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So how are you hapa?

topic posted Thu, August 28, 2003 - 6:18 PM by  Ryan 		Share/Save/Bookmark
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Share your assorted sides! I'm mostly Japanese, but I'm also a happy mix of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Spanish, Filipino... even a speck of Norwegian, according to some records. My wife is Haole (Caucasian), making our kids even more hapa than I!
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  • Roy
    Roy
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, August 29, 2003 - 11:46 AM
    I'm a mix of Scottish/Irish/English/French/Polish/Czech/Navajo on my father's side and Vietnamese/Chinese on my mother's. Culturally, I was raised in the Philippines and consider myself an honorary Pinoy.
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  • Travis
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, September 19, 2003 - 11:49 AM
    1/2 japanese (my mother was born and raised on the big island in hawaii) and 1/2 irish (my father was born and raised in philadelphia, pa).
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  • Burt
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, September 19, 2003 - 11:56 AM
    Well, where shall I start? I am half Chinese on my dad's side and half Chinese on my mom's side. But I am hapa at heart. Since I have this Sino-centric view of the world, I believe that Chinese is the root stock of all people so by default I am pretty mixed (up).
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    • Seba...
      Sebastian
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Tue, July 13, 2004 - 8:14 AM
      half chinese with tuvan roots (from my mother's family) and french, danish, irish and scottish-mix (from father's family). Have to disagree with you Burt, I don't believe any one race is the root of all other races. I believe we've cross-pollinated our gene pools, but i'm not down with the Chinese elitism.
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  • Jeff...
    JeffAlex
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, September 19, 2003 - 10:08 PM
    My mother is native-born Japanese. Father is of Finnish descent (so stubbornness is deeply engrained in my genetic memory...). My wife is mostly African-American and some Native American, which makes our kids pretty much part of every major ethnic group except Latino...
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  • mika
    mika
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, October 16, 2003 - 4:07 PM
    Half Lebanese, Half Broooooklynese ;)
    Actually, the Brooklyn half is Russian and Eastern European mix.

    Another way to look at it:

    Half arabic jew (sephardic), half ashkenazi.
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  • ↁªɮºɱɮ
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, October 29, 2003 - 11:16 AM

    My stats: I'm a little bit o'this, and a little bit o'that. I'm French, English, Welsh, German, Dutch, Chinese and Indonesian. I'm all mixed up!

    I could run the UN and still be the missing Spice Girl, AKA "Island Spice" who purportedly lives off some island chain in the South Pacific. Yeah, you guessed it: Bikini Atoll!

    Love & Rockets,
    DaBomb
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  • Cath...
    Catherine
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, October 29, 2003 - 12:48 PM
    Japanese from Akita on my mother's side and Scottish/Norwegian from northern Minnesota on my father's. Born in Tokyo but Frisco all the way baby!
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  • Unsu...
     

    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, November 6, 2003 - 5:31 PM
    My Mother is full Korean from South Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and my Father's side of the family is Danish, with some hint of German, Blackfoot Indian, Jewish.

    :)
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  • Joseph
    Joseph
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, November 21, 2003 - 4:38 AM
    I am half Chinese and Half Irish. So that makes me one hell of an Engineer, or what great Drunken Style Master. What can I say, born in 1969 from mom and dad who met and married at U.C. Berkeley (back in the day) .

    Now if i can only age and get grey hair one day!
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  • laurgs
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, January 15, 2004 - 10:14 PM
    half japanese, half 'merican
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    • Mama B
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      Fri, January 16, 2004 - 10:25 AM
      I'm Vietnamese and Pennsylvania Dutch (which means I'm part hick-at-heart). My daughter is Chinese, Vietnamese, Pennsylvania Dutch Canadian/American. My PA Dutch dad jokingly said that I'm trying to wash the taint of White blood out of my progeny!
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  • Sandra
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, January 23, 2004 - 12:01 AM
    My Dad is Cuban and French
    My Mom is Mexican and Colombian

    My first baby is German, English, and all the above

    My next three babies' Dad is Japanese/Chinese/Korean/Spanish

    So my last three kids are Japanese/Chinese/Korean/Spanish/Cuban/French/Colombian/Mexican

    They are super cute too.
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  • Unsu...
     

    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, January 29, 2004 - 10:15 PM
    50% Taiwanese & 50% White to da bone. Glad to have grown up in hawaii with other hapas so that I could develop my sense of hapa identity, apart from having to pick just one :)
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  • Raph...
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Mon, February 2, 2004 - 12:34 AM
    japanese on the father's side, argentine mixed with italian, spanish, french, and british on the mother's. *sigh* it would be nice if the japanese weren't so ethnocentric.
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    • Jeff...
      JeffAlex
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Thu, February 5, 2004 - 7:43 AM
      If they weren't so ethnocentric, they wouldn't be so, um, interesting... ;)

      To be fair, I think there's a major difference in attitudes about diversity between the older (post-WWII) generation and the younger (30s or younger) generation in Japan. Expect to see things change in the next several years...
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  • Alt
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, February 12, 2004 - 8:22 PM
    mom:African, Native American(Seminole), Spanish
    dad:African, Native American(Seminole), 50%unknown(his father was adopted Most likely african/native american by looking at my grandpa)
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  • ☯kenrom
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Tue, February 17, 2004 - 7:31 AM
    Hello everyone ~ My Dad is Filipino with an 1/8th Spanish, from Up Country Maui. And my Mom is Christian Palestinean originally from Jerusalem. I was actually born in Japan and raised in Hawaii from the age of three. When I was younger I didn't know what to do with my unique dual-heritage, since there really wasn't anyone else quite like my siblings and I growing up in Hawaii. Eventually I grew to appreciate and celebrate the many unique influences from which I come, and can celebrate it all as my own!

    Being hapa rocks!

    +kenrom-
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    • Psya...
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Sat, February 21, 2004 - 10:07 AM
      thai/american (irish!)

      ^_^

      thailand is a mecca for people who share my origin so i was quite lucky in that respect, never feeling too lonely :)

      but then you always have to deal with that forever nagging question "where are you from?" and the jumbled awkward response that follows.
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  • Ruri
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, March 3, 2004 - 1:18 AM
    Filipino, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Portuguese, West Indies, Cherokee and a pinch of Irish. And my nieces and nephews add Jamician, English and Norweign.

    I love the looked we get when we all get together for a family outting. It's kind of fun to confuse people. Of, course this does not work in Hawaii. hehehe
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    • Richard
      Richard
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Thu, March 11, 2004 - 9:30 AM
      Elsewhere, my answer is 'mitad e mitad' - half 'n' half gringo & Mexican. But here I can break it down a little further: dad's peeps were Texans of English, German, and French extraction; mom's were predominately Spanish Mexican. I believe that I am one-sixteenth Zacatecan or Chichimecan - enough to give the southern branch of the family our melanin-rich complexions....
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  • Klaatu
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Mon, May 24, 2004 - 5:51 PM
    My dad's parents are Irish (although they and subsequently I) have a Dutch last name. My mom is African American/Pinay, although they have a lot of Native American along the black side.
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  • Unsu...
     

    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, June 3, 2004 - 6:28 PM
    hapa-haole from honolulu, hawaii, grew up in sf...mom is shanghainese chinese, dad is euro -- french, italian, german, english, and swiss...
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    • Re: So how are you hapa?

      Wed, June 9, 2004 - 5:30 PM
      I am Dutch Indonesian basically, my Dutch great grandfathers married (or just procreated with) my Dutch/Indonesian, Chinese, & African great grandmothers. It gets worse because my husband has a Portugee dad (from Hawaii) and a New York Jew for a mom! So our kids are super Hapas!
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      • Sobey
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        Re: So how are you hapa?

        Mon, June 14, 2004 - 3:29 AM
        i'm half filipino, half chinese with possible bit of french, potential native as well..(dad was adopted and so its nebulous).

        filipino is a hybrid too of malay,indonesian,spanish and everything else..super mongrels we are.
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        • Unsu...
           

          Re: So how are you hapa?

          Tue, August 3, 2004 - 10:43 AM
          I'm half chinese...the other half is a mix of japanese, portuguese, german, and hawaiian. ;)
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          • Aimee
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            Re: So how are you hapa?

            Wed, August 4, 2004 - 2:51 AM
            I am half Korean (mom), a quarter French and a quarter Irish(dad). Born in Olathe, Kansas USA and now living in Paris, France with my French husband. Just adding to the hapas of the world! :)
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          • Unsu...
             

            Re: So how are you hapa?

            Mon, August 16, 2004 - 1:18 AM
            We have a similar mix minus the german and japanese. I am hawaiian, portuguese, chinese, a slight touch of African American and Cherokee with a scottish last name.
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  • Unsu...
     

    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Thu, August 5, 2004 - 9:40 PM
    I just joined, so I guess responding to this question is in order.

    My mom is Irish-Mexican; my dad's from Cuba.
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  • Monsta!
    Monsta!
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Sat, September 11, 2004 - 7:11 PM
    New here! Hello!

    My fathers side is Black (or "African American") and my mother's side is assumingly all from the Dominican Republic. That island has had so many visitors, I'm a bit skeptical at times. Either way I grew up speaking both Spahnish and English and learning about my "more hapa than I" relatives (HUGE family including Puerto Ricans, Spaniards, Mexican, and Asians even I do believe).
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  • Mari...
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Mon, September 13, 2004 - 11:14 AM
    Half Japanese, a quarter German, then Irish, Scottish, English, and possibly Dutch...
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    • Jonas
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Tue, September 14, 2004 - 7:50 AM
      Half Japanese and half "white"

      I remember being slapped for saying things like "kore nani for?" Don't Hapas get a break with the pidgin bit?
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      • Mari...
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        Re: So how are you hapa?

        Tue, September 21, 2004 - 9:12 AM
        LOL!
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        • Unsu...
           

          Re: So how are you hapa?

          Thu, September 23, 2004 - 11:42 PM
          My mama is 75% Hawaiian & 25% of whatever Abraham Lincoln was (my mom is a direct descendant of Abe - her last name is same and the tree is incredible... something like Abes grandson went to Hawaii and met my moms TuTu (grandma)), my dad was 75% Irish & 25% Dutch.......So.... I am 3/8 Hawaiian, 3/8 Irish, 1/8 dutch & 1/8 miscellaneous from Abe side.......

          Aloha all.... power to tha people, and peace to the downtrodden...... & out with that fucker Georgie Bush!!!
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  • Unsu...
     

    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Tue, September 28, 2004 - 9:57 PM
    I'm Thai, Chinese, Lao, Polish, french and Italian. There could also be some jewish mixed in there, but I'm not sure. Mom's from Thailand and Dad's a Haole guy from Rhode Island. I used to always get the "What are you anyway" response growing up.
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  • Lidan
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Tue, September 28, 2004 - 11:09 PM
    I'm a mix of:
    1/5 Native American (Cherokee, Choctaw and Jumano), 1/16 Swedish (with flavors of Finn and Russian),
    1/16 Scottish,
    and the rest a confusing mish-mash of Irish, English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, with a strong likelihood of some African as well.

    I was raised in the South, where I self-identified as Aboriginal American, since everyone else definitely regarded me as a not-quite-white person - then I moved to California, where I was completely rejected by the aboriginal communities, because I have passing looks. Identity crisis ensued. I've since embraced whatever damn culture I wish (Turkish, for example).
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  • Baba...
    Baba Michael
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, November 17, 2004 - 2:24 AM
    I'm West African (since most of us can't say where specifically cause of how we got here), Norwegian, and Cherokee.
    You know between 75-80% of black americans are native american too.
    Jimi Hendrix was a similar mix as me-though I don't know where his white side's origins were from, just that his mom had reddish hair.
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  • Caro...
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, January 14, 2005 - 5:29 PM
    I am 1/2 Korean on my Mom's side. Almost 1/4 Hawaiian, almost 1/4 Portuguese and a smidge Chinese on my Dad's side. Since I don't have a pic to display. What people think I look like usually depends on their ethnic/racial background. Most Asians think I'm 1/2 whatever they are and 1/2 Caucasian. A good handful of non-Asian people usually think I'm pure Asian. Once in a while someone thinks I'm Hispanic -- I've been asked "Hablas Espaniol" a few times when I lived in California. And no one ever guesses that I'm part Hawaiian. -- Not even in my home town of Honolulu!
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    • Unsu...
       

      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Mon, January 17, 2005 - 12:59 AM
      Mother: ABC (American Born Chinese)..Father:Jewish, Native American, German, Irish
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      • Audio
        Audio
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        Re: So how are you hapa?

        Thu, April 7, 2005 - 8:24 PM
        I'm half black-- the bottom half. (ba dum bum bum).
        Sorry, it's an old joke.
        And I used to smoke, so I guess I'm still black on the inside.
        But seriously, folks...
        Anyway, I'm 100% Irish but I am a wild admirer of hapa beauties. I think that my Arctic genes are not adapted to the cali sun, and I want my kids to be beautiful cafe con leche babies....
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  • Anandi
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Fri, May 13, 2005 - 8:03 AM
    Just found this site. I didn't know what a hapa was either, and I guess I should!
    Yes, I get a lot of "what are you" or "where are you from?" Most people never guess it correctly though. 1/2 Japanese and 1/2 Irish. and lovin' everything about it. I think we half-breeds, or whatever fraction you break it down to are so lucky to have a mix of cultures. I love being able to be a chameleon and not fit any one mold :) Yaay Hapas!! hehe
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    • Re: So how are you hapa?

      Fri, May 13, 2005 - 12:29 PM
      me? 3 generations pake (chinese) on the islands, haole from the original set that first plundered this country (wasp, actually, "good and clean". er well, english, irish, scottish, french)

      when i was 12 i decided that when i had kids i wanted to have them by a dude who was half black and half native or latino so i could have the ultimate mixed child. :)
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  • Unsu...
     

    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Sat, July 23, 2005 - 8:45 PM
    I'm half Dutch Indonesian from my mother's sides (Java/Sumatra). My other half is Colombian (mostly Spaniard, but probably some African and Indian blood too.)
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    • Kelly
      Kelly
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Tue, March 28, 2006 - 9:19 AM
      Hey all!

      This is the first time I've come across the term 'hapa' and I love it. Here's my deal:

      My mom is from Jamaica, when her family going back to the UK, Spain, Cuba and Senegal. My father is an Anglo-Canadian, with his family being of white European descent (UK/Germanic) mixed with Ojibwe.
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  • Nicole
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Tue, March 28, 2006 - 10:19 AM
    I'm 1/2 Filipina(which is a mixed race & culture due to Spain's rule), 1/2 White (my grandpa's response to me asking: "We're German, I think...")
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    • Devi...
      Devi Maile
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      Re: So how are you hapa?

      Wed, March 29, 2006 - 2:38 AM
      may as well let y'all know

      dad is 3/4 chinese, 1/4 indonesian
      mom is 1/4 english, 1/4 irish, 1/4 basque, 1/4 swedish
      born and raised Hawai'i, I consider mySelf a Hawai'i nat'l

      100% Spirit - our true makeup!

      Aloha pumehana
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      • Unsu...
         

        Re: So how are you hapa?

        Wed, March 29, 2006 - 9:15 AM
        from my hapa mom I'm Hawaiian and western/eastern european mix

        from my haole dad I'm Irish, French and Cherokee
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  • Barb
    Barb
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, January 3, 2007 - 1:38 PM
    On my mother's side I am Hawaiian, English and Spanish (Island girl) and on my father's, mostly German (mainland man) with a bit of Native American and Irish thrown in for good measure.

    Aloha!

    Barb
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, August 20, 2008 - 7:50 PM
    I'm half Thai (father) and half Irish (mother) which make me
    Thairish.

    My Ex is Lithuanian and Mexican which make her
    Lexican

    We have a son ( with green eyes luck guy)
    so he is
    ThairishLexican
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  • Dave
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    Re: So how are you hapa?

    Wed, November 26, 2008 - 9:08 PM
    boy,..200+ some replies,..bet no one sees this....half-Japanese(mom) and half Irish/German (dad). Just joined. Looks like a really cool group of people,...
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