My father is Irish, my mother is Filipino, I was born and raised in England.
My older sister has always been a little embarrassed by our heritage – she hates being mistaken for Chinese or Japanese because of some of the negative stereotypes associated with them – but I’m really proud.
Being Hapa can make you feel like you don’t belong anywhere, but it also allows you to transcend racial divisions. Read More
Hi! My name is Therese Grace Margaret Alonso-Jance Uy. I’m 20 years old and I currently live in the Philippines.
My father is Chinese-Filipino and my mother is Spanish-Austrian. But I am 100% Filipina at heart. It’s fascinating to see other Hapas like me. In my opinion, Hapas are exotic and beautiful people.
When I was a kid, many, including my friends referred to calling me as the “curly haired german girl.” It’s pretty cool that I can also be mistaken as deutsche.
Growing up, I’ve not had any difficulty being multiracial. I took it as an advantage. Read More
I’m Mona and I was born and raised in the UAE.
I didn’t give any attention to my mixed ethnicity as I wasn’t aware of it or how important that would be for me.
But at the age of 15, that was my 1st time to see the world especially my other half race country (Philippines). From that moment, I realized how happy and comfortable I was more than I am back home (UAE). I realized Asia is where I found my heart at, I was lost in belonging. Read More
Just stumbled upon this site, and think it’s wonderful.
I love to see what others of mixed race look like, especially my mix, because neither side of ancestry seems to recognize what I am.
9.9/10 times Filipinos are surprised that I am Filipino (maybe because of my skin colour, hard to tell in the hue of the photo, but I tend to be pretty pale), and yet Caucasians often detect Asian blood. Funny that way. Read More
I come from what I call a “common Hapa blend” — Black and Asian.
To be more specific, My father is African American and my mother is Filipino.
I have two siblings, an older sister and an older brother.
For most of us who are mixed, we understand that if we have siblings, we may not all come out looking like the same mix, meaning we pull different features from each of our parents and sometimes may not look like we’re related. Read More
I had never heard of Hapa until I did some research on mixed races in our country the Philippines.
Since I was in primary school, my teachers and other people in the neighborhood look at me differently. They always say I am not pure Filipino.
My father is Filipino and Spanish and my mother is the same, but my color is tan and my height is typically Filipino. Read More
Hello! This site is amazing, reading all of the things that I have in common with people I have never met is very comforting.
I was always insecure while I was in high school, just because there definitely wasn’t anyone else like me and I always felt like I never fit in.
After high school I found out what Hapa was after I was identified by one of my own. She asked if I was Hapa and she had to explain it all to me. Read More
Both my parents are mixed race; my dad is Punjabi and Filipino, my mom is Irish, Japanese and Filipina.
I grew up in the Bay Area and am currently a Mental Health Therapist for UCSF in San Francisco.
It was hard growing up mixed, partly because some people couldn’t understand how I could have a white grandfather and look so brown, and also for being gay (which I was bullied for in school) but it made me develop thicker skin. Read More
I wrote a children’s picture book called I am Flippish!
Years ago during St. Patrick’s Day, my 7 year old son wore a “Kiss me I’m Irish!” hat to school.
A mom jokingly said, “Take that hat off, you are not Irish! You don’t look Irish!”
It really bothered me because my son didn’t want to wear his hat anymore. He asked me if he was Irish. I told him yes, he is 50-50. He is Filipino and Irish which makes him Flippish. Read More
