Mixed Asian Media–Hapa Mag Issue 002

A Letter From Alex Chester - December 2017

A letter from the Hapa Mag founder, Alex Chester.

EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017alex chester, hapa mag, founder, founders letter, holidays

Growing Up a Hapa Girl & Raising Quapa Boys

By Emily Jenks

"Because I was always the 'outsider,' I learned to be accepting of others regardless of their race. I also now love being different than everyone else."

Guest Contributor, EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017guest contributor, emily jenks, hiroshima, hapa babies, quapa baby, japan

Recipe: Apple Strudel

By Alex Chester

My Grandmama makes the best Apple Strudel. I So I got her to write her recipe down for your own baking pleasure.

FoodMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017apple strudel, holiday food, dessert, apples, pastry, jewish food, alex chester

My Fall From Kosher

By Alex Chester

Hi, my name is Alex and I use to be Kosher.

EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017kosher, jewish, jewess, hapa, alex chester

Hapa Skincare

Browse the Hapa Mag Staff picks for our favorite winter skincare.

BeautyMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017hapa mag, collaborative posts, skincare, trader joe's, aloe, korean skincare, sephora

Recipe: Christmas Tree Matcha Cupcakes with Red Bean Filling

By Melissa Slaughter

These holiday cupcakes are complete with red bean paste (henceforth known as azuki) and matcha frosting in the shape of a Christmas tree.

HolidayMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017melissa slaughter, cupcakes, matcha, matcha desserts, matcha cupcakes, hapa food, recipes, hapa eats

Owning Both Sides

By Alison Lea Bender

I’ve had Asian Americans ask me what I identify more as: White or Asian? I absolutely despise this question every time I am faced with it. It is unfair because I identify as both.

EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017Alison Lea Bender, hapa, korean

Another F*cking Coming-Out Story

By Troy Iwata

Here’s a dumb thing to say only because it’s painfully obvious: we’re all scared to come out, in any sense of the term.

Guest Contributor, EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017troy iwata, guest contributor, hapa writer, coming out

Interview: Singer/Songwriters Chasing Lovely

By Melissa Slaughter

Meet Chasing Lovely, a Hapa music duo. When I first heard of them, I thought, “How cool!” Then I listened to them and fell in love.

Arts and EntertainmentMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017melissa slaughter, music, hapa music, chasing lovely, korean, asian music

Hapa Pod

Hapa Mag's staff picks for our favorite podcasts!

Arts and EntertainmentMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017hapa mag, podcast, we're not all ninjas, how did this get made, 2 dope queens, my favorite murder, beautiful stories from anonymous people

Interview: L.A. Recording Artist Will Jay

By Sam Tanabe

Get hyped about this up and coming Los Angeles-based recording artist Will Jay. Will is confident, cool, and delivers strong, sincere messages through his music.

Arts and EntertainmentMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017sam tanabe, will jay, music, hapa music, asian american music, pop music, la artist

Hapa Reads: Issue 002

What are the Hapa Mag Staff reading now?

Arts and EntertainmentMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017hapa mag, collaborative posts, skincare, korean skincare, RED rising, the room, disaster artist, last kingdom

Half a Hapa Makes a Quapa

By Autumn Henry

Here I am: it’s almost Christmas 2017 and I am almost eight months pregnant with my first child.

EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017autumn henry, hapa babies, asian babies, mothers, motherhood, quapa baby, quarter asian, jewish, jewish baby

Recipe: Hot Dog and Kimchi Soup

By Alison Lea Bender

When I was growing up, I loved hot dogs and anything very spicy.

FoodMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017alison lea bender, food, recipe, korean, kimchi, hot dogs

Storytelling By Way of a Sharper Focus

By Lauren Lola

In my life, it has been a given to find myself on both ends of storytelling; both as the one receiving the stories being told and as the storyteller.

Guest Contributor, EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017Lauren Lola, YOMYOMF, author, playwright, creative writing

Interview: Actress Jolene Purdy

By Alex Chester

As a woman, is it possible to have “it all?” Family, love, and a career? I’m on the fence about it, but there is one person I know that actually “has it all!”

Arts and EntertainmentMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017alex chester, interview, jolene purdy, orange is the new black, hawaii