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A lively discussion and celebration of the mixed heritage experience.
Our last (?) episode of Hapa Happy Hour. We discuss how we began this podcast, what we're doing now, and what we hope for. Rena has accompli...
Hello, dear Listeners! We are back with a new episode! As we head into what this new year has in store for us and our country, we felt it ap...
Recorded in December 2016, we are finally publishing June 2018 (mea culpa, says Hiwa). We have also been: writing a new show (Lisa), touring...
The Hapas reflect on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and share their thoughts about President-elect Trump, the electoral colle...
Join us for a discussion among 3 hapa women. Chicago, theatre, hula, adoption, solo show, and diverse casting are all discussed in this epis...
Tune in with Lisa, Hiwa, and Rena as we talk about Rena's dissertation on mixed-race, the history of hapas in theater, and our experiences a...
Tune in with Lisa and Hiwa as they discover technology and talk about race, Loving Day, films, and politics! And feel free to contact us thr...
The happy Hapas are back! Hello, dear listeners! We hope to bring you more content and new episodes this year! We have lots to talk about in...
Dear readers/listeners, I hope you're having a great 2015! Just wanted to share the exciting news that my essay, "Transforming Three Sisters...
Dear readers & listeners, Lisa will be performing an excerpt of her solo show, Alien Citizen: an earth odyssey , this Saturday, November 15...
The ladies talk about Lisa's succesful one woman show: ALIEN CITIZEN: An Earth Odyssey ! Recorded last year (July 2013). Please contact us a...
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2014 will be your best year yet. Quick update on my creative projects of late: I've been invited to perform...
Season's Greetings!! In this episode, the ladies of Hapa Happy Hour recount various events of 2013 and weigh in on some items of note, inclu...
Dear listeners and readers, I've been meaning to post this correction for months! My apologies for the delay--it's been a very busy time. Ba...
Published, graduated and Mom'd. The three ladies of Hapa Happy Hour return to discuss the micros in their lives in the hopes of connecting w...
The ladies of Hapa Happy Hour discuss an article that talks about what box you would check to get in to college, since race matters in admis...
Dear listeners and readers, I'm excited to announce that an essay I wrote, "Checked Baggage: Writing Unpacked ," has been published in a ter...
Happy December! We close out the year, looking ahead and divulging what's next for the Happy Hapas in 2012! First, a discussion on Quinceane...
The Hapa Happy Hour ladies are giddy to return to podcasting. This episode begins with many apologies and ends with happy holidays. Welcome...
Hello dear listeners and readers, I must apologize for having made an incorrect statement in Episode 23, "Theatre Arts Hapa." I said that Al...
Acting is one of the oldest and most difficult professions - add being a hapa and the interesting stuff compounds! Lisa, Rena and Hiwa met d...
The ladies discuss standards of beauty and "white" privilege. For questions and comments, please email us at hapahappyhour@gmail.com.
Happy June! The ladies discuss a Hapa's rejection of her "Asian" side from Dr. E. J. R. David's Colonial Mentality Project and consider the...
Join the Hapa Happy Hour ladies again as we welcome (haha) 2011!
We're back! Hapa Happy Hour returns with its first sibling interview! Recorded in December 2008, Lisa's brother John describes growing up a...
...And we're back yet again! Hapa Happy Hour returns with another great parent interview! Recorded in December 2008, Lisa's mother reflects...
...And we're back again! After taking another break, Hapa Happy Hour returns with our latest from the parent interview series! Recorded over...
Our dear Renaʻs mom shares her story and life lessons and laughter...
In the second half of Maria's interview, she not only recounts how she met Rena's dad, but also shares her philosophy about being an America...
...And we're back! After taking a little spring break, the ladies of Hapa Happy Hour are back with their latest from the parent interview se...
Our brilliant friends continue the conversation on being a multi-ethnic person. And we are looking for your submissions! Help us discover a...
Happy New Year! The ladies kick off 2009 and welcome friends, Michelle and Karen, to the podcast. Together, they explore their journeys as f...
In this episode the women of Hapa Happy Hour discuss the 2008 presidential election, and President-Elect Barack Obama. Please send any comme...
The second part of our interview with Hiwa's mom. Donna discusses her ongoing love affair with Hawaii and asks the ladies personal questions...
We proudly present Hiwa's mom, Donna, who shares her travels of the world and her journeys of the heart. This is part one in a two-part epis...
WE MADE IT!!! Welcome to the 44th President of the United States of America, President Barack Hussein Obama. Welcome to the first president...
Hello blog readers and Hapa Happy Hour supporters! First a note: we normally publish new episodes twice each month… but this October 2008 we...
Hello All! A big thank you to Heidi W. Durrow, whose blogpost, "Obama's Biracial Background Makes Him Mysterious (Read Risky) to Southern Wh...
Continuing the conversation about going home, from episode 6, the ladies talk about what itʻs like to be seen in various parts of the world....
Hiwa interviews her father, Terry, in the Honolulu airport. He is hapa himself, of Hawaiian and Chinese ancestry. Thanks for joining us and...
6 - Reflecting on our travels this past year and sharing the cuisines that make Alaska, Hawaii, and Guatemala so unique. Please email commen...
5 - We're interviewing our parents! Meet our first guest, Rena's dad, Jim, from Chamberlain, South Dakota. Find out how this Midwestern farm...
After weeks of traveling and visiting family, I am finally home in Los Angeles ! Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Filipino-Am...
Hello from the Land of the Midnight Sun! It's Rena in the wilds of Alaska. A big thank you to everyone who has shown us tremendous support d...
I went to the first annual Mixed Roots Literary & Film Festival's opening ceremony on June 12 at the Japanese American National Museum in L....
4 - Celebrate Loving Day, the day the US Supreme court decided that mixed race marriage was (finally) legal in the United States! We talk ab...
3 - Exploring the connection between how we were raised culturally and how we view ourselves. Someone can look Chinese but not know how to u...
2 - Further exploration into the backgrounds of Lisa, Hiwa and Rena. From Alaska to Hawaiʻi to Guatemala and beyond the women have experienc...
1 - Welcome to Hapa Happy Hour where Lisa, Hiwa and Rena, who met doing "Three Sisters", explore their multi racial experiences from three d...