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I have hazel eyes. My skin is pale, my nose is tall and my hips are hopelessly wide. At first glanc…

Leah Nanako Winkler • May 14, 2008

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Quarter Life Identity Crisis

My quarter life identity crisis began out of nowhere on the late night G train back to Bedford Stuy…

Leah Nanako Winkler • April 4, 2008

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Growing Up Japanese in the South

“Tazuko, don’t marry him! He’s an American!” My grandma’s father wa…

Danielle Arikawa • April 2, 2008

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Little Momo in the Big Apple

Half vs. Double: Hybrid Mathematics

My mother is Japanese American, and my father is African American.According to this equation, most …

Simone Momoye Fujita • March 28, 2008

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kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa – an artist’s thoughts - part 2

Part 1 >> What has the feedback been like?Tremendously positive. I’ve gotten so many t…

Kip Fulbeck • March 19, 2008

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kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa – an artist’s thoughts

kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist and filmmaker Kip Fulbec…

Kip Fulbeck • March 18, 2008

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Little Momo in the Big Apple

Greetings from New York!

Hello, and welcome! My name is Simone Momoye Fujita, and I will be writing a new column for Discove…

Simone Momoye Fujita • Jan. 18, 2008

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On Being Japanese American

The U.S. military occupation of Japan following World War II resulted in the largest cohort of Japa…

Curtiss Takada Rooks • Oct. 26, 2007

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Intermarriages and Hapas: An Overview - Part 2

>> Part 1 Current Japanese American AttitudesIntermarriage has been a major, and controversia…

George Kitahara Kich +3 • May 12, 2007

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Intermarriages and Hapas: An Overview - Part 1

To be biracial and Japanese American means having many different labels from which to choose. For t…

George Kitahara Kich +3 • May 11, 2007

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Analyze My Face: Hapas, exoticism and the entertainment industry