2011 Hapa-Palooza Festival
In commemoration of the City of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary and its rich identity as a place of hybridity, synergy and acceptance, Vancouver will host its inaugural celebration of mixed-roots festival called Hapa-Palooza. Running September 7-10, 2011, Hapa-Palooza hosts a vibrant fusion of mixed-heritage and hybrid cultural identities in the performances of music, dance, film, visual and [...]
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Everything Hapa Reaches Year 2
As the world becomes ever more connected through the use of the internet and faster means of transportation, cultural and racial barriers begin to fade, communication and cultures mix. Multicultural/multiethnic identity is becoming the fastest-growing segments in the world and Everything Hapa began as an idea to forge a new perspective of multiculturalism and explore [...]
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Inside Japanese Green Tea
Part of the Everything Hapa Asian Food Series, an in-depth dialogue into Fusion Cuisine, the Week of Tea Series explores the origins and fusion trends of Teas found around the world. As the convergence of Eastern and Western cultures becomes ever more prevalent, incarnations of traditional cuisines will be considered a commonplace. Japanese Green Tea [...]
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Inside Korean Tacos
The Everything Hapa Asian Food Series is an in-depth dialogue into Fusion Cuisine found within the United States and beyond. As the convergence of Eastern and Western cultures becomes ever more prevalent, incarnations of traditional cuisines will be considered a commonplace. Korean Tacos – popular fusion cuisine originating in 2008 in Southern California by Mark [...]
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China’s Secret Mummies
On National Geographic’s signature series Explorer: China’s Secret Mummies attempts to unravel the mystery that could rewrite history. Where did they come from? More than a thousand years before known contact between East and West, hundreds of mummies, many with blue eyes and blond hair, were buried in a remote Chinese desert. Unearthed Caucasian mummies [...]
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Hapa Voice
Hapa Voice website was created as a celebration of multiracial Asian identity. Inspired by Kip Fulbeck’s, The Hapa Project, Hapa Voice is a photo blog, awareness project, educational resource, and discussion forum all in one. Created by Erica Johnson, Hapa Voice began as a means to create a unified community where people of multiracial heritage [...]
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One Big Hapa Family
One Big Hapa Family - a trailer for the live action feature documentary by Jeff Chiba Stearns. Coming soon to a film festival and city near you! Check out screening info at www.onebighapafamily.com “After a realization at a family reunion, half Japanese-Canadian filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns, embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out [...]
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Mobile Fusion Wars – East Coast Review
A year and a half later after the introduction of Kogi Korean BBQ to the Los Angeles area, it appears the Asian Fusion mobile food truck street craze is here to stay. Ranging from combinations as Korean-Mexican, Japanese-Mexican, Indian-Mexican, Japanese-Peruvian and Vietnamese-Mexican the traditional taco trucks have come a long way. Expect ridiculously long lines [...]
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Tilt Shift Chicago
Tilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model. Included are some fake tilt-shift effects from a recent trip to Chicago. More series to come.
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Tilt Shift Washington D.C.
Tilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model. Included are some fake tilt-shift effects from a recent trip to Washington D.C. More series to come.
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