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ARTICLES:
Arts & Culture
What
the F*** Do You Know About Being Asian?
Controversial Philadelphia-based spoken word duo Black Hair, Brown
Eyes, Yellow Rage sounds off about racism, sexual stereotypes, and
the need for a Pan-Asian activist movement.
Book
Review: Paper Bullets by Kip Fulbeck
Our review of Eurasian author Kip Fulbeck's acclaimed "fictional
autobiography."
Between
the Lines: An Interview With Kip Fulbeck
Eurasian performer, artist, professor and author Kip Fulbeck provokes
his audience by any means necessary into examining thorny social
issues. He talks to EurasianNation about his art and his life.
Book
Review: The Impressionist
Hari Kunzru's The Impressionist is about a biracial Indian-English
boy born in colonial India. Kicked out of his father's house when
his illegitimate heritage is discovered, he learns to survive by
constantly reinventing his identity.
Portrait
of a Killer: Andrew Cunanan
EurasianNation sat down with Hapa filmmaker Stuart Gaffney to discuss
his documentary, "Cunanan's Conundrum." It examines the
story of Andrew Cunanan, a Eurasian of Filipino and Italian descent,
who was suspected of fashion designer Gianni Versace's 1997 murder.
Film
Review: Daughter From Danang
This heartbreaking documentary follows the biracial daughter of
an American serviceman and a Vietnamese woman as she travels from
Tennessee back to the Vietnamese village she left 22 years ago.
EurasianNation
Interviews Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch took a break from her hectic touring schedule to
do a quick email interview with EurasianNation. She tells us how
her parents gave her a strong sense of identity when she was growing
up and how her personal experiences have shaped the sound of her
latest album, "Hotel Paper."
Pete
Miser: Bring It to the Masses
EurasianNation sits down with Brooklyn-based MC Pete Miser who explains
to us why hip hop has become a commodity, why graffiti isn't graffiti
unless it's illegal, how institutionalized racism may have given
birth to hip hop, what it was like growing up half Chinese in lily-white
Portland, Oregon, and exactly how many times you have to be called
a chink before you're considered a "real" Asian.
Interview
With "Charlotte Sometimes" Director Eric Byler
EurasianNation sits down with Hapa director Eric Byler to talk about
his award-winning film "Charlotte Sometimes," coming out
this month on DVD. He speaks candidly about the backlash the film
received from certain segments of the Asian American population
because of its explicit sex scenes between Chinese-American Eugenia
Yuan and Hapa actor Matt Westmore, who was perceived by some to
be "just a white guy."
Race,
Sex and "Charlotte Sometimes"
In this opinion piece, "Charlotte Sometimes" director
Eric Byler ruminates on the sometimes strained relationships between
Hapas and Asian Americans, and the sexual resentment and racial
prejudice that his film uncovered in the community.
High
Yellow "Chink"
Performance artist Kate Rigg first broke onto the scene with her
subversive and hilarious show “Chink-o-Rama.” Known
for her remarkable ability to morph into countless fictional characters,
she uses her performances to communicate a message of self-definition
and self-acceptance.
Film
Review: "Robot Stories"
"Charlotte Sometimes" director Eric Byler reviews Greg
Pak's "Robot Stories," which he calls "a discerning,
poignant, and insightful commentary on the encroachment of technology
on the human predicament."
ARTICLES:
Eurasian Experience
On
Being Half
By Michelle Waugh
Validation
By Sabrina Margarita Alcantara-Tan
Redeemer
of the Half Chink
By Romana S. Lee
Real
Life Musings of a Eurasian Male
By David Horwitz
This half-Japanese college student reflects on racism, his biracial
heritage and the need for a stronger Eurasian community.
Stares
That I Am Used To
By Anita H. Gupta
Singapore's racial classification system categorizes citizens according
to the race of their fathers. This Chinese-Indian-Dutch-British-Indonesian
young woman struggles to get beyond her state-sanctioned identity.
On
Beauty
By Erica Lee Schlaikjer
This Eurasian teenager hopes to one day grow into a beautiful, exotic
girl with international, cosmopolitan appeal. But until then, she's
happy with what she sees in the mirror everyday.
On
How Life Is... As A Young, Ethnically Diverse Gay Person
By Robert Tsu
Most people can talk about dating their "own kind" and
know what they mean. But it's a little more complicated for this
young, Vietnamese-French, gay man.
Not
Alone Anymore
By Catherine Cook
For years, Chinese-Indonesian-Australian Catherine Cook felt alone
in the world. But after discovering the Eurasian community online,
she realized that there was no longer a need to classify herself.
Phenotype:
The Story of a Eurasian Australian Family
By Michele Marsh
Michele Marsh's Australian roots date back to the 1700s. Through
the prism of her Eurasian family's experiences, Marsh reveals an
Australia that is not the rich kaleidoscope of colors it appears
to be, but instead a nation that struggles with its indigenous population
and rewards only those who can assimilate.
Sticky
Rice At Yom Kippur
By Emilie Hammerstein
What's a girl to do when her Chinese brethren consider her a waiguoren
(foreigner) and her Jewish sisters call her "Chopsticks"
behind her back? Being Chinese and Jewish has never been easy for
Emilie Hammerstein.
Being
Me
By Athena Mari Asklipiadis
As a Eurasian, Athena Mari Asklipiadis has witnessed racist attitudes
on both sides of the fence. She explains how she has come to realize
that she doesn't have to be the white girl or the Asian girl, she
can just be herself.
Too
Yellow to be White, Too White to Be Yellow
By Kumiko O'Connor
Kathleen O'Connor recently decided to drop her first name and go
by Kumiko, her middle name, instead. She talks about the internal
and external journey that led to this name change: from her childhood
on a U.S. naval base in Japan, to her parents' divorce, to her new
college life in Washington state.
My
Half Identity
By Kanna Livingston
In this stirring essay, Kanna Livingston asserts that she is not
"half" anything. She is Japanese. She is American. Her
"blood doesn't divide in the middle of her veins, neatly lining
up like sweaty kindergartners after recess."
Checking
The "Other" Box
By Catherine Betts
Whenever Catherine Betts, as a last resort, checks the "other"
box on a form, she wonders if it's a sign of defeat, of giving up,
of agreeing against her will that she can be defined simply.
Journeys
In and Out of FOB Land
By Lisa Mueller
In Lisa Mueller's high school, the term "FOB" (Fresh Off
the Boat) is used to describe everything from music to clothes.
While she participates in this light-hearted self-mockery with her
Asian peers, she can't help wondering if she, with her European
ancestry, is Asian "enough" to join the joke.
I
Remember
By Kristin Soong
In this haunting piece, Kristin Soong remembers vivid moments from
her parents' childhoods.
Eurasian:
I Love It!
By Reuben Thom
Reuben Thom is of Indonesian and Australian descent and grew up
in both countries. This is his ode to the perks of being Eurasian:
a unique cultural identity, the ability to empathize, and yes of
course, the ladies…
What
Issues?
By James J. Shea
Indonesian-Irish-Italian James Shea has never struggled with his
biracial heritage. Here he shares how his family, his environment
and his friends contributed to a strong foundation on which he has
built his sense of identity.
Working
in Japan
By Misasha Suzuki
Misasha Suzuki moved to Japan after graduating from college to get
in touch with her Japanese roots. She shares with us what it was
like to be Hapa in the Japanese corporate world.
Playing
the Princess
By Renata Sandivita
Growing up in Malaysia, everyone always assumed that Renata Sandivita
spoke English, just because she looked Eurasian. Here she reminisces
about her childhood, and how she gradually came to embrace her multiracial
identity.
A
Dash of Paella and Soy Sauce
By Katherine Borras
Katherine Borras' parents are heroes to her. She loved listening
to her Puerto Rican father's war stories, and she admired her Chinese
mother for disobeying her family by moving to America to be with
the man she loved. In this delightful essay, she shares how both
cultures, the paella and the soy sauce, run through her veins and
shaped her identity.
Mixed
and Prejudiced
By Isyana Adriani Arslan
Isyana Adriani Arslan is of Indonesian and Egyptian descent. As
a child, she was constantly stared at. As an adult, she has experienced
prejudice from her boyfriends' families because she is a Muslim.
I'm
Not Your Brother
By Eugene Whong
Eugene Whong is sick of people who assume an automatic friendship
with him just because they also have one white parent and one Asian
parent. In this opinion piece, he exposes the way Eurasians try
to outdo one another in “Asian-ness.”
Half
Asian, Half Amazin'
By Amy Karnchanapee
“You’re half Asian? Well, I hope it’s the bottom
half.” Amy Karnchanapee sounds off on unwanted male attention,
and wonders why people think that probing your ethnic background
is a good means of initial contact.
Diary
of an Anorexic
By Sean
In this brave essay, Sean reveals that the roots of her anorexia
disease lay in her shame about her Filipino heritage—so much
so that she actually cheered when she read that anorexia was a “white
woman’s disease” because it meant she was one step closer
to becoming white.
When
Exoticism Meets Racism
By Tracey Tamae Ariga
You jump at the chance to meet the exotic model in Puff Daddy’s
new music video, but are shocked when you find out her father was
the Chinese professor you laughed at the other day because of his
accent and halting English. That’s what happens when exoticism
meets racism.
Jiao
Zi's (dumplings)
By Emily Wiser Scott
In this soulful essay, Emily Wiser Scott learns about her rich cultural
heritage through the stories of her Chinese grandparents.
ARTICLES:
Family
Adoption,
Hapas and Asian-American Heritage
As his Japanese-American aunt and Caucasian uncle adopt a little
girl born in Guatemala, Hapa writer Stewart David Ikeda reflects
on the future of the "traditional non-traditional" Japanese-American
family.
Parenting
Interracial Children
Frances Hai-Hwa Wang is the mother of two Eurasian daughters. She
interviewed many interracial couples with children of partial Asian
descent for this collection of parenting tips, concerns and insights.
This article was originally published on IMDiversity.com, where
Wang is a contributing editor.
ARTICLES:
Politics & Society
The
Ugly Truth Behind The Eurasian Beauty Myth
Beauty
is one of the most pervasive stereotypes about Eurasian females.
But at what point does a healthy admiration for Eurasian features
turn into a loathing of one's own monoracial looks? Or into the
sexual objectification of Eurasian women?
The
Dilemma of Mixed Asians In Hip Hop
Hip
hop artists have long sprinkled their lyrics with references to
shaolin, kung fu and geishas. But despite this apparent fascination
with Asian culture, hip hop artists of mixed Asian descent continue
to deny their ethnic heritage. Tom Melesky examines this phenomenon.
Racial
Profiling in American Healthcare
Mandy
Willingham examines why the American healthcare system still relies
on outdated racial classification systems, despite the country’s
burgeoning multiracial and multiethnic population.
Being
a Third Culture Kid
They
grew up moving from country to country. They speak several languages
with native fluency. They can tell you where to find the finest
espresso in Rome and the best doubles stand in Trinidad. But what
is it really like to be a Third Culture Kid?
The
Problem With Terms and Labels
Hapa.
Eurasian. Mulatto. Mixed. Half. Double. You may think that these
are all just harmless words. In this opinion piece, Abbie Miyabi
Modry argues that as an emerging minority group, it is important
for multiracial people to declare which terms and labels they can
and cannot accept.
Indos:
The Last Eurasian Community?
When
the Netherlands relinquished control of Indonesia in 1949, nearly
200,000 Indos (Eurasians of Dutch and Indonesian descent) fled the
country in search of a better life. Dr. Jan Krancher tells the history
of this remarkable Eurasian community, and its attempts to preserve
its unique cultural heritage.
The
Explosion In Mixed Race Studies
A
new generation of academics is pushing the boundaries of ethnic
studies, compelling people to look beyond the traditional minority
groups, to the experiences of mixed race individuals in America.
The
Top 19 Mixed Race Studies Classes
EurasianNation's
guide to the top mixed-race studies college classes in the United
States and Canada.
Abductees
Speak
Transracial Adoptees Take On the Adoption Industry
Stephanie
Cho and Kim So Yung are fighting to expose the unequal power between
the white adoption industry and children of color adoptees. Here,
they reflect on how their childhood experiences made them think
about racism and adoption, and how they became political activists.
Hollywood
and Its Distorted Reality
When
Lucy Liu’s character in “Charlie’s Angels 2: Full
Throttle” turned out to be half white, the Media Action Network
for Asian Americans protested to the director that her biracial
heritage belittled Liu as a positive role model for Asian Americans.
In this scathing opinion piece, The Hollywood Watchdawg says “gimme
a break!”
Letter
to the Editor from MANAA
Jennifer
Kuo, president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)
responds to The Hollywood Watchdawg's article "Hollywood and
Its Distorted Reality" in our last issue.
"Hey
far out dude, we're like, this train of Hapas!"
or
All People Are Honorary Hapas
In
this scathing opinion piece, Emma Goldman argues that Hapa "culture"
does not and cannot exist, and that the phenomenon is just another
example of America's propensity for naming, packaging and marketing
a group of people—and profiting from it.
How
to Fight Hate Crimes
Experts
estimate that 32 people a day are victims of hate crimes in the
United States. Of course you hope it will never happen to you but
if it does, do you know what to do? How do you protect yourself,
your loved ones, and your community?
ARTICLES:
Relationships
Living
Single (and Eurasian): 2002 Dating Survey Results
Their
parents may have crossed color lines for love, but many Eurasians
would rather date their own kind. Find out why as we reveal the
results of EurasianNation's first annual dating survey.
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