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Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck
March 20 - September 26, 2010

In a follow-up to the kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa exhibition, artist and author Kip Fulbeck returns with his newest collection of works based on the book Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids.

This family-friendly exhibition for the young and the young at heart offers a playful yet powerful perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity, and, more importantly, is an opportunity to celebrate just being yourself.

Common Ground: The Heart of Community
January 23, 1999

Incorporating hundreds of objects, documents and photographs collected by the National Museum, this exhibition chronicles 130 years of Japanese American history, beginning with the early days of the Issei pioneers through the World War II incarceration to the present.

ON THE ROAD @ Chicago - kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa
April 2 - September 12, 2010

TRAVELING EXHIBITION

The Field Museum
Chicago, IL

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EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 12!

kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes Asian or Pacific Rim ancestry.

 

 

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