Matt Kelley


Matt Kelley is a mixed-race Korean-American writer, public speaker and consultant born in Spokane, Washington, and living in Seoul, South Korea.
He is the co-editor of the Multiracial Child Resource Book: Living Complex Identities with Maria P. P. Root and is producer of the documentary film, , which features U.S. President Barack Obama.
In 1998, as a 19-year-old, first-year student at Wesleyan University, Kelley created, one of the first print publications about racially mixed people. In 2000, he founded the Seattle, Washington-based Mavin Foundation, a 5013 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-winning, the and the . 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 and has received several awards, including being named a "Point of Light" by President George W. Bush. In 2004, as vice president of the Association of MultiEthnic Americans, he was the multiracial representative on the U.S. Department of Commerce'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.

General

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  • Notable Wesleyan University alumni

  • Published work

  • by Matt Kelley . June 16, 2009
  • by Matt Kelley and Mike Lee . May 29, 2009
  • Beauty vs. Brawn by Matt Kelley and Uikwon Lee Theme Magazine. Issue 19 Spring 2009
  • by Alfredo Padilla with Matt Kelley Mavin Foundation. November 9, 2005

    Articles

  • by Julie Dexter, . Winter 2007
  • by Naomi Pabst, . January 31, 2006
  • by Mireya Navarro, . April 26, 2005
  • by Mireya Navarro, . April 24, 2005
  • by Janie Magruder, . April 8, 2005
  • by Jason Johnson, . April 7, 2005
  • by John Iwasaki, . April 4, 2005
  • by Jerry Large, . March 31, 2005
  • by Florangela Davila, . January 17, 2005
  • by John DiConsiglio, Scholastic Choices. September 2004
  • by Lisette Austin, The Connection. April 2004
  • by John Iwasaki, . March 20, 2004
  • by Jean Stevens, . November 13, 2002
  • by Steve Wilhelm, . September 13, 2002
  • by D. Parvaz, . March 14, 2001
  • by Martin Kasindorf and Haya El Nasser, . March 13, 2001
  • by Stuart Eskenazi, . March 13, 2001
  • by Solomon Moore, . March 5, 2001
  • by Theresa O'Rourke, Link Magazine. May 2000
  • by Andy Steiner, . September/October 1999
Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:American book editors
Category:American consultants
Category:American documentary filmmakers
Category:American non-fiction writers
Category:American magazine founders
Category:American people of Korean descent
Category:Multiracial affairs in the United States
Category:Wesleyan University alumni
Category:Writers from Spokane, Washington
Category:Mass media people from Spokane, Washington