Being Asian American: VC2

Hapa is a Hawaiian term used to describe a person of mixed Asian or Pacific Islander ethnic heritage. Recently, its popular usage has been broadening to Asian-Americans in general and other mixed racial/ethnic backgrounds. In this pod, Hapa students at Wesleyan University discuss how their identity shapes their view on the world.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Hapa
• Hawaiian
• Asian
• Pacific
• Islander
• ethnic

[ranast316]

I think half asians are sooo hot!!!

[xxkrazyaznxx]

Asians are awesome ;D.

[kittyeggrolls]

@TheChaiTeaLatte Actually, the word Eurasian has many different meanings. Try reading a dictionary every once in awhile. There are species of birds called Eurasian because they have ranges in both Europe and Asia. Are you saying they're Turkish? Just because YOU use one word in a very restrictive way doesn't mean everyone else has to. I didn't make up the term Eurasian to describe my racial admixture. Go blame the person who did for stealing it away from your Turkey-centric view of the world.

[TheChaiTeaLatte]

@kittyeggrolls Eurasian is actually for Turkish people.. or people around middle east-europe. Turkish don't look like arabs, they look more european with a middle east twist (black hair for example) hence Eurasian. Turkey itself often called Eurasia because the country has two parts: the Asia part and the Europe part. I'm guessing you are half asian (as in north asia) and half american.. so Eurasian doesn't fit you either..

[rabidpensfan]

People just need to quit being soooo sensitive to what other people think of them. I'm part Welsh, Polish, Irish, Czech, and Cherokee Indian. What does it matter. However, I think Asian women are strikingly beautiful. But none of this matters if you are overly concerned with what you are on the outside only. Let who and what you are shine out from the inside, and be proud of it. Wine is only good if it really tastes good, no matter what the bottle looks like, or how much it was.

[LexSteeleWorld]

White Women hate Asian Women. Asian women are too beautiful. They take all the White Woman's precious White Men.

[LunasCraincloud]

NewHampshire? rock on

[kittyeggrolls]

I prefer the term Eurasian because hapa originally referred to someone who was half Hawaiian native, half anything else (usually white). I'd rather leave the Hawaiian word for the Hawaiians to use as they see fit.

[rufullofshitusa]

fucking half breed dogs

[CartmanLandZ]

hahaha i can relate im half too

[Kiahsobyk]

As an Asian-American, I prefer being referred to as "American." Or magic. 

[landcommander1981]

Melody is gorgeous.