Memoirs of a Queer Hapa
Scope and Contents
The author explores queer, mixed-race identity through personal- and academic-inflected essays. Hapa is a Hawaiian term for "half," originally used in a derogatory sense and later reclaimed as a label for those of mixed Asian Pacific Islander descent. The author posits that queer hapas like herself subvert easy categorization along traditional and mutually exclusive lines of racial and sexual identities and experience alienation as a result.
Dates
- Creation: 1985-
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1995-
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 42.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Publication Place
Sarasota, FL
Category
assimilation; mixed race; oppression; people of color; queer; queer history; queer identity; queer theory; race; racial identity; racism; self-determination
Date / Volume
#2 (2009)
Author / Publisher
Jackie Wang (self-published)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository