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HapaMama

Asian Fusion Family and Food

A blog by Grace Hwang Lynch

International Women’s Day

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Did you know March 8 is International Women’s Day? The event has been celebrated for more than 100 years to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.

Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie

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My younger son played is playing T-ball this spring. This is our family’s first experience in Little League, but it’s bringing back memories… both Taiwanese and American.

Maxine Hong Kingston in Menlo Park

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Maxine Hong Kingston only writes one book each decade. So when she was at Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park, reading from her new poetry memoir “I Love a Broad Margin to My Life”, I made sure to be there.

Who’s in the kitchen?

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“Tiger in the Kitchen” has me wondering… how to better share food traditions with my children? That’s the premise of Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan’s new food memoir “Tiger in the Kitchen”.

Mixed Race Matters

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Recently, the New York Times ran an article “Black? White? Asian? More Young Americans Choose All of the Above” examining the changing (or not-changing) attitudes toward people of mixed-race. The report spotlighs a group of college students in the Multiracial and Biracial Student Association at the University of Maryland.

Growing Up Asian In America Contest

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My Kindergartener brought home a flyer for the Growing Up Asian in America contest.

Oh, sweet! You can win up to $27,000 in scholarship money… just by writing an essay about being Asian! Where do I sign up?