Teja The Speaker
Keynote Speaker
I have given over 1,700 keynote speeches and performances, and have produced and facilitated hundreds of live comedy, drama and discussion programs on race, culture and identity. I am a featured speaker on TED Talks. In a world divided by race, do we as people really understand what this construct, “Race” really means? This talk breaks down the racial categories and gets us wondering, can we move past these categories?
Watch my TEDx talk, Race: Human. The Unscience of Race.
Teja The Producer
Award-Winning Storyteller
I have an EMMY Award and five Telly Awards. My PBS documentaries such as Crossing The Line: Multiracial Comedians, and Model Minority: Do The Math, have stirred considerable discussions on identity, race and culture in the news including The NY Times, LA Times, USA Today and National Public Radio. My Discovery Education series Diversity Elementary has been a big success in many countries. I have edited and created over 150 national and international social-issues oriented full-length documentaries and magazine-style news programs, mostly for PBS.
I am the author and illustrator of books on multiracial and multicultural identity, including In The Shadow of Race, Mixed Feelings and Jeni So Many.
As Co-Executive Producer, Director of Photography and Editor at Tow-Arboleda Films, our award-winning social impact videos address racism and bullying against Asian Americans. We have millions of collective views worldwide.
I grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and have a deep appreciation for diversity and humankindness.
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Storytelling is the oldest form of human entertainment. Also, stories are the best way to preserve and share culture. What's your story?
IT'S BLENDIER ON THE INSIDE
Mixed At Birth
Available for:
- Speaking engagements
- Media interviews
- Consulting
Subject matters of interest for healthy mixed family building:
- Multiracial / Biracial parenting advice
- Multicultural family conflict resolution
- Resilience Building
- Overcoming Bias
- TCK (Third Culture Kid) support
- Cross-racial adoption parenting advice
- Foster care parenting
Philosophy: "There is no box."
About Entertaining Diversity
What's Your Mix
I'm the little one on the right. I was probably drooling on my bib, so I doubt I was thinking about my identity. And did I know I was going to grow up in Japan?