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Recently, an organization for part-Asian students called HAPA (Half Asian Person's Association) was formed, providing a welcoming group where biracial students can discuss the unique issues they face. HAPA existed in the early '90s, but disintegrated after the founders graduated. Apparently, the administration felt no pressing need to keep the organization up and running. But thanks to Rebecca Weisinger '02, HAPA is once again a forum for biracial and multiracial students...
Christine Murasaki Millett, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, has organized a club catering to undergraduate and graduate students of part-Asian descent...
Millet said she hopes to invite part-Asian speakers, academics and performers to future meetings. She also hopes to have informal get-togethers with fellow students and to host a forum for discussion of biracial and multicultural issues...
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