MAVIN Foundation ... the Mixed Race Experience

We enjoy partnering with a wide range of organizations and companies that share our mission of celebrating and advocating for mixed heritage people and families. We encourage you to support the following outstanding organizations!			Click here to make an online donation to support MAVIN Foundation's innovative and award-winning programs. National Ethnic and Affinity Organizations Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL) Korean American Coalition (KAC) Seattle-area Ethnic and Affinity Organizations Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas Pride Foundation Suquamish Tribe Wing Luke Asian Museum Health-Related Organizations Asian American Donor Program (AADP) Gilda's Club Seattle International Community Health Services MatchPia.org National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Youth/Young Adult Leadership Organizations OneWorld Now! Global Youth Leadership Program Teens in Public Service (TIPS) Young Professionals of Greater Seattle (YPoGS) Faith-Based Entities/ Organizations Grace Episcopal Church on Bainbridge Island, WA Colleges and Universities we have partnered with LBJ School of Public Policy at the Univ. of Texas-Austin Seattle University University of Washington Wesleyan University Western Washington Univ. Individuals/Professionals Lisette Austin, Writer/Speaker Will Austin Photography Wilmer Galindo Design Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist Charles Yesuwan Design
Adoptee Organizations
		Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW) Based in Seattle, AAAW is a resource that provides mentoring, fellowship and educational opportunities for Asian/Pacific adoptees and the community.
		Vietnamese Adoptee Network (VAN) VAN is a nonprofit organization that seeks to maximize the Vietnamese adoptee experience in a caring, supportive environment by networking them to other adoptees and community resources.
Mixed Heritage Community Organizations and Resources
		Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA) AMEA has represented the multiethnic and transracial adoption community since 1988 and has nine affiliate organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
		Biracial Family Network (BFN) of Chicago The Biracial Family Network (BFN) is a Chicago-based nonprofit community service organization that celebrates multiracial people and families. BFN is an affiliate of the Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA).
		Fusion - A Summer Program for Mixed Heritage Youth Fusion is a San Francisco Bay Area-based organization that seeks to celebrate and support multiracial and transracially adoptive families and youth through a summer camp, workshops and other events.
		Hapa Issues Forum HIF is a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Asian Pacific Islanders of mixed heritage and developing communities that value diversity.
		Intermix Intermix is a website for U.K. mixed race families, individuals and others. Their mission is to offer a view of the mixed race experience by highlighting icons, films, books, poetry, parenting techniquest and celebrities.
		Mixed Heritage Center (MHC) MAVIN Foundation has partnered with the Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA) to launch a national clearing house of information related to mixed heritage and transrascial adoption issues.
		Multiethnic Education Program The "ME" Program provides educators and families culturally competent resources and strategies (including publications, trainings and videos) to ensure mixed heritage children thrive in our increasingly diverse society.
		Multiracial Interracial eXperience (MIX) Sponsored by MAVIN Foundation, MIX is the greater Seattle area's social and action-oriented community organization for multiracial people and families, transracial adoptees and people in interracial relationships.
		Oregon Council on Multiracial Affairs (OCMA) OCMA is the Portland, Oregon affiliate of AMEA. Their mission is to broaden awareness of the multiracial and multicultural experience. OCMA offers family potlucks andan annual celebration of the Loving Supreme Court decision.
		Swirl, Inc. Swirl aims to unite the mixed community by providing support to mixed families, mixed individuals, transracial adoptees, and interracial/cultural couples.
Mixed Heritage Campus Organizations
		miXed at the University of Washington Mixed at the University of Washington is a MAVIN Foundation-sponsored campus group that celebrates the mixed race and transracially adopted experience through social, health and political events!
		National Mixed Race Student Coalition (NMRSC) Founded in 2003 at the MAVIN Foundation National Conference on the Mixed Race Experience, the NMRSC The Coalition allows campus organizations from across the country to network, learn from each other, and grow more>
Companies Selling Mixed Heritage Products
		Mix-It-Up Mix-It-Up celebrates the diverse relationships of our lives through greeting cards, invitations and announcements.
		Of Many Colors: Portraits of Multiracial Families Of Many Colors includes photographs and interviews with 20 families who have bridged the racial divide through interracial relationships and/or adoption.
		Real Kidz Real Kidz were developed to celebrate the birth of Courtney Helm's biracial nephew. The set of dolls represent different mixed heritage backgrounds.
	Other Resources, Notable Authors, Books, Etc.
		Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience, Chadra Prasad, Editor Chandra Prasad's Mixed "explodes expectations of what it means to be multiracial.