Hapa (/ ˈ h ɑː p ə / [1]) is a Hawaiian word for someone of multiracial ancestry. In Hawaii, the word refers to any person of mixed ethnic heritage, regardless of the specific mixture. [2] [3] The term is used for any multiracial person of partial East Asian, …

Aug 3, 2011 · Hapa is a Hawaiian word that was originally part of the full phrase hapa haole, which was a derogatory term for someone half Hawaiian and half “white foreigner.” Today, the phrase has been shortened to simply “hapa” and generally refers to anyone part Asian or Pacific Islander and part Caucasian.

May 27, 2016 · Here are 12 of those hapas (including me): 1.) Trish, Baltimore, MD. As you know from my previous articles, my father is from Oklahoma and my mother is from Korea, so I have acquired quite a taste for both southern cooking AND spicy food! 2.) Eddie, Kapolei, HI. This is my older brother Eddie.

Dec 6, 2017 · Fast forward a couple of decades (ahem)... now I have 2 Quapa boys (Japanese, English, Greek, Swiss). We live in San Francisco, which so far seems like a colder and a lot foggier "Hawaii" to my boys. Just on our block, we have 3 families with Hapa kids.

Aug 8, 2016 · Many young mixed-raced Asian-Americans embrace the Hawaiian word "hapa" to describe their identity. But are they legitimizing a slur, engaging in appropriation, or just making an old word new?

The raw definition of Hapa means half. The word Hapa has been appropriated to a "new" definition to what is now commonly known as "half asian/white". But really can be inclusive to half [any race]/[any race]. Some Native Hawaiians are okay with the term hapa as "half races".

Jul 1, 2018 · “Hapa” in the Hawaiian dictionary, according to cultural expert Dr. Sam Ohu Gon III, is defined as “mixed blood. There’s a separate comment directing readers to “hapa haole,” which is defined as “part Caucasian.” Gon’s professional thrust is as a conservation biologist.

Hapa, literally “half” in Hawaiian, was originally used as a derogatory term to describe people of biracial ancestry. Today, many multiracial individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander descent have embraced the word as a term of prideful self-identification.

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