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Hāfu (ハーフ, "half") is a Japanese language term used to refer to a person of half Japanese and half non-Japanese ancestry. A loanword from English, the term literally means "half," a reference to the individual's non-Japanese heritage.
Hāfu (ハーフ, "half") describes an individual who is either the child of one Japanese and one non-Japanese parent or, less commonly, two half Japanese parents.
Half-Filipino Half-Japanese Interview [growing up in Japan and Philippines!] 123JAPAN! 614K subscribers. Subscribed. 6.9K. 154K views 2 years ago #Philippines #culturedifference #interview....
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Sep 22, 2020 · Some half-Black Japanese people hesitate about referring to themselves as hafu because people will tell them that they're not, according to Miyazaki.
May 20, 2021 · Melea McCreary and Maura Hohman, a broadcast producer and digital editor for TODAY, share their experiences growing up with Filipino mothers but passing as non-Asian.
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Aug 31, 2018 · After finding out that I was hapa (that is, half-Asian, half-white), their faces would light up. They’d use words like “lucky,” “cute,” or “unique” to package my racial makeup as something favorable, desirable even.
Apr 2, 2014 · Why does Japan elevate half-Japanese people (or hafu)? And what do half people think about it?
