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Mad props to all you folks, then and now, who help make Watermelon Sushi hapa-nin'. Some of you are on this page.
A big up! to the woman who started it all, Yayoi's long-time friend Darlene Romero (right), with her Howard U classmate Debbie Allen, in Santa Monica where she and Yayoi pitched Watermelon Sushi.
Mia Gonzalez, creator of the original Watermelon Sushi website, enjoys homemade sushi with Yayoi's moms, Yuriko.
Respect to Mike Reed and his cohorts at PC Net Express for providing their technical expertise and delivering countless DVD copies of the trailer to film festivals and events around the world.
QuieBwoy hosts the largest reggae venue in Los Angeles. A former Watermelon Sushi Associate Producer, he's hooked us up with industry biggies like actor Forest Whitaker and rapper/actor Mos Def. Find Quie here: http://www.lareggaeclubs.com
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QuieBwoy hosts Yayoi's birthday parties, left, in Santa Monica and, right, in Hollywood.
Los Angeles' own Pearl, Jr., a controversial community organizer, has connected us with some major musical names. Connect with her at http://www.trutalk.us
Pacific Palisades Film Festival director Bob Sharka is a Watermelon Sushi supporter. Here, he's partyin' in Pac Pal with Dom DeLuise and Burt Reynolds. Check out Bob at: http://www.FriendsofFilm.com
Actor Edward J. Olmos' filmmaker son, Michael who directed Splinter, is a Watermelon Sushi fan. Here's dad Edward at the Independent Producers Awards in Beverly Hills.
Mahalo nui loa also to Hawai'i filmmaker Doug Ing for providing trailer dubs, and to Los Angeles writer/performer Kristina Wong for capturing video stills.
If you've already purchased a HapaTeez t-shirt, arrigato gozaimasu, and email us at hapateez@comcast.net to assure your rear crawl credit on Watermelon Sushi.
For those of you fiending to express your hapa-ness, check out HapaTeez t-shirts for messages of hapa empowerment. Vanquish One Drop Rule by choosing from slogans like Hapa Nation, Made in America, 100% Hapa, Hip Hapa, Hapa Life, Hapa Power, Hapawood, and for those who aren't hapa but wanna support the hapa agenda: I Love Hip Hapas. Find more info by clicking to the hip hapa homeez page.
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