“(Leah’s essays) do a great service to the concept of Hapa…”- Roger Shimomura, American Artist

Here is a link to my DN essays and other misc. articles. You can also visit my  author page at Discover Nikkei.

All work © Leah Nanako Winkler


FORGETTING, Discover Nikkei, March, 2010

ON ISOLATION, Discover Nikkei, Fall 2009

FIVE PLACES THAT CAN MAKE A HAPA FEEL AT HOME IN NYC, Discover Nikkei, July 2010

I AM JOB, Discover Nikkei, March 2010

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY, Discover Nikkei, Jan 2010

THE HAPA ADVANTAGE, Discover Nikkei, Summer 2009

AM I UNSTABLE? OR AM I JUST HAPA, Discover Nikkei, Spring 2009

SUUPPA GAIJIN JUSTIN BALDWIN, Discover Nikkei, Winter 2009

JOHN TAKAMURA AND LOBBY DESIGN, Theme Magazine, October 2008

A RACIAL CRITERIA, Discover Nikkei, Fall 2008

ANALYZE MY FACE: HAPAS, EXOTICISM AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, Discover Nikkei, Spring 2008

QUARTER LIFE IDENTITY CRISIS, Discover Nikkei, Spring 2008