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单词 hapa
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Definition of hapa in English:

hapa

noun ˈhɑːpəˈhäpə
US
  • A person who is partially of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

    many larger universities have organizations for hapas, or societies based on bi- or multi-ethnic awareness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So the hapas will go off to debate their issues and the mixed Africans and the Asians theirs.
    • He wandered over to the barbecue grill where I was talking to another guest, a photographer and fellow Hapa.
    • He grew up in polyglot Oahu, a hapa – the Hawaiian term for someone of mixed heritage – in a place full of hapas.
    • Being a hapa means feeling forever uneasy, no matter where you are or who you're with, white or Asian.
    • That's me, yes, I'm a hapa too, a baby born of war to a Vietnamese mother and a American serviceman.
    • Actually there are 1.6 million hapas in the United States.
    • It's perfectly normal for hapas to deal with identity issues.
    • Back home, a hapa may just be considered as "exotic" but here, it feels like we're recognized as the future.

Origin

Hawaiian, literally 'half'.

 
 

Definition of hapa in US English:

hapa

nounˈhäpə
US
  • A person who is partially of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

    some academics theorized that by the turn of the century Asian America would be comprised mostly of hapas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That's me, yes, I'm a hapa too, a baby born of war to a Vietnamese mother and a American serviceman.
    • Back home, a hapa may just be considered as "exotic" but here, it feels like we're recognized as the future.
    • Actually there are 1.6 million hapas in the United States.
    • It's perfectly normal for hapas to deal with identity issues.
    • So the hapas will go off to debate their issues and the mixed Africans and the Asians theirs.
    • He wandered over to the barbecue grill where I was talking to another guest, a photographer and fellow Hapa.
    • He grew up in polyglot Oahu, a hapa – the Hawaiian term for someone of mixed heritage – in a place full of hapas.
    • Being a hapa means feeling forever uneasy, no matter where you are or who you're with, white or Asian.

Origin

Hawaiian, literally ‘half’.

 
 
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