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HapaMama

Asian Fusion Family and Food

A blog by Grace Hwang Lynch

Part Asian, 100% Boy

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Wesley Yang’s Paper Tigers essay has me thinking about how to raise happy, confident Hapa boys.

Images from the San Francisco Taiwanese Cultural Festival

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I headed up to San Francisco for the San Francisco Taiwanese American Cultural Festival, which takes place every May in Union Square. It is truly surreal and beautiful to see booths selling homemade traditional foods and schoolkids performing Chinese and Aboriginal dances, set against the backdrop of historic hotels and department stores. It’s a long way from the Taiwanese bazaars of my childhood,

Girl in Translation Book Review

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Why do so many Asian Americans get admitted into elite universities? Well, if Jean Kwok’s debut novel “Girl in Translation” is any indication, a micro-managing mother is not necessary. Check out my review and tell me what you think.

Multiracial Growth and Hapa Identity Post on BlogHer

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This week, I’ve written a roundup of the many of the conferences, books and films, and other issues surrounding the growing Hapa population — including some of my personal experiences navigating the waters of being in a mixed-race family. Check out the full article…

Asians and Fast Food: It’s Complicated

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Have you seen the recent study saying that Asian immigrants eat high fat food to fit in with mainstream America?

Is that really why? Yes. and No.

When I look back at my own childhood, the 1970s Midwest, McDonald’s was one of our main gateways to American food.

One Big Hapa Family

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Why do some Asian groups have such high intermarriage rates? HapaMama interviews filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns on his documentary which seeks to answer that question.