Feb 18, 2013 · I’m half Japanese and the rest is a mix of Irish, French, and British of which I’m unsure. Growing up, I never heard the word “Hapa” in the Northeast where there was a small Asian population, but I always identified as being mixed.

Jan 15, 2014 · His project aims to promote awareness and recognition of HAPAs, dispel myths, boost positive identity formation and self-image in multiracial children, and encourage solidarity and empowerment within the HAPA community. Fulbeck’s ethnic background is Chinese, English, Irish and Welsh. “HAPA people are vastly varied and heterogeneous,” he ...

May 21, 2010 · Hapa to me represents diversity. Diversity of mind, heart, and soul. I am not bound by one ethnicity or by one culture, which has allowed me to absorb many, including those which may not be connected to my own mixed heritage. I feel as if hapa people experience their own "diaspora," and it leads us…

Jan 25, 2018 · Hapa community for multiracial Eurasians, Blasians, Quapas, Hāfus (ハーフ), Hùnxuè'ér (混血儿), Luk khrueng (ลูกครึ่ง) honhyeol (혼혈), Tisoy, Amerasians (Mỹ lai).

Sep 24, 2020 · I was born and raised in Hawai’i to a Hawai’i born Japanese woman and an Irish Bostonian. Luckily, in Hawai’i, everyone is mixed so I didn’t feel any different. Then I married a haole from Texas and moved to a culture where people didn’t know what I was. I wasn’t Black, White or Mexican. What was I? Did I speak English?

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Mar 11, 2017 · In Hawaii, where I grew up Okinawan-Irish, hapa status is unremarkable, a matter-of-fact part of life, like daily sunshine. In the mainland United States, the word is used more assertively, if...

May 24, 2021 · In a 2020 interview with Hapa Magazine, Henwick talked in detail about her identity: "When I first visited Hawaii, I was called Hapa all the time.

Jun 23, 2011 · My name is Chris and I am half Japanese (mother) and half Irish (father). I am equally proud of my heritage and take great pride in being a member of the Hapa community. My grandparents were placed in camps during WWII before moving to Michigan. Although one might expect them to harbor anger or discontent…

Nov 20, 2010 · My Name is Lena Yumi McMaster. I am second generation (both of my parents are half Japanese) half Okinawan, 1/4 Irish, and 1/4 German. I grew up in a small town with little cultural diversity. Although I'm Hapa, I feel that it often goes unnoticed because I look white. I also feel a bit different…