10/21/2014
Please consider AADP!
"Please help share.
Morrow is only 28 years old and is diagnosed with leukemia. He's half Japanese and half Caucasian. Morrow is in urgent need of a donor who shares the same ethnic background. He has 3 potential 80% donors, but 2 dropped out and the last one is still being processed/considered and not for certain. If you're between 18-44 years old and lives in the U.S., please request a testing kit at http://www.aadp.org/homekit. You might be able to save Morrow or any other patients who shares your ethnic background. For info, please email [email protected]. Thank you. http://youtu.be/vvqHuA0vbF0 "
Marrow for Morrow
Morrow Willis (28) was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in December 2013. He is currently awaiting a bone marrow transplant. He needs a marr...
10/02/2014
http://theboola.com/5-reasons-to-chill-with-hapa-at-night-market/ Come check out our booth at Night Market, This friday at 6 PM on the Branford JE walkway :)
5 Reasons to Chill with Hapa at Night Market
Hapa: A Hawaiian word meaning “mixed blood.” 1. DELICIOUS FOOD. We’re taking ethnic fusion cuisine to new heights with our signature bulbogi Sliders – Korean beef marinated in spices between toasted buns and fresh sprouts. Yum. (Amazonaws) 2. DELICIOUS PEOPLE. Hapas are an exciting and...
09/05/2014
http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140904001088 some interesting info here.
Defining racism in Korea
“We apologize, but due to Ebola virus we are not accepting Africans at the moment.”This is what a bar in Itaewon, a popular area for expats and tourists in Seoul, publicly posted in front of its property last month. The statement triggered thousands of angry comments online, both from expats and loc…
03/05/2014
"For those with only one Asian parent, whose names don't give away their heritage, that decision can be relatively easy. Harder are the questions that it raises: What's behind the admissions difficulties? What, exactly, is an Asian-American — and is being one a choice?"
Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian. But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white.
02/17/2014
"Which side do you identify with?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-nS8wgQNRk
Young women perform "Ambiguous" about racial identity
Becca Khalil and Nayo Jones-- main subjects of "Black in America: Who is Black?"--perform a poem. For more CNN videos on YouTube, check out http://www.youtub...
12/21/2013
We've made it into children's literature!
"Jay and Nia are the children of two worlds, and as they will discover, they can enjoy the best of both. From Mommy's jazz beats to Daddy's classical piano, we will dance with the twins through a book that explores what it is to be of mixed ancestry, proving that a child is more than the sum of their parents."
12/09/2013
"What ARE you?" "Human. Being Biracial doesn't make me a 'what'.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/racial-microagressions-you-hear-on-a-daily-basis
21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear On A Daily Basis
A photographer at Fordham asked her peers to write down the microaggressions they've encountered. Here is what they had to say.
10/16/2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XrWyfB-_sY&feature=share&list=UUvIjuMYqj2v_tMfBlzRiT2g Check out this Video by Hapa Filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns!
"What Are You Anyways?"
Follow the adventures of the Super Nip as filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns explores his cultural backgrounds growing up a mix of Japanese and Caucasian in the sm...
09/29/2013
Hapa Miss World! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24317798
Miss Philippines wins Miss World
Miss Philippines, Megan Young, wins the 2013 Miss World pageant, which had to be moved to the resort island of Bali after protests in Indonesia.
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