I was born in a humble town called Fountain Hill. My parents are Upong and Mitsu Hasau. It was pretty interesting growing up with a Japanese mother and a Mua father. While Mama had her saki, Pahda would have his sirdura (strong wine). When I visited my grandmother in Little Tokyo she would teach me how to fan dance. My jamahda in Todine City taught me the Tanta. In our house there was always a supply of popcorn and dirili to snack on. Grandfather’s katana blade and Japahda’s jokar each hung over their fireplaces. So many differences, and so many similarities.

We did a lot of traveling while I was growing up. You see, Mama was a recording artist. Her stage name was Sakura. She was really hot on Earth, Mars Colony, and even on the Planet of the Mimes. That’s how my parents met. Mama was giving a concert at the Anti -Gravity Room and Pahda was head of security. Pahda had intervened when some crazed fan was stalking Mama. That led to a close friendship, which led to romance, which led to me.

I always got along pretty well with everybody. I've always considered myself a positive person. I'm not one to look for trouble but I recognize it when it's there. It all started when I started secondary school. There was this group of kids who would harass me all the time about my being half human. They called me a freak, half-breed, and an ugly weirdo. They said my voice lacked harmony, which may have been true. Being only half Mua, my voice had a different quality to it than a full-blooded Mua. But that difference didn't keep me from being one of the best soloists in the school chorus. In fact, because of my mixed background, I could do things with my voice that they couldn't. I could speak human languages clearly as well as Mimian. I came to the conclusion that my tormentors were just jealous of my talents and afraid of me because I was different. I didn't let it bother me too much. I had my friends and family to support me and love me so I didn't think it was such a big deal. That is until one day an event occurred that changed my life forever.

A guest speaker had come to our school one day. Right after the last lunch period all of the students gathered for the assembly. The speaker was Amaryo Wek, founder and President of the Intergalactic Rainbow Coalition. After Principal Gast gave a brief introduction, Master Wek stood before us. I listened closely as he described how the hatred and prejudice of others cost his Mahda her life. He told us that tragedy gave him the desire and the strength to stand against such hate.

{Ah do not fear what the so-called purists will do to me. As long as Ah live Ah will do whaht Ah cahn to insure that everyone, no matter whaht his or her background, is protected from such violence. These purist thought they could silence me, but the more they try to spread their message of hate, the more Ah will stand my ground!}

Wow! Those purists were still after him and it didn't seem to make him stand down! He put his neck out for so many people. People like me. I wanted to be like Master Wek. I wanted to take action and do something to let those purists know that people like me are here to stay. We'll survive and thrive no matter what evil they plan for us.

I knew I was only a child. Ten cycles to be exact. I wondered what I could do as a child to stand against the purists. I had a thought. They can't stop me from expressing myself through song. I knew I could write and I knew I could sing, so that's just what I did. I wrote a song that would let those purists know that I am who I am and that's how it's going to be.

One weekend I went with my parents to the Anti-Gravity Room. It was open mike night. I decided that this would be the perfect forum for me to sing my song. I put my whole heart and soul into that song and wanted everyone to share in it. It showed how two very different worlds came together to make something beautiful. I'm the product of love and acceptance. I called it "This Is Who I Am.":
 

Cherry blossoms and peace flowers
Little Tokyo and Fountain Hill
Popcorn and sweet dirili

This is who I am

Japanese fan dance and the Tanta
Nightingale and the Lollee
Mojave Desert and the Sinking Sands

This is who I am

You may think I don’t have “the music”
That I have no place in this land
But God and Vasah gave me a special song

This is who I am

Bunny rabbits and nikus
Senior Prom and the Bidi
New York and Todine City

This is who I am

I’m a hottie and cheri beri
I’m a Missus and a Lady
It’s a waste of time to hate me

This is who I am

You may think I don’t have “the music”
That I have no place in this land
But God and Vasah gave me a special song

This is who I am

I had no idea what a stir that song would cause! Soon people all over the Planet of the Mimes were hearing about my song. It was Mama's idea to record it and have it played on stations all over the galaxy. In no time millions of copies of my single were sold all over the Planet of the Mimes, Earth, Mars Colony, and eventually reached Limbo Galaxy. I was also flooded with letters from thousands of kids of mixed background telling their stories of how my song encouraged them to stand up for equality and acceptance. Wow...I had no inkling of what an incredible impact this one song could have on the universe. And all I was saying was "I'm Cherri Berri Hasau and this is who I am."

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