>where mixed race is the norm ... brazil ...the largest japanese population outside of japan is there. i think they might have a concept of hafu there Yes, but

>where mixed race is the norm ... brazil ...the largest japanese population outside of japan is there. i think they might have a concept of hafu there Yes, but I'd bet that the connotations of "hafu" in a society where mixed race is the norm are very different from those where it is unusual. So much so that you might consider it to be a different word, even if it happens to be spelled the same.