Mon, 13 February 2012
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 admissions in America today. Please listen and join in by sending us your comments to hapahappyhour@gmail.com. We value our listeners and would love to hear from you. Kung hee fat choy! |
Sat, 4 February 2012
Dear listeners and readers, I'm excited to announce that an essay I wrote, "Checked Baggage: Writing Unpacked," has been published in a terrific anthology! The essay is about the process of writing my one-woman-show-in-progress, which in turn is about growing up in Central America, North Africa, the Middle East, and Connecticut as a child and adolescent. The book should be available at the largest branch of your public library as well as in academic libraries all over the USA, the UK, and Canada. This is what the book's introduction says about my essay: "Elizabeth Liang, who grew up in six countries, draws commonalities between that multiple-identity existence and her chosen profession as an actress, and tells us of her one-woman play-in-progress that aims to give dramatic shape to her childhood peregrinations and confusions. Her childhood moves between Panama and Guatemala, her first exposure to Moroccan Arabic, the shock of winter cold in Connecticut, the woes of a street cyclist in Cairo or Philadelphia—these and other roaming experiences form the fabric of a vivid stage monologue." – Gene H. Bell-Villada and Nina Sichel, EditorsIf you know any global nomads, TCKs, or anyone studying or teaching anything "global" or "intercultural," the book might interest them. A TCK is anyone who spent a significant part of their developmental years outside their passport country/ies or in a culture(s) other than that of their parents. (Children of immigrants can be TCKs, and the multi-ethnic experience has a lot in common with the TCK experience.) Below is the info on the book, and thank you so much for your support for "Hapa Happy Hour" over the years! Cheers, Lisa Writing Out of Limbo:
International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture KidsCrossing borders and boundaries, countries and cultures, they are the children of the military, diplomatic corps, international business, education and missions communities. They are called Third Culture Kids or Global Nomads, and the many benefits of their lifestyle – expanded worldview, multiplicity of languages, tolerance for difference – are often mitigated by recurring losses – of relationships, of stability, of permanent roots. They are part of an accelerating demographic that is only recently coming into visibility.
In this groundbreaking collection, writers from around the world address issues of language acquisition and identity formation, childhood mobility and adaptation, memory and grief, and the artist’s struggle to articulate the experience of growing up global. And, woven like a thread through the entire collection, runs the individual’s search for belonging and a place called “home.”
This book provides a major leap in understanding what it’s like to grow up among worlds. It is invaluable reading for the new global age.
Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids
Editor: Gene H. Bell-Villada and Nina Sichel with Faith Eidse and Elaine Neil Orr Date Of Publication: Dec 2011
Isbn13: 978-1-4438-3360-8 Isbn: 1-4438-3360-6 For more information and/or to buy, go to For the author discount code, email Lisa at hapahappyhour@gmail.com. Category:blogs
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Tue, 13 December 2011
Happy December! We close out the year, looking ahead and divulging what's next for the Happy Hapas in 2012! First, a discussion on Quinceanera and coming of age traditions. Rena is directing a play about Quinceanera in 2012! Then, Lisa discusses her new one-woman show about being a Third Culture Kid! We're "coming of age" in 2012! Did you have a "coming of age" ritual or custom in your family? Share it with us at hapahappyhour@gmail.com! Wishing you and yours and wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! With love, Rena, Lisa, and Hiwa |
Tue, 22 November 2011
The Hapa Happy Hour ladies are giddy to return to podcasting. This episode begins with many apologies and ends with happy holidays. Welcome to the holiday season! As always, we welcome your feedback: hapahappyhour@gmail.com. |
Sat, 23 July 2011
Hello dear listeners and readers, I must apologize for having made an incorrect statement in Episode 23, "Theatre Arts Hapa." I said that Alexander Pushkin's mother was Nigerian. I was wrong. In fact, she was Russian, and her grandfather, Abram Petrovich Gannibal (aka Abraham Hannibal), was black African--possibly from what is now Cameroon, possibly from Ethiopia, it's not certain where. But he was a page and then a general and friend to Peter the Great. Pushkin was a person of mixed heritage who was proud of his black African ancestry. To listen to a fantastic podcast by two women with black and white heritage, go to http://www.mixedchickschat.com. Thank you all for listening to our podcast and reading the blog! Lisa Category:blogs
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Fri, 22 July 2011
Acting is one of the oldest and most difficult professions - add being a hapa and the interesting stuff compounds! Lisa, Rena and Hiwa met doing a production of Chekhovʻs "Three Sisters" and as actresses their experiences have varied from the sublime to the horrifying. Join in the discussion by posting your comments at hapahappyhour@gmail.com, and thank you for listening! |
Fri, 22 July 2011
The ladies discuss standards of beauty and "white" privilege. For questions and comments, please email us at hapahappyhour@gmail.com. |
Thu, 23 June 2011
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 ways they keep the connections to their mixed heritage alive. For questions and comments, email us at: hapahappyhour@gmail.com. We love hearing from you!! For more information on The Colonial Mentality Project, go to: www.colonialmentality.com. |
Fri, 29 April 2011
Join the Hapa Happy Hour ladies again as we welcome (haha) 2011! |
Tue, 15 December 2009
We're back! Hapa Happy Hour returns with its first sibling interview!
Recorded in December 2008, Lisa's brother John describes growing up a
global nomad, furthering his multilingual studies in college, and how
being blended has been just one part of a bigger package. For questions or
comments, email us at: hapahappyhour@gmail.com. |
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