Kip Fulbeck, an artist, slam poet, filmmaker, and teacher at UC Santa Barbara, informed and entertained about 300 people Thursday at Sacramento State.

Fulbeck is a renowned figure who created the Hapa Project, a project focusing on mixed-race people that includes a book, photograph exhibit and online community. The term "hapa" is used to refer to someone of mixed racial heritage that includes Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

His nearly hour-and-a-half-long presentation, "Race, Sex and Tattoos," combined short films, poetry, humor, stories, and even a quiz in a format that analyzed personal identity, with a focus on mixed-race people. While the event featured some of Fulbeck's humorous films, his stories about his own mixed-race background and the creation of his three books guided most of the presentation.

Fulbeck was honest and quite funny, and presented his material with enthusiasm and passion, instantly connecting with the audience.

"It was honest," said Jacki Rohrer, a communications studies major. "He spoke about things people are afraid to speak about."

"It opened my eyes to how mixed-race people see the world," said Lisa Prefach, a sophomore studying computer engineering.

Fulbeck opened with a short film before reciting a poem and giving the audience a quiz. He then talked about his books "Part Asian, 100% Hapa" and "Permanence: Tattoo Portraits," which both feature portraits of either Hapa people or people with tattoos and the corresponding statements they give.

He told a touching story about a Holocaust survivor, featured in "Permanence," who shared with Fulbeck pictures of her family members who died in the Holocaust.

Fulbek ended the evening with a video about how a number of "ethnically-ambiguous" Disney characters look like him. It was a lighthearted and humorous way to end a presentation that dealt with some intriguing issues in a way that only the multi-talented Kip Fulbeck could have done.

Fulbeck's books "Part Asian, 100% Hapa" and "Permanence: Tattoo Portraits" are available now, and his new book, "Mixed Kids," which features portraits and statements of mixed-raced children, comes out next month. You can find more on Fulbeck and watch some of his short films at his website, redsushi.com.