Hapa

Hapa é uma transliteração da palavra inglesa "half", mas rapidamente passou a significar "part", combinada com números para formar frações. Por exemplo, hapalua é metade, hapaha é um quarto e hapanui significa maioria. No Havaí, a palavra se refere a qualquer pessoa de herança étnica mista, independentemente da mistura específica.: "Thus, for locals in Hawai’i, both hapa or hapa haole are used to depict people of mixed-race heritage.": "Currently, Hawaiian locals use 'hapa' to refer to any individual who is racially mixed." Na Califórnia, o termo é usado para qualquer pessoa de mistura do leste asiático ou do sudeste asiático. Portanto, os dois usos são simultâneos.: "The term "hapa" is commonly used to refer to multiracial Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) and originates from a Native Hawaiian word.": "Today, 'hapa' is used to describe any person of mixed East and South East Asian or Pacific Islander descent.": "Currently, hapa is often used to refer to anyone of a racially mixed Asian heritage, and even more recently to anyone who is of mixed-race heritage ." "Jonathan Okamura, professor of ethnic studies at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, explained that although hapa is a word that describes all people of mixed ancestry, hapa is primarily used to describe people who are half white and half East or Southeast Asian American.": "In the United States, individuals recognized the term as meaning mixed Asian/Pacific Islander or, more popularly, part Asian."

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