Hapa-palooza fosters cross-cultural knowledge and celebrationPosted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Canada, Media Archive on 2017-09-21 19:03Z by Steven |
Hapa-palooza fosters cross-cultural knowledge and celebration
Westender: Everything Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2017-09-20
 Participants dance during the family day portion of last year’s Hapa Palooza festival, celebrating mixed race backgrounds. — Contributed photo |
Mixed-race artists use hybrid experience as creative spring-board
“Halfers” are one of the fastest growing population groups and their experiences are informing a fresh wave of creativity, says Jeff Chiba Stearns, co-founder of the Hapa-palooza festival.
Now in its seventh year, the annual festival celebrating people of mixed backgrounds will hit Vancouver this weekend, providing space for celebration as well as discussion on the nuances of hybrid identity.
“Don’t think of us as a special little subset of the Canadian community or demographic, but we’re actually growing – we’re one of the fastest growing demographics,” Chiba Stearns says.
Carleigh Baker
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