The Passer

Posted in Books, Media Archive, Novels, Passing, United States on 2019-04-10 16:35Z by Steven

The Passer

Midwood/Tower
1962
189 pages
Catalog ID: F170

Sam Mervin Jr. (1910-1996)

Fred Williams had a secret—He was half negro passing as all white; but the many white women who vied for his arms made no secret of what they wanted.

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Hapas: The Overlooked Minority Racial Group

Posted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Autobiography, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, United States on 2019-04-10 00:16Z by Steven

Hapas: The Overlooked Minority Racial Group

Honolulu Civil Beat
2019-04-04

Cameron Deptula

Mixed-race identity has always been in question, and the situation isn’t getting any better.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Unwelcomed. Invalidated both racially and culturally. These phrases can be used to sum up the experience of being “hapa” in the age of modern racial politics.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Unwelcomed. Invalidated both racially and culturally. These phrases can be used to sum up the experience of being “hapa” in the age of modern racial politics…

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