

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Stella Fusaro, CC ’25

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Kohei Ono, CC ’27

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Marcos Valenzuela, CC ’25

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Magali van Caloen, CC ’25

14, 15

About MHS statement Nina Long, CC ‘25

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Coalescence of 1968 I decided to hone in on the year 1968 because of its historical positioning as a unique moment of coalescing revolts, uprisings, and movements that challenged existing systems of oppression and reimagined new visions of society globally.

To me, these coalescing movements are an example of the power of solidarity between minority and ethnic groups. This solidarity allows for a recognition of overlapping values while also maintaining and recognizing differences.

I included images from various 1968 movements such as Mexico student protests (rejecting Mexico’s authoritarian government demanding structural change), Paris student and worker protests (against capitalism, consumerism, and American imperialism), the American Civil Rights Movement (encompassing Chicago 8), Columbia student protests (demanding the abandonment of the Morningside Park gymnasium plans and antiwar sentiments after the uncovering of Columbia’s involvement with the IDA), and the Third World Liberation Front (twlf) protests (demanding ethnic studies and the decentring of Eurocentrism in education).

In 1968, these global movements built solidarity with one another, challenged perceived power, and utilized joy and rage to demand social and societal change. These movements created a global reckoning that pinpointed the need for a new future—one that bulldozes white supremacy, racial capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and patriarchy.

‘68 serves provides an example of a global demand for societal reconstruction. This mission must be continued.

Mari Tachibana's Dream Mari Tachibana's dream is to become rich. She believes that this dream began with her family environment. Her father graduated from a prestigious university and is an all-time middle manager in a large company. Her mother, a junior college graduate, initially worked for a large company as well, but left when she became pregnant and now works part-time.

Her mother's salary is less than one-fifth of Her father's. Whenever Her father argued with Her mother, he would cite this and say that he was the one supporting the family and that he should be respected more. Although the family relationship was bad, it had not yet led to divorce. Mari knew that the reason for this was to pay for her schooling. Without her father's income, it was doubtful that Mari would be able to attend college. Mari thought that her mother must be living a life of hardship so that her child would not have to suffer. She felt sorry for her mother, but also regretted the fate of women living in the modern world. With her father's income, Mari's family can be said to be wealthy. But Mari wanted to finish her school life without the help of her father's money as much as possible.

However, the more prestigious a school is, the more expensive the tuition is. Moreover, if she wanted to enter a prestigious school, she would have to pay for cram school, mock exams, and other expenses in addition to the tuition. Although she is trying to escape the curse of money through the power of study, in reality, ironically, she is becoming more and more ensnared in the chains of money day by day.

Money, Money, Money.

Marcos Part 2

Listen (Secret Place) This is a piece that I have 3D modeled of a character I use in my work currently called The Lady and she is in her room surrounded

by Angelica flowers. The poem has been made into song and is released online by the same title, and this piece is used as the single cover. It will be the opening track to my album set to release February 3rd.

Open a palm to you Please step inside What is true Will never hide There may never be an end Be sure your vision will bend Have you found the way in?

Have you found the way in?

Have you Found the way in?

Have you Found the way in?

Weather weather, there is none here No trash nor treasure Nothing near Secret place, unknown always Only one chase, this is the maze Run through With open hands My eyes grew roots in the sand What you see Isn’t so Its moving quite slow You can only hear them most can see You can only hear them just like me Listen Listen

About MHS Mixed Heritage Society provides a space for multiracial, multiethnic, and multicultural students to come together and connect over shared experiences. We view both community and identity as reiterative processes, ones that shift with perspective and practice. In this way, we foster open dialogues between our peers and a safe space for mixed students of the broader Columbia community. Much of our mission centers around roundtable discussions in which participants can share their voices and learn in turn from the perspectives of those around them. We celebrate collective threads of experience while recognizing the individual complexities that we simultaneously hold. This semester our roundtable talks have highlighted the intersectionality between social groups, giving opportunities for members who may identify with multiple communities to connect and process with others of similar backgrounds. Our conversations have involved the intersections of being both Mixed and of Black heritage, Latine heritage, and Queer identity, to name a few. In aiming to facilitate friendships within the mixed student community, MHS has hosted a number of outreach events under this mission. This semester, we have organized a speed-friending session, a Friendsgiving potluck, a meeting on mental health, a study break, and our annual Mixed Martial Arts game night. Over the past few weeks, MHS has also been working to mobilize our community to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Thank you so much to the MHS board for your hard work and dedication this past semester. Thank you also, dear reader, for engaging with our mission through this collection.