"Originally known for his breakthrough book and exhibition Kip Fulbeck: Part Asian, 100% Hapa (2006), Fulbeck is once again on display, celebrating 25 Years of the Hapa Project at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), right in the heart of New York City's Chinatown. In 2001, American artist Lawrence Keith Kip Fulbeck founded the Hapa Project to raise awareness and recognition of multiracial people in the United States, giving individuals a voice to promote a positive mixed identity and challenge common racial assumptions."
"The word hapa comes from the Hawaiian word for half, and over time, it has become a word of pride for multiracial individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. However, historically, the term was used to address the mixed offspring of Native Hawaiians and white settlers, resulting in the phrase hapa haole, which means part white or foreigner. In the modern era, there has been some debate over who can identify as hapa."
"Some believe the term can refer to anyone of mixed race, while others argue that it can only apply to those who are part Hawaiian, half Japanese and half white, or even as an acronym for Half Asian Pacific American. Fulbeck's own mixed heritage English, Welsh, Irish and Cantonese has deeply influenced his passion for promoting a positive identity surrounding the term."
Kip Fulbeck founded the Hapa Project in 2001 to raise awareness and recognition of multiracial people in the United States. He photographed more than 1,200 multiracial individuals of diverse ages and backgrounds and compiled those portraits into Kip Fulbeck: Part Asian, 100% Hapa. The Hawaiian word hapa originally meant half and later became a term of pride for multiracial people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. The term has historical ties to Native Hawaiian and white settler lineage and has prompted modern debate about who may identify as hapa. MOCA presents a 25-year retrospective that rephotographs over 30 original participants.
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