Matt Kelley (born 1978) is a mixed-race

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, public speaker and

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born in

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, and living in Seoul, South Korea. He is the co-editor of the ''Multiracial Child Resource Book: Living Complex Identities'' (2003) with Maria P. P. Root and is producer of the documentary film,
Chasing Daybreak: A Film About Mixed Race in America
' (2006), which features U.S. President

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. In 1998, as a 19-year-old, first-year student at

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...

, Kelley create
MAVIN magazine
one of the first print publications about racially mixed people. In 2000, he founded the

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-based

Mavin Foundation Mavin Foundation is a community organization which seeks to build "healthy communities that celebrate and empower mixed heritage people and familiesLocated in Seattle, WA, Mavin has been recognized nationally for its work toward a society inclusive ...

, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization whose mission is to build “healthy communities that celebrate and empower mixed heritage people and families". Under his direction the organization created projects including the award-winnin
MatchMaker Bone Marrow Project
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Mixed Heritage Center
and th
Generation MIX National Awareness Tour
He left the organization in 2006 but continues to serve on its Board of Advisors. Kelley is recognized as a spokesperson for multiracial Americans. He frequently appears in media
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, he was the multiracial representative on the

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's Decennial Census Advisory Committee. In 2005 he presented testimony to Congress about mixed-race health concerns. Kelley has volunteered with several organizations that work with youth, Asian American, African American and lesbian and gay issues.

External links

References

General

Official website
* Notable Wesleyan University alumni
MAVIN Foundation (Official website)

Published work

From 50 to 1,500: Korea Queer Culture Festival turns 10
by Matt Kelle
Fridae.com
June 16, 2009
South Korea's legal trans-formation
by Matt Kelley and Mike Le
Fridae.com
May 29, 2009 *Beauty vs. Brawn by Matt Kelley and Uikwon Lee

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. Issue 19 Spring 2009
One Box Isn't Enough: An Analysis of How U.S. Colleges and Universities Classify Mixed Heritage Students
by Alfredo Padilla with Matt Kelley

. November 9, 2005

Articles

(organized by most recent)
Mavin: One who understands
by Julie Dexter
Washington Health Foundation
Winter 2007

by Naomi Pabst
The Village Voice
January 31, 2006
It's time for 'Generation Mix'
by Mireya Navarro
Taipei Times
April 26, 2005

by Mireya Navarro, ttps://www.nytimes.com/ New York Times April 24, 2005
Former 'Others' show their pride
by Janie Magruder
The Arizona Republic
April 8, 2005
Coast-to-coast Mix RV tour an interracial celebration
by Jason Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
April 7, 2005

by John Iwasaki, ttp://www.seattletimes.com/ Seattle Times April 4, 2005
Seeing mixed races through the eyes of new generation
by Jerry Large
Seattle Times
March 31, 2005
Race isn't as clear as black and white
by Florangela Davila
Seattle Times
January 17, 2005
Multiracial and proud! Multiracial teens are claiming their own identities and changing our notion of race
by John DiConsiglio, Scholastic Choices. September 2004

by Lisette Austin, The Connection. April 2004

by John Iwasaki
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
March 20, 2004
Group holds Marrow-Thon to find multiracial donors
by Jean Stevens
The Daily Orange
November 13, 2002

by Steve Wilhelm
Puget Sound Business Journal
September 13, 2002
Multiracial - a new way of thinking
by D. Parvaz
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
March 14, 2001

by Martin Kasindorf and Haya El Nasser
USA Today
March 13, 2001
Census 'can of worms' makes experts squirm
by Stuart Eskenazi
Seattle Times
March 13, 2001
Changing the way we think about race
by Solomon Moore
Los Angeles Times
March 5, 2001

by Theresa O'Rourke, Link Magazine. May 2000
Birth of a Maven: Matt Kelley's brave new magazine targets a mixed-race world
by Andy Steiner
Utne Reader
September/October 1999 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Matt 1978 births Living people American book editors American consultants American documentary filmmakers American non-fiction writers People from Spokane, Washington American magazine founders American people of Korean descent Multiracial affairs in the United States Wesleyan University alumni