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HapaMama

Asian Fusion Family and Food

A blog by Grace Hwang Lynch

Top Hapa Stories of 2012

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Hapa kids and interracial relationships made headlines (and clicks) during 2012. Read on to find out what stories you may have missed.

I Voted. How About You?

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  Election Day is November 6, but I’ve already cast my ballot. You see, for the past decade, I’ve been an absentee voter. Which doesn’t mean that I don’t vote — I just do it by mail-in ballot. It started when Big Brother was an infant. I strapped him into the stroller and pushed him […]

I’m Giving Away 18 Million Rising T-Shirts!

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As I’ve written before, there are not a lot of logo shirts I’d wear, because, that’s like advertising a company. On your body. For free. But remember how I said I’d make the exception for a good cause? Well, here’s a good cause for you: 18 Million Rising is a non-partisan, non-profit organization aimed at […]

You Mess With Big Bird, You Mess With a Nation of Immigrants

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  Judging by the reaction to Mitt Romney’s vow during the first presidential debate to cut funding for PBS, Big Bird is the sacred cow of American childhood. For anyone born during the 1970s or later, Sesame Street really is right up there with apple pie and baseball. Perhaps even more so for children of […]