Part Asian, 100% Hapa
By Kip Fulbeck; Kip Fulbeck (Artist); Sean Lennon (Foreword by); Paul Spickard (Afterword by)
(Chronicle Books, Paperback, 9780811849593, 264pp.)
Publication Date: March 2006
Categories: Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies, General
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Once a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, Hapa is now being embraced as a term of pride by many people of Asian or Pacific Rim mixed-race heritage. Award-winning film producer and artist Kip Fulbeck has created a forum in word and image for Hapas to answer the question they're nearly always asked: "What are you?" Fulbeck's frank, head-on portraits are paired with the sitters' own statements of identity. A work of intimacy, beauty, and powerful self-expression, Part Asian, 100% Hapa is the book Fulbeck says he wishes he had growing up. An introduction to the rest of the world and an affirmation for Hapas themselveswho now number in the millionsit offers a new perspective on a rapidly growing population.
Kip Fulbeck is a photographer, filmmaker, writer, and spoken-word artist whose work has been exhibited worldwide. He is Professor and Chair of Art at UC Santa Barbara. You can see more of his work at www.redsushi.com.
Paul Spickard is professor of history and Asian American studies at UC Santa Barbara, and the author and editor of numerous books on race in America.
Sean Lennon, son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, is a musician who lives in New York City.
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