By Aaron Leaf Published in 16.3 THERE WAS A MOMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL when I was fascinated with mixed-race identity and the word “Hapa.” Using this Hawaiian term meaning “half” …
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Published in 16.3, by Donna Seto An acquaintance of mine once asked where I had parked my Mercedes. My initial response was that I didn’t own a Mercedes or a …
By Telihard Paradela Published in 16.3 C.E. (CHRIS) GATCHALIAN DESCRIBES his new play, Falling in Time, as the most ambitious play he has ever written. “No play has ever taken …
A Book Review by Abhishek Sharma Published in 16.3 RUMMAGING THROUGH TIME IN Vancouver between 1958 and 1982, Jen Sookfong Lee’s The Better Mother is a tale about the unconventional friendship between two strangers. …
We’d like to invite you to Ricepaper’s double launch party for the 16.2 Green Issue and the 16.3 Hybrid Issue. Come to hear readings, watch film screenings, and learn more …
Diversity and hybridity take the stage in our new issue with excerpts of C.E. Gatchalian’s play Falling in Time (currently playing at the Performance Works on Granville Island), winning haiku from the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 Haiku Invitational, and a photo gallery “Mixed Races, Mixed Faces” with photos of our readers and their thoughts on hybrid identity. As well, original fiction and cultural commentary revolving around how “cultural heritage intersects with other social and political realities” (in the words of Ricepaper‘s editor Eury Chang). Read the Editor’s Letter to learn more about this issue.
Also, read our call for submissions for our upcoming issue, the 16.4 Faith and Philosophy issue.