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> There is no word like hafu outside Japan, but I think we need it here. Welp, she's Japanese alright, she's even mastered nihonjinron: https://en.wikipedia.or

> There is no word like hafu outside Japan, but I think we need it here. Welp, she's Japanese alright, she's even mastered nihonjinron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihonjinron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihonjinron But more or less the same concept elsewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapa (Hawaiian, and another loan from the English "half") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luk_khrueng https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luk_khrueng (Thai for "half child") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BAnxu%C4%9Br https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BAnxu%C4%9Br https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizo

geomark 11y ago
That link about nihonjinron is interesting. I see that affect all the time in Thailand. There is a constant discussion of "Thainess" and what it means to be Thai. The government instituted classes on Thainess that are mandatory for foreigners who teach English here. There are regular initiatives to add Thainess teaching to the already pathetic school curriculum. I didn't realize other countries also had a fixation on their identity.
droque 11y ago
While it means mixed, at least in Mexico the concept carries a different connotation. Rather than being an outsider, it's the national identity. See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_las_Tres_Culturas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_las_Tres_Culturas
jboy 11y ago
Here in Sydney, Australia, the term "halvie" seems to be relatively common amongst those who discuss such things. It's not considered derogatory or offensive; at worst, slightly unsubtle or socially inept (like any labelling of a person by their race). Friends use the term lightly or playfully. Australia is a predominantly-white country that is geographically closer to Asia than to any other white or Western countries. We have a long history of Chinese immigration. Sydney, especially inner-city Sydney and the areas around the four major universities, have large proportions of predominantly-Asian international students, many of whom later settle here. White-Asian interracial dating is very common in Sydney. Especially at the universities amongst students in the Science, Engineering (including Computer Science, of course) and Business schools. And so, there are an increasing number of "halvies" being born...
Terretta 11y ago
Don't forget French métis, e.g. in Canada: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis_people_(Canada) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis_people_(Canada) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis FWIW, I learned the word in French speaking Africa.

geomark 11y ago

That link about nihonjinron is interesting. I see that affect all the time in Thailand. There is a constant discussion of "Thainess" and what it means to be Thai. The government instituted classes on Thainess that are mandatory for foreigners who teach English here. There are regular initiatives to add Thainess teaching to the already pathetic school curriculum. I didn't realize other countries also had a fixation on their identity.

droque 11y ago

While it means mixed, at least in Mexico the concept carries a different connotation. Rather than being an outsider, it's the national identity. See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_las_Tres_Culturas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_las_Tres_Culturas

jboy 11y ago

Here in Sydney, Australia, the term "halvie" seems to be relatively common amongst those who discuss such things. It's not considered derogatory or offensive; at worst, slightly unsubtle or socially inept (like any labelling of a person by their race). Friends use the term lightly or playfully. Australia is a predominantly-white country that is geographically closer to Asia than to any other white or Western countries. We have a long history of Chinese immigration. Sydney, especially inner-city Sydney and the areas around the four major universities, have large proportions of predominantly-Asian international students, many of whom later settle here. White-Asian interracial dating is very common in Sydney. Especially at the universities amongst students in the Science, Engineering (including Computer Science, of course) and Business schools. And so, there are an increasing number of "halvies" being born...

Terretta 11y ago

Don't forget French métis, e.g. in Canada: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis_people_(Canada) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis_people_(Canada) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Métis FWIW, I learned the word in French speaking Africa.