Although the process of identity formation may be more extensive in terms of group and racial identity for those who are of mixed race, all of the individuals interviewed for this paper expressed that there were clear positive benefits to being mixed especially since, as Jason stated, "we're privileged enough to be in a society that doesn't penalize you for being mixed." The six people who were interviewed all felt that they had been culturally enriched in some way by having been able to closely live and experience multiple cultures. Jason, Amber and Kathleen all suggested that they felt they were more open-minded about and tolerant towards other outlooks and perspectives because of their own experiences with multiple cultures and races. Ayesha reiterated that she treasured the fluidity of being mixed:

I feel like I don't feel uncomfortable - or less uncomfortable - with change and with movement and fluidity in lots of other way than I normally would, in terms of my relations with people or in terms of changes that happen in my life … Being able to develop your commitments to where you are staying but being able to do that where you are. I used to think that the strength in being mixed race was just in the "floatiness" of it but I think it is in being able to understand how you can commit yourself to where you are - to different places.

Like Ayesha and the others, Daylan also expressed that he felt that he valued the fact that he could adapt and change to the identities that he preferred at different times; he could be Canadian but he could also be biracial:

I like that you don't fit into any category and I feel totally comfortable jumping between or occupying the middle point between two categories … I really feel comfortable being both. Other people seem to have this categorization urge. I think that's the main benefit. Because we're kind of a new phenomenon, we can take our own way if we feel like it. At the same time, if we feel like it, we can be white or Japanese or whatever.