Episode 28 – Mixed Heritage

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Sounds Japanese Canadian To Me

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

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Explore the fascinating world of Japanese Canadian history and culture with Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me. Our first series is hosted by Raymond Nakamura and Nikkei National Museum staff members features casual discussions on Japanese Canadian topics. Our second series, Stories from the Stage, features interviews between Kunji Mark Ikeda and some of the most exciting Japanese Canadian performing artists living through the age of social distancing.

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Episode 28 – Mixed Heritage

Sounds Japanese Canadian To Me

40 minutes 1 second

7 years ago

Episode 28 – Mixed Heritage

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SJCTM - 28 - Mixed Heritage
It's not alien, it's utopian! In this episode, Raymond and Carolyn discuss the history, the social politics, and the experience of having mixed heritage. From the reasons for so many Japanese Canadians being of mixed heritage, to describing yourself as "half", "mixed", or of course "hapa", even to the level of your own name, having mixed heritage is a complicated experience. This double-sized episode of Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me is just one part of a huge and continuously evolving conversation.
Further reading:
Dariotis, Wei Ming. "Hapa: The Word of Power". Mixed Heritage Center.
Donella, Leah. "'Racial Imposter Syndrome': Here Are Your Stories". NPR
Johnson, Akemi. "Who Gets To Be 'Hapa'?". NPR.
Laughlin, Alex. "'Half Asian'? 'Half White'? No — 'Hapa'". NPR.
Milan, Anne, Hélène Maheux, and Tina Chui. "A portrait of couples in mixed unions". Statistics Canada.
Porzucki, Nina. "How the Hawaiian word 'hapa' came to be used by people of mixed heritage". The World in Words.
Solomon, Scott. "The future is mixed-race". Aeon.
Stearns, Jeff Chiba. Website. One Big Hapa Family.