Why is kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at the Japanese American National Museum?
Irene Hirano, President and CEO of the National Museum: “The Japanese American National Museum is honored to have kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa presented at our institution. As an artist’s project, this exhibition delves into a subject of vital importance to not just the Japanese American community, but to our nation and our world. According to the last Census in 2000, one in three Japanese American is of multiracial heritage and individuals who self-identify as multi-ethnic are a growing segment of our country.