Tag: Velina Hasu Houston

  • Do 2 Halves Really Make a Whole? Center for Asian American Media 1993 30 minutes VHS Martha Chono-Helsley, Producer/Director This video features the diverse viewpoints of people with multiracial Asian heritages. African and Japanese American poet and playwright Velina Hasu Houston lives an “amalgamated existence” and encourages others to take pride in all that they…

  • Mixed Race: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Rafu Shimpo: Los Angeles Japanese Daily News 2011-06-19 Velina Hasu Houston Recently I was honored with a Loving Award from the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival (held June 11-12 at the Japanese American National Museum). The award and the meaning behind it has caused me to reflect on…

  • Hapa Japan Conference Center for Japanese Studies Institute of East Asian Studies University of California, Berkeley 2011-04-08 through 2011-04-09 Introduction Agenda Registration Tickets: New Vision Award Recipient Jero, A Conversation & Mini-Concert Introduction Hapa is a Hawaiian term that is now widely used to describe someone of mixed racial or ethnic heritage. A New York…