Avan Jogia Gets Candid About His Experiences Being Mixed-Race in Hollywood

Canadian actor Avan Jogia has portrayed various television roles within popular series like “Caprica” and “Victorious.” In 2019, he published a book, “Mixed Feelings on Mixed Race: Poems & Stories,” about his experiences being a mixed-race person. He opens up about auditioning for roles in Hollywood and more on “Tamron Hall.”

#TamronHallShow #TamronHall #AvanJogia
 
 
FIND YOUR TIME AND CHANNEL:
[Put in your zip code in the top portion of the website]
 
FOLLOW US:
 
JOIN OUR SHOW:
 
From the deeply moving to the purely fun, “Tamron Hall” is a daily destination for all things topical and a platform for viewers to connect with the people who are shaping our world through meaningful, engaging, and entertaining conversations. As a new mom, a newlywed, and a survivor who is proving you can accomplish anything at any age, Tamron Hall brings a refreshing, relatable, unpredictable, and unstoppable voice to television.
 
Broadcast from New York City featuring a dynamic mix of live and taped shows, “Tamron Hall” airs across the country in national syndication.

[doloresw]

I love how he says people are trying to decide how they want to view you culturally once they can get your answer about who you are

[mrsjoeyfamous]

I love when people ask me what i am. My identity and culture make me who i am. My ancestors live on through me.

[gokusan]

Wow his voice and facial expression on giving answers is so awsm that his smile in middle conversation is like cherry on top. God bless Avan Jogia. Lots of love from India

[neferene]

I loved him in Tut. Such a brilliant man. Great job!

“Profoundly, if I mix chocolate with vanilla - I still have ice cream…”Christopher G. Poeschl Stay Amazing…

COVID-19 Inspiration…❤️

Love ya’

The Florist…🌹

❤️

[saintblades]

Thanks Tamron! Never have I seen a segment positive as this towards us mixed race people. It’s like we don’t exist.

[ckmp]

When I was in my teenage years, some people would ask me what my nationality/ethnic background was and I would tell them and they had the nerve to tell me oh you have to be something else like wth does that mean ignorance at its finest 🙄

[Rose-gvff]

Yes, I can relate. I get that question all the time and it has to be one of the most annoying questions. Or they’ll just assume you’re a certain race. That’s so ignorant and impolite.

[carrierubino]

Doesn't matter who we are we are all human and were all beautiful ❤️

[giulial]

I also get asked that question quite a lot but not because of my race because of my accent. I have a very international accent. It’s a mixture of British, Italian, and Spanish. (Was raised in Italy, have Spanish family but lived in the UK for the past 3 years)

[kjdnyhmghfvb]

We may not have known what he was mixed with (or really even cared)... but We do know That Jade loves him.

[jcs]

I am of mixed-race heritage and do 'not' for one moment think I have to represent my Father or Mother's heritage, only my own 'mixed heritage (because that 'is 'my race).
Neither do I think I need to justify my mixed-'raceness" to those 'authors of the question "what are you" just for the benefit or need to make them more comfortable. I actually believe that this question comes from a place of 'secret' admiration 'especially from those who labour to ask it in the first place. I always promote my mixed-'raceness' ....with pride, never have I seen it as anything less, nor ever will I.

[myfriendisaac]

I’m definitely checking out his book 📚👍🏾

[mixedtraveler]

Hi Tamron hall ..all the way from South Africa...here in South Africa we are not asked who we are necessary because they can tell. We have a unique group here which is celebrated and loved by our country as we are called "coloureds" (mixed) but too us it's not based on the America term but our ow term coloured as we are mixed with so many races...an example could be me coloured I could have a white mother and black father I become go on to marry and Indian woman making a new race and so forth as South africa is so diverse Black, white, coloured(mixed), Indian,Muslim people.
Culture is celebrated here and on each one's cultural days we embrace it altogether...and are called the rainbow nation.

[JORDANLEWISFILM]

People don't realize that the question "What are you" can be offensive to some

[velinawelch]

Also I have the book & reccomend it!

[shrutiyadav]

the moment i saw him in Victorious i knew he was indian/ south asian

[lesleyjones]

He's a talented, charming and beautiful human.

Loved him as Rex.

[andrewjones]

i knew it avan jogia was indian and he is half indian and he had an indian accent and he looks saudi arabian like aladdin the cartoon from 1994.

[donnajess]

My daughters say "Multi-Racial" Or "Bi-Racial" and also informed me that if someone has the nerve to ask. They feel MIXED IS A DOG.... I do have 5 grown children and 9+ grandbabies now so it is a family rule "What difference does it make and if it does to someone they are not worth their time."