By Alex Chester
“It's pretty frustrating I would say, in both realms, TV/film and theatre. Because when they specifically ask for the Hapa experience, they are willing to erase it immediately.”
By Sam Tanabe
Sam unpacks a specifically race-sensitive episode of Hulu’s PEN15. “As the episode continued, I couldn’t help but think about the overt and subtle racism I experienced in my own adolescence.”
By Laura Yen Solito
“I love making and wearing Mala Bead Jewelry because each piece holds the power to focus and enhance your personal intentions. When you wear them, they serve as a daily reminder to check in with what is most important to you.”
A photo gallery of musician Adrianna Svitak, taken by Patreon member Brett Love.
By Ben Bartels
Guest contributor Ben Bartel shares his family’s story how it was shared with him by his grandma, in fragments.
February 19th is recognized at the Day of Remembrance to commemorate Japanese-American Internment so that we do not forget. Here are the readers who contributed their personal stories.
The March 2019 letter from out Editor-in-Chief, Alex Chester.
By Olivia Chen
At a young age, Olivia began to notice how eyes attract attention in different ways, and all the ways we are commanded to alter them. She offers the question, if eyes are the windows to the soul, then what do hers reveal about her mixed race?
By Matt Park
Matt Park is a dad. Check out these conversations between mother, father, and daughter.
By Mia Dedear
“A five-foot-tall icon of domination, Chinese dance teacher Yeh Lao-Shi held each student to an ambitious standard that nobody was exempt from—especially me, because Yeh Lao-Shi also happened to be my mother.”
By Gen Parton Shin
One of our resident Hapa Mag contributors, Gen Parton-Shin, has taken on the ambitious challenge of translating the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton into Japanese.