Episode 414 - The Music of Olivia Rodrigo and the Preservation of Culture for Mixed Children

On this episode of The Halo Halo Podcast, Sigi and Jezzie put the spotlight on the actor, singer, songwriter, and now Grammy winning–Olivia Rodrigo. Last year on January 8th, she dropped one of the most listened to songs of 2021–"Drivers Licence." Your co-hosts talk about her career from being a Disney actor on "Bizaardvark" and "High School The Musical: The Series" to her debut album SOUR. Later, your co-hosts talk about the preservation of Filipino culture in mixed children. Jezzie shares that preserving our culture is not about necessarily all about maintaining past practices and traditions. It is about being able to take the values, qualities and traditions of our heritage and allowing it to evolve.  And still later, your co-hosts go on to discuss how for mixed children, their culture and heritage is often questioned, and their identities authenticated by others. Jezzie highlights that we should instead empower children to claim their Filipino/a/x identities for themselves, and any other identities with which they identify.