multiracial
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Once the center of international outcry, Japanese American author speaks out
June 10, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Roxana Saberi, as with other political prisoners, suffers from “emotional scars” that “will take a long time to heal. Some will never heal,” she told the Nichi Bei Weekly in […] READ MORE
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Multiracial: At home in the world
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Growing up multiethnic (a mixture of Japanese, Filipino and Spanish blood) on three continents (Asia, Europe and the U.S.) means that I feel at home in many environments; or rather, […] READ MORE
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Stanford’s Multiracial Marvel, Kawika Shoji
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
As the son of a volleyball legend, the bar for excellence has been set high for Kawika Shoji, who, on May 5, was named the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association […] READ MORE
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Take Two Multiracial artist and new father turns camera on kids in “Hapa” book follow up
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In 2009, Justice Keith Bardwell of Louisiana refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple. When a local newspaper asked the justice why he refused to marry the […] READ MORE
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Multiracial: Not so black and white
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
On March 29, U.S. President Barack Obama sat down and filled out the U.S. federal census form for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. He included his wife Michelle, daughters Sasha and Malia, […] READ MORE
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Multiracial & Multiethnic Special Issue: Introduction
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In 2007, Hapa Issues Forum formally closed down. Founded in 1992 to provide a voice for multiracial Nikkei, the organization eventually expanded to serve a wider Asian American constituency, but […] READ MORE
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Multiracial: Border Crosser: Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu navigates nations, cultures and academia
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu is looking again toward Japan. A psychotherapist, writer and academic, Murphy-Shigematsu has lived in Palo Alto, Calif. the past eight years, teaching at Stanford University and running an […] READ MORE
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Multiracial: Observations of a Waegook
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
It’s a strange feeling to be labeled as a “foreigner,” but that’s what I was. Foreigner. Waegook. In Korea, it’s the all-purpose term for someone not like them. We weren’t […] READ MORE
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Multiracial Enka Singer Jero ‘Helps Connect Cultures’
April 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
“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 […] READ MORE
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ENTERTAINMENT RE-ORIENTED: Race and Reality: The ‘Balloon Boy,’ Jon & Kate
October 22, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
On Wednesday last week, a six-year-old hapa boy captured the attention of the world when it was reported that he was trapped in a homemade helium balloon floating 15,000 feet […] READ MORE
