The Halfie Project

After looking at Hawaiian and Japanese words for mixed-race people in our last two episodes, we bring it home this week to explore the Korean word “honhyeol,” meaning “mixed blood.” Becky and Cedric go back in time and find that the same attitude that preserved Korean culture from past invaders is now alienating and ostracizing half-Koreans today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Continuing our theme from last week, we look at the history and present-day connotations of “hafu,” a Japanese word used to describe some half-Japanese people. Becky and Cedric trace the origins of the word back to the 6th century and share their ideas about the similarities between the mixed-race experience in Korea and Japan today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Hapa” — a Hawaiian term originally used to designate European missionaries as foreigners — has become an identity adopted by some mixed-race Asians. But with its roots in colonization, the use of the word by non-Hawaiians is sometimes controversial. Cedric and Becky look at both perspectives as they try to better understand the debate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Whether in media or the real world, seeing people who look like you can have a profound effect on your own expectations in life. Becky and Cedric reflect on growing up in places and times where mixed-race people were often hard to find and explore why this kind of representation is important in the first place.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Korea, an F4 visa, which is granted to relatives of citizens, provides many of the benefits of citizenship without the responsibility of military service. As F4-visa holders who both come from military families, Becky and Cedric share their opinions and discuss the cultural pressure of fulfilling military service, the disruption it can cause in the lives of young men, and the different attitudes toward the military in the US and Korea.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Would a larger population of mixed-race people solve racism? Do we need to eliminate race in order to eliminate racism? What would we lose if different races didn't exist? More questions than answers this week!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re back! It’s our first episode of Season 2, and this week we’re talking about the unique difficulties mixed-race people face when dating. Between external expectations and cultural barriers within relationships, things aren’t always easy. Good thing we have Becky and Cedric to sort it all out!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the final show of the first season, we say goodbye to one host and hello to another. We’ll be back on April 12 for the start of season two!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tina (Italian/Korean) lived in Italy for most of her life before moving to Korea for university. She never felt fully Italian, and she’s hoping that her time here will feel like a homecoming.(We had some audio problems during the recording, so turn up the volume and pardon the gentle static!)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Born and raised in the US, Hannah (Korean-Indian) never really experienced the cultures of either of her parents. Now she is trying to build that connection through the universal language of food.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.