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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Hapas Are Asian Americans:

I disagree with you 100% on your position. Are you a Hapa? Because if you are and YOU choose to Identify YOURSELF as fully Asian American, then that is YOUR RIGHT. However, you cannot speak for all eurasians/hapas/people of mixed race!!! If you are NOT Hapa or of mixed race, then shut the HELL up because you don't know what it's like to be one of us.

I am a EurAsian who flat out refuses to disown his Caucasian side or his Asian side and will acknowledge both fully and 100%. I don't give a rat's ass how other people view my ethnicity. What's most important is how I view myself as an INDIVIDUAL, and that includes my ethnicity.

As for your comments about African Americans of mixed race, not all Mixed African Americans consider themselves to be fully black. Tiger Woods says he's CaBlaInAsian. Mélissa Howard of Real World New Orleans says she's Filipina AND Black. Chelsea Smith says black and white and refuses to be put into some kind of box by those who would claim to speak for the "African American Community." My own girlfriend Sandra is an Afro-Latina and she acknowledges both sides of her ancestry without reservation.

Lastly, not all White folks are racist and just because one White person targeted a Hapa doesn't mean that they all would. I've had to deal with White and Asian racists alike growing up, and as far as I'm concerned they can all to go Hell!
Andrew Xiaoliang Campbell Thursday, April 04, 2002 at 10:35:00 (PST)

Hi cat,

I was just wondering, when you were in the Philippines, did you experience someone come up to you and ask if you want to be a model? My friend who is also an Amerasian has been receiving a lot offers to do commercial modeling. It just goes to show that hapas are generally accepted and sometimes are quite popular in the country.
P-NOY Thursday, April 04, 2002 at 00:25:41 (PST)

"Hapas" should be considered Asian American.

Many African Americans are actually part white, yet they are often viewed as fully African American by other African Americans. In fact, many famous African Americans were actually part white -for example, Frederick Douglass. No one would ever question the fact that he should be considered African American.

Why should it be different within the Asian community?

After all, "hapas" often have to face the same prejudice that Asians have to put up with. This is because some whites see no difference between hapas and Asians. When they see hapas and Asians, they see only Asians. For example, in high school, I saw a hapa who was the target of a racial slur by a white racist.
Hapas Are Asian Americans Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 17:59:42 (PST)

what do you think of koreans?

fairy dust diamonddust 279 @ aol.com Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 16:45:16 (PST)

Young,
Hi, how have you been lately? i'm fine and I'm enjoying my college life hehe.......It's fun and I love it. How about you? I hope u and the others and this poll are fine as well. Talk soon
Malaysian-Eurasian gal18 Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 16:27:46 (PST)

Hapa acceptance in Asia. I would say that Male hapans are probably more accepted there than females. Males can probably find someone there to marry more easily. It seems to me that more Asian males are conservative than females.
hapa question Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 12:02:22 (PST)

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