Hapa Happy Hour

Hapa Happy Hour

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Hapa Happy Hour episodes

  • Which box do you check? (episode 26)

    The ladies of Hapa Happy Hour discuss an article that talks about what box you would check to get in to college, since race matters in admissions in America today. Please listen and join in by sending us your comments to [email protected]. We value our listeners and would love to hear from you. Kung hee fat choy!

    25 min
  • Coming of Age (episode 25)

    Happy December! We close out the year, looking ahead and divulging what's next for the Happy Hapas in 2012! First, a discussion on Quinceanera and coming of age traditions. Rena is directing a play about Quinceanera in 2012! Then, Lisa discusses her new one-woman show about being a Third Culture Kid! We're "coming of age" in 2012!

    Did you have a "coming of age" ritual or custom in your family? Share it with us at [email protected]!

    Wishing you and yours and wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! With love, Rena, Lisa, and Hiwa

    16 min
  • Theatre Arts Hapa (episode 23)

    Acting is one of the oldest and most difficult professions - add being a hapa and the interesting stuff compounds!

    Lisa, Rena and Hiwa met doing a production of Chekhovʻs "Three Sisters" and as actresses their experiences have varied from the sublime to the horrifying.

    Join in the discussion by posting your comments at [email protected], and thank you for listening!

    19 min
  • The Search for Connection (episode 21)

    Happy June! The ladies discuss a Hapa's rejection of her "Asian" side from Dr. E. J. R. David's Colonial Mentality Project and consider the ways they keep the connections to their mixed heritage alive.

    For questions and comments, email us at: [email protected]. We love hearing from you!!

    For more information on The Colonial Mentality Project, go to: www.colonialmentality.com.

    22 min
  • Global Hapa, Third Culture Kid
    We're back! Hapa Happy Hour returns with its first sibling interview! Recorded in December 2008, Lisa's brother John describes growing up a global nomad, furthering his multilingual studies in college, and how being blended has been just one part of a bigger package. For questions or comments, email us at: [email protected].
    22 min
  • Lover of Languages (episode 18)
    ...And we're back yet again! Hapa Happy Hour returns with another great parent interview! Recorded in December 2008, Lisa's mother reflects on growing up all over the USA; learning to love languages; moving to Guatemala and meeting Lisa's father; marrying into a large Latino family of partially Chinese descent; and more. For questions or comments, email us at: [email protected].
    28 min

About Hapa Happy Hour

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a personal conversation between three hapas that investigates and celebrates the mixed race experience