As a graduate student in UCLA’s psychology department during the late 1970s, Christine Iijima Hall absorbed scathing criticism about her dissertation. Fellow academics dismissed her project as “a ridiculous piece of research,” she said, and newspapers declined to publicize her need for study participants based on the belief that she was covering a “stupid topic.” […]
In Mixed Company: Multiracial academics, advocates and artists gather for Hapa Japan Conference
May 26, 2011 by 6 Comments
Multiracial Enka Singer Jero ‘Helps Connect Cultures’
April 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
“I’m at a loss for words, it’s really humbling to be here,” Pittsburgh-native and enka sensation Jero told the audience at his sold-out March 28 show at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco. “I never imagined being able to perform like this in a foreign country.” The 28-year-old mixed-race Nikkei paused and […]
Enka Singer Jero Embraces Cultural Heritage, Embarks On U.S. Tour
March 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Enka is often described as the most traditional of all popular music in Japan, usually considered distinct from the very broad J-pop category that includes “non-Japanese” musical genres such as rock, dance and hip-hop. When enka singers visit the U.S., they often draw intimate crowds of older Nisei and Shin-Issei. However, when current enka sensation […]
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