WeAreHapa.com - The Social Support Network for Multi-Cultural Individuals

more Hapa friends!!!

I am proud of being Hapa and think it is great to have a sense of community with others just like me.

I think the topic of mixed-race is fascinating and have done some work on the topic:

http://www.addictedtorace.com/?p=72

http://www.eurasiannation.com/articlesea2002-12beingme.htm

http://www.blendsphere.com/chameleon/blog5.php/2009/08/20/half-japanese-singer-judith-hill-represe

Family History---

My mother is full Japanese from California and my dad who is Greek, Italian, Armenian, and Egyptian was born in Cairo, Egypt and later moved in Greece. My parents met in Athens, Greece where he was working at a Japanese restaurant and she was a tourist.

My mother was one of five children born to a Japanese-American minister born in Honokaa, Hawaii and a Japanese-born woman from Tokyo, Japan. My father was one of nine siblings and six half-siblings with a Greek-Armenian father and Italian-Egyptian mother who were both from Alexandria, Egypt.

I have family all over the world in Japan, Greece, Germany, Egypt, Australia, Italy France, the UK and of course the US.

About Me--- My name is Athena Mari Asklipiadis.  Athena after the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Mari meaning truth and reason in Japanese and Asklipiadis after the Greek god, Asclepius, of medicine.  I am a Hapa only child who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.  I attended high school in Santa Monica, CA and college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA.  I am currently working in and outta the entertainment industry and trying to figure out exactly what I wanna do.

BA in Telecommunications/News Broadcasting from Pepperdine University

Various

Work for Teikoku Hoteru (Imperial Hotel) Tokyo in Los Angeles and doing freelance voice over work, dunno if I wanna get back into the radio biz....

Besides my 9-5, I am a volunteer for A3M (Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches) and the Community Manager for this site :)

Grease, Forest Gump, The Notebook, Superbad, He's Just Not That Into You, any chick flick really, I'm a major romantic!

TV: Big Lost Fan! Love Sex and The City, Desperate Housewives, I'm a Jeopardy nerd and love anything on TLC :)

Oldies, R&B, Hip Hop, Rap, Rock, Pop aka EVERYTHING even Country.  I also enjoy Japanese folk music, Greek syrtaki music and Arabic music! 

Elvis is my lover!!!

I love the Temptations, Supremes, Olivia Newton John, LL Cool J, Salt 'n Pepa, Eminem, Game, DJ Quik, Bone Thugs, Usher, Blacksteet, Brian McNight, Sublime, Journey, RHCP, Third Eye Blind, Green Day, Three Doors Down, Savage Garden, Missy Higgins, Jewel, A Fine Frenzy, Plain White Tees, JC Chasez, 'NSYNC, JT, Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Jordan Sparks, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Randy Travis, Jason Aldean, Martina McBride, Leann Womack, Michael Buble, Kellie Pickler, Marie Digby, Colbie Caillat, Jack Johnson, Justin Nozuka, Jason Mraz!!

Greek, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Italian

The Color of Water, The Notebook, lots of poetry, Paper Bullets

Hula, hanging out with friends, movies, bar-hopping, spending time with my family.  I like bike riding, going to the beach and camping although I rarely get to do them.