Is there anyone on either side of the family who disapproves of my existence?
No. Absolutely no.
Funny you should say that, that’s interesting.
What did the DNA (test) tell you?
Asif Khan
Bilal Khan
Colleen Khan
My mum is Jamaican and she is mixed heritage herself,
my dad is Kenyan and he is of South Asian descent.
In terms of prep, there is not a checklist of
this is what I need to do to raise a mixed-race baby.
Have you ever felt pressured to call out both anti-blackness
in the Asian community as well as anti-Asian sentiments
in the black community?
Can I see?
It’s interesting because we don’t really have these conversations,
about race and heritage that much at home.
But particularly around my dad, me and him we didn’t really talk that much
about heritage and culture. So I’d love to just hear his perspective
on what things were like for him and my mum when they first met.
Did they have any challenges?
If they did have challenges, how did they overcome them?
That would be cool.
Moving on. My question (laughs) I’m so intrigued.
Is there anyone on either side of the family who disapproves of my existence?
No.
Absolutely no.
Funny you should say that, that’s interesting.
Producer: Why was your response oh interesting? Do you feel differently?
Yeah I do feel differently, and maybe I just need to get over stuff.
But when I was little, that cousin of mine
I still remember this, he called me the n-word when we were about eight
Which word? Oh
We were in the living room, at my grandparents’ house
and he called me the n-word. As a child I questioned
where he got that language from
Exactly because I’m a bit… he’s younger than you.
Well I got in trouble, but then you dragged him
I remember you were just pulling him around the house because you were angry.
And then we left the house. He was a child,
so he picked that up from somewhere.
He must have, where would he get something like that?
It has put a question over whether or not, not that people have said
"I disapprove of Bilal existing in our family," but whether or not there is like ok...
Do you feel more West Indian or South Asian?
That’s a mad question.
Of course there is one side of me that I am more in touch with,
but even though I am more in touch with that side
I cannot feel completely Jamaican in the same way that someone
who is living in Jamaica would say that they feel.