can’t believe we are done! I folded by hand each single sheet of 200 copies of a 72-page book, sewed them, cut them, numbered them…i’m tired. but our first event is this sunday at rhizome cafe, 5-7 pm, free and open to the public, so if you are in the vancouver area, stop by! And if you are interested in ordering a copy for $12, email me. Yay! 6 years ago

“All Mixed Up”—Third and Final Volume of Mixed Up Hapa Chapbook Series Released

Mixt Up Productions is proud to announce the release of the third and final chapbook in the “Mixed Up” hapa chapbook series, begun in 1999. The final chapbook has been six years in the making, and is a compelling addition to the series devoted to the creative works and social commentaries by and about mixed race Asian North American writers, artists, and scholars. Each limited-edition copy is hand-sewn, embellished, and numbered. All copies of the previous two chapbooks were sold out, and the editors of this third one expect a quick sell-out as well.

Nineteen writers, artists, and scholars are included in this volume:

Sumi Braun, California
Margaret Gallagher, Vancouver, British Columbia
Jeneen Garcia, the Philippines
Sherlyn Jimenez, Connecticut
Christian Langworthy, New York
Trina Mendiola, California
Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon, Vancouver, British Columbia
Rashaan Alexis Meneses, California
Dorian Merina, New York
Shyamala Moorty, California
Mark Nakada, Vancouver, British Columbia
Debora O, Vancouver, British Columbia
Stevii Paden, Pennsylvania
Haruko Okano and Fred Wah, Vancouver, British Columbia
Michael Tora Speier, Vancouver, British Columbia
Claire Tran, California
Brandy Lien Worrall, Vancouver, British Columbia
James Lawrence Ardena, Washington

To order a copy of “All Mixed Up,” or for inquiries, email brandylien.worrall@gmail.com. The price of the chapbook is $12 plus shipping and handling. Proceeds from the sales of this chapbook go toward the publication of the complete works of the “Mixed Up” series, entitled, “Completely Mixed Up,” forthcoming in 2007.

For Immediate Release
“All Mixed Up” Hapa Chapbook Release Events

The editors of “All Mixed Up,” a chapbook dedicated to the writing, art, photography, and social commentary by and about Hapas (mixed race Asians), announce events in Vancouver to celebrate the publication.

Vancouver contributors include:
Margaret Gallagher
Kelty McKinnon
Mark Nakada
Debora O
Haruko Okano and Fred Wah
Michael Tora Speier

Authors will read, perform, and sign chapbooks at the events. Editors Brandy Liên Worrall and James Lawrence Ardeña will answer questions about the “Mixed Up” chapbook series.

—Sunday, December 3, 2006, 5-7 pm, Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway.
—Thursday, January 18, 2007, 6-8 pm, Centre A, 2 West Hastings Street.

—If you are Hapa and would like to perform or read at one or more of these events, please email brandylien.worrall@gmail.com.
—Bookstore and Cafe owners, if you would like to hold a reading/signing at your business, please email brandylien.worrall@gmail.com.

“All Mixed Up” will be on sale for $12/copy. “All Mixed Up” is a limited-run chapbook collection, and each copy is handcrafted. Proceeds from the sales of this chapbook go toward the publication of the complete works of the “Mixed Up” series (three chapbooks total), entitled, “Completely Mixed Up,” forthcoming in 2007.

For more information, email brandylien.worrall@gmail.com.

Thanks to the following sponsors for their support:
Rhizome Cafe http://www.rhizomecafe.ca/
Centre A http://www.centrea.org
Powell Street Festival http://powellstfestival.shinnova.com/
UBC Initiative for Student Teaching & Research in Chinese Canadian Studies 6 years ago

i carved out a good amount of time today to update the status on the submissions and contact contributors and such, so now i think we might have enough to put this baby together! of course, now i’m also thinking about the complete mixed up works in one compilation, published via lulu.com, but i can’t think about that right now until we actually have the final chapbook finished. 6 years ago

6 years ago, my friend Jamie and I were asked to organize a reading and publication for mixed race Asian American writers and artists (known as Hapa, coming from the hawaiian word “hapa haole”). we did Mixed Up, the first collection of works by Hapa writers and artists, and then shortly thereafter, we did Too Mixed Up, the second collection. We figured we’d do a trilogy since 3 is a nice number. All copies of the first two collections were sold out. But then we both moved, had babies (well, I did), and other life changes, and the third chapbook was left in the dust. We are now trying to resurrect it and get it done, once and for all. Looks like we might achieve it this summer, so we can put closure on this project! 7 years ago