Lina Galeai
Contributing Writer

Have you ever felt like an outsider when attempting to immerse yourself in a culture different from yours? For those of us who have ever vacationed overseas or studied abroad, it can be easy to find yourself right on the brink of a country’s cultural pool. But what happens when people from your own culture or race keep you on the outside? USF’s Center of Asia Pacific Studies held an on-campus screening of Megumi Nishikawa’s “Hafu: The Mixed Race Experience in Japan,” which explores obstacles that multi-racial and multicultural people experience. Following the lives of five “hafus,” or people who are half-Japanese, each of these individuals share the battle of overcoming alienation. Journeying to self-discovery, each hafu finds a balance in identity through trial and error, and ultimately self-acceptance.

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