AA Attitude toward Hapas | Asian American Poll

AA ATTITUDE TOWARD HAPAS
(Updated Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 06:39:10 AM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Assuming you are Asian American, which best describes your feeling toward Hapas (persons with one Asian parent)?
I find them more attractive than pure Asians. | 38%
I find them less attractive than pure Asians. | 11%
I find them equally attractive as other Asian Americans. | 13%
They put me off by seeming more white than Asian. | 28%
I am never quite sure how to relate to them. | 10%

Assuming you are a Hapa, which best describes your own feelings?
I am most comfortable with Asians. | 38%
I am most comfortable with Whites. | 33%
I am most comfortable around other Hapas. | 6%
I am equally comfortable with Asians and Whites. | 23%

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Hakka Guy,
Yeah, my b'f was real happy about Korea's success in the world cup although he doesn't really watch football. He called me up just to tell me that haha.....I sensed he was excited. Are you a football fanatic? Hehe
Malaysian-Eurasian Gal18 Sunday, June 23, 2002 at 07:45:14 (PDT)

Wow, pretty cool to see some ppl writing in French, c'est fantastique!
Where'd you learn French, Young? You write French quite well.

blackanese,
I am from the UK, so I don't know if my own experiences will be relevant, but here Asian and Black people are very much in the same 'group'. I think it is more of an 'issue' to some people to be half white and half coloured, rather than Asian and Black. I think any mix is good!
Where are you from?
It surprises me to hear most Asians do not like black people because where I am from the two groups intermix a lot.
I hope some of this helps,

Dee Sunday, June 23, 2002 at 03:41:53 (PDT)

Anh Yong... Young, kam sam mi da (^_^)

Hmmmm...parlez vous francais?
Enchante mon ami.
I lived in Paris. But now I'm study in the US.
Your french pretty good. Where you learned it?

Adieu.

IE Mademoiselle Saturday, June 22, 2002 at 09:28:32 (PDT)

OK, time out from the shouting match. I am in Beijing, so if any of you guys have suggestions on what to do in Beijing for a college guy who likes to party, let me know!

Johnny Chen jpchen@stanford.edu Saturday, June 22, 2002 at 08:49:09 (PDT)

to hakka guy:
yes u have a good point about the muslims. yeah the insects are a no go. i HATE spiders and scorpions. im scared to deaTH of them. i cant imagine eating cats or dogs though. itd be like eating my kitty. i love animals too much.
Half Chyna Doll Friday, June 21, 2002 at 20:15:27 (PDT)

to kong:

wow im glad we are finally on the same page! i dislike unrooted arrogance and "ingorance" (i think u mean ignorance) myself. i hate those gangsta wannabes too. BTW dont try to repair your mistakes. after u have insulted, belittled, and overall degraded hapa guys, there is no way that anyone will believe u "dont dislike" hapa guys.

PS don't call me princess...
Half Chyna Doll Friday, June 21, 2002 at 20:03:15 (PDT)

to blackanese:
blackanese people are cool too. ive never met any however. pretty rare. well i think black ppl are cool. i grew up not knowing any at all but i wish i did. it's important for people to be familiar with other races. i think some asians are racist against blacks because asians are wary of people diff from them.
to hm...:

i found myself wondering them same thing but i decided to give them the benefit of doubt. angelique seemed more open-minded (who doesnt?) and just more agreeable and pleasant. ther are prob alot of ppl w/ alter egos...no way to find out either.

to mademoiselle: welcome! that was a very interesting story. wow i wish i could b chased like that. ive always wanted to be a model just for fun. u must be really pretty.
Half Chyna Doll Friday, June 21, 2002 at 19:48:36 (PDT)

Re:
Jay the hapa,

Are you Bipolar?
Wierd.... really weird.

Buahhahahahah!! Thanks, that really made my day.

Good Question Friday, June 21, 2002 at 18:42:24 (PDT)

blackanese,

It depends on your locale.
From what I understand, the HIF considers Blasians and LatinAsians as hapa. They use a definition of the word hapa that means Asian + Other.

Hawaii uses a more exclusive definition that usually only refers to those who are White/Asian, White/Polynesian, or White/Polynesian+Asian mix. It puts more emphasis on the haole, or White ancestry... ie. hapa haole.
Jay... the hapa information booth Friday, June 21, 2002 at 15:58:02 (PDT)

k,

The Asians in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are more open-minded towards hapas than are those in Korea.
Hapas are making a stronger and stronger presence in both Hong Kong and Japan. They may still not be as popular in Japan, Korea, and China due to the very monoethnic/close-minded population there.
Jay... the hapa Friday, June 21, 2002 at 15:54:13 (PDT)

Young woman...Kong,

Kong I am
you do not like hapa man
Would you date one on a boat
Would you treat them like a goat

Kong I am
Please won't you try some hapa man
You can make them clean your house
You can make them kill a mouse

Kong I am
Try some tasty hapa man
He may not be 100% FOB
But he won't be 100% SOB
AC Dropout Friday, June 21, 2002 at 13:50:45 (PDT)

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