Summer Sun and Fun

Aloha, Hip Hapa Homeez! 

HAPA sunshine! 

cocktail, anyone?

Summer is here, but we won’t be lazing around in the sun sipping on a Watermelon Sushi cocktail, or munching on Watermelon and Sushi salad either. 

Nope. We're going to be too busy creating content for you, our mixie friends. 

First off, we have finally completed our short film, Native Vegan. This project was funded by a grant via VeganFlix Studios, and we are eternally grateful for that. 

You’ll be able to view it at our Watermelon Sushi Youtube channel, once it’s posted early next month:

https://www.youtube.com/c/WatermelonSushi/featured 

or watermelon sushi salad?

While you’re on Youtube, please check out our War Brides of Japan channel, too:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPemluw0stoTsx8yvz2tCrg/featured 

The 5 films that make up the series are currently available for (cheap) rent on Gumroad:

https://watermelonsushi.gumroad.com 

Finally, we have onboard an executive producer for the narrative, Watermelon Sushi. This film is about you and me, Dear Hip Hapa, so please stay in touch. 

You can see our updates at our website: https://www.watermelonsushi.com 

And, at our Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/watermelonsushi/ 

Or, Twitter: https://twitter.com/watermelonsushi 

We can’t thank you enough, our devoted supporters, for your financial and spiritual encouragement throughout these decades! 

cool rules!

Watermelon Sushi, the movie

We also have other projects on our plate, like the story of a Japanese war bride artist which will be both a documentary film and a graphic novel. 

https://lenastarwheels.wixsite.com/iamartistyuriko

http://heartworkbyyuri.blogspot.com

And, we’re in talks with a producer for a documentary film about the enslavement of African people in the U.S. Please enjoy your multi-culti summer, and drop us a line if you or someone you know would like to be featured on our next blog post. We’re always looking to write about interesting mixies like yourself. 

See you again this Fall. Meanwhile, stay cool because cool rules! 

Your Hip Hapa, 

Yayoi

All Around The World

 Aloha, Hip Hapa Homeez!

Your Hip Hapa

In case you didn’t know, September 21 was the ‘United Nations International Day of Peace’. In celebration of such a lovely thought, Your Hip Hapa created a music video featuring rapper One Sir Grove. Both of us used to co-host an internet show called ‘Sexy Voices of Hollywood’ and in the video, we pay homage to it.

The music video features a rap song celebrating the differences among us world citizens, from every background, from every culture, from every part of the planet. We all do live here together, after all.

Please enjoy 'All Around the World'!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoAIF64hP5o

And, please subscribe to our Youtube Watermelon Sushi channel if you like:

https://www.youtube.com/c/WatermelonSushi/featured

We also have our War Brides of Japan Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPemluw0stoTsx8yvz2tCrg/featured

Here at Starwheels Productions, we’re currently working on two films with a multi-cult perspective.

https://yourhiphapa.wixsite.com/starwheels

One is titled 'Native Vegan'. It’s a documentary about the Indigenous of North America who have been reportedly vegan before colonization. With thanks to VeganFlix for presenting us with a seed grant, we plan to release the film by summer of 2022. Right now, we’re creating a short, or Proof of Concept, so please stay tuned to our Youtube Watermelon Sushi channel for updates.

Our second project has been worked on for years now, but has taken a new route. This will be both a graphic novel and a documentary about a war bride who was also an artist. If you’ve had the chance to view the Vincent van Gogh immersive this year, then this is close to the style we hope to achieve in displaying her artwork.

cafe au lait avec fluer by Yuriko

bratty catty by Yuriko

For updates, please check out our Youtube War Brides of Japan channel as we will be posting shorts, or Proof of Concept videos, soon.

Meanwhile, we are back to our format of interviewing mixed-race community leaders as well as anyone who is in an interracial relationship, a transracial adoptee, or crosses cultures. If you fit any of those categories, please drop us a line:

yourhiphapa@me.com

Your Hip Hapa,

Yayoi