Hapa haole here. I’m the middle one in the picture.
Grew up in Hawaii and moved to California at 13. I’m 21 now and love living here. Continue reading
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American, Chinese, French Canadian
My mother is Chinese, father is American, except his father is from Montreal, and his mother has things like Italian/ Irish/ British/ Native American decent.
But I don’t really count that. Any drop of Native American in me ran out the last time I got a paper cut.
I live in Shanghai atm. And am a proud Hapa :)
Taiwanese, Irish, French Canadian
I was 6 weeks old when I was adopted. I was 3 when I found out. I was 7 when my parents explained my ethnicity. I am half Taiwanese and half Caucasian (Irish/French Canadian).
My adoptive parents are Chinese/Filipino (Mom) and German/Irish (Dad). It’s interesting to me that I was adopted by people to whom I could easily pass for as their biological child. Being raised in an Asian American household, I’ve always easily identified with my Asian roots, even though I look 100% Caucasian. It’s always been entertaining to have people guess what my ethnicities are and fail. I am proud to be Hapa, and am passing the Asian culture onto my daughter. She’s learning Mandarin.
