Outmarriage by Asian Americans | Asian American Poll

OUTMARRIAGE BY ASIAN AMERICANS
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:11:13 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

On the whole are children produced from interracial marriages advantaged or disadvantaged?
Advantaged | 26%
Disadvantaged | 22%
Neither | 52%

Assuming you are an Asian American male, which best describes your marriage partner or your prospective/likely marriage partner?
Someone of my own nationality | 54%
Someone of another Asian nationality | 9%
Someone of a non-Asian race | 37%

Assuming you are an Asian American female, which best describes your marriage partner or your prospective/likely marriage partner?
Someone of my own nationality | 53%
Someone of another Asian nationality | 7%
Someone of a non-Asian race | 40%

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The survey on this page is frightening. According to it the Asian people who have taken the survey say that on average 39% of them would prefer a partner who was non-Asian.
Suppose this represented how Asian everywhere felt. 2/3rds of the world is Asian, that’s 66.66% of the world’s population. 33.33% is non-Asian.

Now 39% of the 66.66% of Asians equals 26% of the world’s population.

That means that of the world's population 40.66% are Asians that want to marry other Asians, and 26% are Asians that want to marry non-Asian, but there are only 33.33% non-Asian people in the world.

That means that only 7.33% of the world would be a non-Asian who could choose another non-Asian as a partner (who would also be a part of this 7.33%).

And by the next generation (if this were to happen) 92% of the world would either be Asian or half-Asian, and only 7.3% would be non-Asian.

What a calamity!!!
Disgusted Non Asian Person Monday, December 10, 2001 at 06:31:34 (PST)

Casual Dreamer:

I was born in Texas. On my birth certificate, they had the ethnic classification of my Dad as Caucasian/White and my Mom as Asian/Oriental. My dad had crossed out Asian for my classification (the Doc had marked it) and wrote "EurAsian" above it. Apparently the Doc believed the old "one drop" rule but my dad would have none of it.

It's there in the MicroFiche of the Texas Dept. of Public Records with my Dad's handwriting to this day. I need to double-check, but from what I hear these days they will let the PARENTS check ALL THAT APPLY, just like on the census!
Andrew Xiaoliang Campbell Monday, December 10, 2001 at 05:40:49 (PST)

casual dreamer,
It all depends on where you live. My father was Chinese and my mother is Black. My oldest brother was born in the south, he was labeled Black. This was in the early 60's. Second brother was born in the north, he was Asian. As the rest of us were born our parents put down both. At all depends on where you live. Most states follow the rule as whatever the father is/ the child is. In the city where I live, the parents check the race of the child.

I have a friend that had a child. Both parents are very light in complexion. In fact, the husband could pass for Asian. Well, when the child was born they checked off Asian and White. This is no lie. I was surprised they my friend told me. But then again they both are "color struck" if you know my meaning. I didn't believe them until I had my child and was given the birth certificate for my husband and I to fill out.

You are doing the right thing by checking with the hospital. And if they check it off for you, call them on their error and make them change it.

I wish you the best of luck. Zaijian.
Half and Half Saturday, December 08, 2001 at 20:29:56 (PST)

"I remember overhearing a conversation between one of my relatives and her friend, who was talking about how racist the local hospital was for placing the label "RACE: non-white" on the birth certificate of a bi-racial child (the baby was African-American/Anglo-American)." Casual Dreamer

It is called the one-drop rule.

"Now, I am African-American, and I began to wonder what would happen if I was to marry an Asian woman and have children. Honestly, if the hospital labelled the child "non-white" I would be quite upset, not because there is something wrong with not being White (Caucasian), but because "non-white" is not a race of people...you know what I'm saying?"

We may be upset but the racist hospital would label you non-white and your Asian wife as non-white, and hence your child would be non-white.

White + Non white = Non White
Non White + Non White = Non White
Only
White + White = White

Hope you find your Asian woman. We are all non whites.

A Very Proud Non White Friday, December 07, 2001 at 15:32:51 (PST)

Casual dreamer ~
I am a white woman married to a Chinese man, and on our child's birth certificate, there is no race listed. Names of parents, sex of child, etc. ~ no race. I don't think I have ever had to fill that out with regards to anything medical for my son either. Well, at least in Iowa this is the case!
Happy Clam We 3 Chiens@aol.com Friday, December 07, 2001 at 14:56:34 (PST)

Casual Dreamer,

I heard they usually put "Black" on the birth certificate for Afro-Asians. They certainly don't put Asian, as I heard one mother lament that when she(african-American) put her sons race as Asian, she was questioned about it and it was summarily changed to African-American. I however know of a friend who is Japanese/White and her birth certificate says White. So basically its seems only Blacks have the dubious pleasure of canceling out any race they mix with, at least in this racist country.

So be prepared.
Mother of Afro-Asian child Friday, December 07, 2001 at 13:46:00 (PST)

Casual Dreamer

According to the US Gov't., biracial children in this country are considered as the same race as the father, except for biracial White/Black babies (always considered Black) & American Indian/Black babies (this depends on their appearance &/or recognition by the tribe).

My father is Korean (born & raised in Korea) & my mother is African-American. On my birth certificate it says "Asian." I feel that it should include both of my parents' nationalities because I am the product of both, not just one.
BlacKorean Yojah Friday, December 07, 2001 at 12:34:12 (PST)

To the bi-racial people (Asian+whatever) on this poll,

I have a question. I'm curious to know something that is relatively important.

A long time ago, when I was in my teens, I remember overhearing a conversation between one of my relatives and her friend, who was talking about how racist the local hospital was for placing the label "RACE: non-white" on the birth certificate of a bi-racial child (the baby was African-American/Anglo-American). Now, I am African-American, and I began to wonder what would happen if I was to marry an Asian woman and have children. Honestly, if the hospital labelled the child "non-white" I would be quite upset, not because there is something wrong with not being White (Caucasian), but because "non-white" is not a race of people...you know what I'm saying?

Now I'm in my early 30's, and I do plan to call the local hospital in my town to find out what they would put on the birth certificate of a child who is born to an interracial couple of whatever combination. Of course I would want to know about a child who is half African-American and half Caucasian (because of what my aunt's friends said when I was younger), but specifically, for a child who is half African-American, half Asian.

(1): What should it say on their certificate of birth?; I wonder. Can anyone help me out?

(2): Can, or will anyone tell me what's on their certificate of birth, as pertain to their race (assuming you are Asian+whatever), and how they feel about the hospital's label of their ethnic identity?

(3): Assuming you are African-American/Asian, what does it say on your certificate of birth as pertaining to your racial identity, and how do you feel about it?

Serious and legitimate responses only, please...
Casual Dreamer Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 23:36:07 (PST)

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