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The Hapa Project
Kip Fulbeck May 3, 2006
The Hapa Project is an idea I came up with about 10 years ago of …

Perceptions of uniqueness
Kip Fulbeck May 3, 2006
One interesting story about the Hapa Project is that I would get people from very …

Defusing myths through The Hapa Project
Kip Fulbeck May 3, 2006
It allows people to, hopefully, defuse some myths that may be about them. I think …

Lessons learned from The Hapa Project
Kip Fulbeck May 3, 2006
The overwhelming response has been really positive. That’s been great for me, but the important …

Japanese Americans are more aware of their Hapa identity
Kip Fulbeck May 3, 2006
I was amazed at how many J-A Hapas participated, and certainly that’s the biggest number, …

American influences on Japanese taiko
Mas Kodani December 3, 2004
We’ve known KODO from the very beginning, since they were Ondekoza. When Ondekoza first came …

The performing arts not for Nisei
Mas Kodani December 3, 2004
When I came to this temple in ’68, it was the first Japanese American community …

Appreciating Kinnara Taiko's approach to taiko
Mas Kodani December 3, 2004
I was really amazed at how seriously taiko is taken. I mean it’s life-transforming. It …

A Japanese American gardening dance
Mas Kodani December 3, 2004
Yeah, Nobuko and some of us started saying, “Well, it’s time, instead of borrowing Kin …

Playing traditional gagaku while creating an identity
Mas Kodani December 3, 2004
When Togi taught our gagaku group, we became proficient enough that they asked us to …