Kip Fulbeck: Part Asian, 100% Hapa September 1, 2010

In a world that is used to categorizing people by a single identity--race, ethnicity, age, religion, etc.--how do we define the in-between? A label meaning !half' in Hawaiian, hapa serves as a term of pride by many whose mixed heritage includes Asian or Pacific Island descent. Artist Kip Fulbeck posed the common question "What are you?" to people of mixed ancestry in the exhibition kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa. The answer to this question is a display of complex personal and social identities expressed through photographic portraits paired with the subject's own hand-written, frank and funny responses. A moving demonstration of self-expression, this new perspective encourages people of every background to question what makes them who they are. Celebrate your own heritage, and discover what it means to be multiracial/multiethnic in America today, at The Field Museum.