Resources about Hāfu

by | May 28, 2026 | Adaptation culturelle, Cultural adaptation, Expatriation, Expatriation with children, Intercultural differences, Non classé | 0 comments

I have decided to create a library of useful resources for Hāfu. This list will be updated along my discoveries and thanks to the information kindly shared by the guests I invite on the Podcast Hāfu Voices. 

  • The documentary Hafu – the mixed-race experience in Japan. Produced by Megumi Nishikura in 2013.Hafu documentary

The film follows the lives of five “hafus”-the Japanese term for people who are half-Japanese-as they explore what it means to be multiracial and multicultural in a nation that once proudly proclaimed itself as the mono-ethnic nation. For some of these hafus Japan is the only home they know, for some living in Japan is an entirely new experience, and others are caught somewhere between two worlds.

I was touched to see other Hāfu individuals sharing their unique stories and realizing that we each have our unique and sometimes similar challenges and questions when it comes to our Identity.

I also recommend to check out her website as she produced and directed other documentaries: Kokusekihou, War brides and Minidoka.

https://www.meguminishikura.com/

  • The book Hāfu2Hāfu, a Worldwide Photography Project about Mixed Japanese Identity. Produced by Tetsuro Miyazaki in 2019.

Hāfu2Hāfu

Hāfu2Hāfu is a unique project photographing hāfu (mixed roots people with one Japanese parent) from every country in the world and sharing their most significant questions about identity, sense of belonging or growing up with two different cultures.

To me, it is more than a book. It is a Work of Art.

 

 

  • TEDx：

“Where are you really from?’ by Tetsuro Miyazaki at TEDxValencia 2023:  https://youtu.be/syolZh6hSVI?si=bjC-Xvytgwhlh1Mt

Explorations into being Hafu by Megumi Nishikura at TEDxKyoto 2013: https://youtu.be/lhqYBhLh1IM?si=QpYkKWOaudRFsmlJ

  • There are also some FB groups  to connect with other Hāfu in the world:

Hafu Japanese: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HafuJapanese

Planet Haafu (Half-Japanese) プラネットハーフ(日本): https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlanetHalfJapanese

  • Additional books:

Comic book: 半分姉弟　1 (トーチコミックス) by 藤見 よいこ

Graphic Novel: Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari

Raising Multiracial Children by Farzana Nayani

If you are yourself a Hāfu and would love to share your unique Story, please reach out to me by email at yuko@yukodeneuville.com 😊

And if you have additional resources I could share here, please let me know so that I could update this list. Thank you!

With Love & Gratitude,

Yuko

 

 

 

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