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DESCRIPTION:DiscoverNikkei.org presents...\n\nRevelations & Resilience: Exp
 loring the Realities of Hapa-ness\n \nWhat does it mean to be Hapa?  Too o
 ften\, being Hapa/Haafu/Mixed Race is talked about as the tragedy of “no
 t belonging” or the constant burden of  “being confused.”  The socia
 l reality of Hapa-ness\, however\, defies these myths.  \n\nJoin four note
 d members of the Hapa community in an interactive roundtable discussion to
  explore the revelations and resilience of Japanese Americans of multiraci
 al ancestry. Panelists will invite those in attendance to participate in t
 he discussion and become part of the dialogue as they unveil the meaning o
 f being Hapa within the multi-dimensional world of being Japanese\, Japane
 se American\, and American.  \n\nTopics to be presented and explored inclu
 de:\n<li>parenting and family life</li><li>personal and professional ident
 ities</li><li>ethnic community participation</li>\n\nAudience members will
  receive a bibliography of children’s books along with articles/books on
  multiracial identity. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to tell your o
 wn story and defy the myths!\n\nFREE with Museum admission. RSVP required 
 to 213.625.0414 ext. 2227 or <a>rsvp@janm.org</a> (subject: Hapa program 
 – April 12).\n\n<strong>Roundtable Panelists:</strong>\n<strong>Dr. Curt
 iss Takada Rooks</strong> serves as Special Assistant to the Dean of Bella
 rmine College of Liberal Arts and Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific Ame
 rican Studies whose research activities include ethnicity and culture in c
 ommunity health\, along with his work on multiracial/multiethnic identity 
 and family.  An active member in the Japanese American community\, Dr. Roo
 ks sits on the board of the California Japanese American Community Leaders
 hip Council and was advisor to the Hapa Issues Forum board of directors.  
 Born in Camp Zama\, Japan\, Dr. Rooks shares his Japanese and African Amer
 ican ancestry at home in Culver City with his Sansei wife and daughter.\n 
 \n<strong>Dr. Rika Houston</strong> is an Associate Professor of Marketing
  and Consumer Culture at California State University\, Los Angeles where s
 he conducts interdisciplinary research on visual consumer culture and crit
 ical issues at the intersection of gender\, culture\, and technology.   A 
 community activist\, Dr. Houston sits on the Board of Directors for Little
  Tokyo Service Center.  A native of Tokyo\, Japan\, Dr. Houston celebrates
  her heritage of Japanese\, African American\, and Native American ancestr
 y at home in Los Angeles with her Chinese American husband and three child
 ren.\n \n<strong>Dr. Teresa Williams-Leon</strong> is the Associate Dean o
 f the College of Humanities & Professor of Asian American Studies at Calif
 ornia State University Northridge.  A pioneer she taught some of the very 
 first courses on Asian Americans of multiracial ancestry and has done exte
 nsive research on multiracial/multiethnic identity development\, including
  co-editing <em>Sum of Our Parts: Mixed Heritage Asian Americans</em> and 
 <em>No Passing Zone</em>.  Dr. Williams-Leon shares her heritage of Japane
 se and European American ancestry with her Mexican American husband and da
 ughter at home in Los Angeles. \n \n<strong>Dr. Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier</str
 ong> is Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount Uni
 versity in Los Angeles\, CA. Holding a PhD in Systematic Theology (with a 
 minor in Comparative Theology) from Boston College\, Dr. Tiemeier teaches 
 and researches in the areas of Comparative Theology\, Theological Anthropo
 logy\, Faith and Culture\, Asian and Asian American Theology\, Feminist Th
 eology\, Women in Religion\, and Hinduism.  Though raised in St. Louis\, D
 r. Tiemeier celebrates her Los Angeles Japanese American roots with her hu
 sband at home in the southland.\n\n\nOrganized by the Japanese American Na
 tional Museum in collaboration with Curtiss Takada Rooks\, Special Assista
 nt to the Dean of Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and Assistant Profess
 or\, Asian Pacific American Studies\, Loyola Marymount University.\n\nThis
  program is part of a series presented by Discover Nikkei\, a project of t
 he National Museum made possible through the generous support of The Nippo
 n Foundation. Visit DiscoverNikkei.org for related resources.\n
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SUMMARY:Revelations & Resilience:  Exploring the Realities of Hapa-ness - R
 oundtable Conversation on April 12
URL:/en/events/2008/04/12/revelations-and-resilience/
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