Editorial — Mixed Asian Media–Hapa Mag Issue 002

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A Letter From Alex Chester - December 2017

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

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

My Fall From Kosher

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

Owning Both Sides

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

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

Half a Hapa Makes a Quapa

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

Storytelling By Way of a Sharper Focus

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

Melting Pot in the Middle of the Sea

Melting Pot in the Middle of the Sea

By TX Tario

Hawaii is truly the “Aloha (love) State,” because we are welcoming and accepting of people from all walks of life.

Guest Contributor, EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017TX Tario, hapa, hawaii, hapa haole

Hapa On A Boat Pt. 2

Hapa On A Boat Pt. 2

By Rebecca Lee Lerman

I'm not alone. I'm with me.

EditorialMixed Asian MediaDecember 6, 2017rebecca lee lerman, hapa on a boat, cruise ship, priscilla queen of the desert, actress