hapa

hapa
1. (hapa) (3183↑, 348↓)
ha•pa (hä’pä) adj. 1. Slang. of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry. n. 2. Slang. a person of such ancestry. \{der./Hawaiian: hapa haole. (half white)\}

Kirk Hammett is Hapa.

Author: Hapa Project http://hapa.urbanup.com/1449273
2. (hapa) (1756↑, 160↓)
1; Of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry. 2; If an individual has one parent whom is Asian/Pacific Islander, and one parent whom is of an ethnicity outside of Asian/Pacific Islander, they would generally be considered Hapa. 3; Damn good looking people

Tina: God I love Hapa guys Jennifer: Who doesn't?

3. (hapa) (1101↑, 245↓)
hapa is a hawaiian word that was originally part of the full phrase: hapa haole, which was a derogatory term for someone half hawaiian and half "white foreigner." Today, the phrase has been shortened to simply "hapa" and genreally refers to anyone part Asian or Pacific Islander and, generally, part caucasian. However, the definition of "hapa" has come more and more to mean "half" or "of mixed blood" in which case many different racial combinations are beginning to fall under the umbrella of "hapa".

white + asian = hapa

4. (hapa) (523↑, 334↓)
It literally means half in Hawaiian. It was originally meant to describe someone who was part Hawaiian, part whatever. But the term hapa has come to mean half asian, half white to a lot of people.

She's hapa haole" (a common term in hawaii that means half white).

5. (Hapa) (182↑, 99↓)
A child born with one Asian parent and one non-Asian parent.

The singer, Amerie, is one of the many beautiful African-American/Asian hapas in entertainment.

Author: United-Nations http://hapa.urbanup.com/3963767
6. (Hapa) (87↑, 34↓)
In literal terms, hapa means half, or part. In the past, the term was coupled with the term haole, which means Caucasian or foreigner, to categorize a person as half-white. As such, being a hapa was akin to being a half-breed, a somewhat negative notion. However, in contemporary usage, hapa has taken on the meaning of anyone of mixed ethnicities, especially in Hawaii where more than half the population is of mixed race. On the Mainland, however, the half-breed connotation still prevails in some circles.

You know the kind, Hapa She/He is a Hapa

7. (hapa) (136↑, 100↓)
"Half" in the Hawaiian language. Originally used to describe someone who was half-Hawaiian but came to more prominently refer to someone who's half-Asian or Pacific Islander. Increasingly used to describe people who are of any racial mix, but this is still generally misunderstood as referring to a half-Asian; also, increasingly used to describe people who are of a partial Asian ancestry, e.g three quarters non-Asian, one quarter Asian. However, the term is fairly recent, and many hapas would not necessarily know that you are referring to them if you were to describe them as hapa. Some hapas have tried to claim that the use of the term is equivilant to [nigga] in the black community, i.e. that one hapa can refer to another as hapa and it is good, but a non-hapa cannot, and it would be insulting. Most other hapas think these people are [retards] and are just happy to have something that isn't as patronizing as [halfie] or [halvsie] and easier to say than half-Chinese/Japanese/Korean/whatever.

"If Magnus Karlsson and Yuki Fujiwara have a kid together, it'll be hapa." "My dad is Chinese and my mom is black, and so I'm hapa." "Did you know that Karen is a hapa? I had no idea, but I guess I can see it now."

8. (hapa) (5↑, 28↓)
hapa is a term originating in the Hawaiian islands, where it is used to refer to people with two or more ethnicities. It does not always mean "part asian"...it can be any two or more ethnicities. In the old days, hapa reffered to only being part white and part polynesian (Hawaiian). hapa means "part", so it can apply to 1/4 Hawaiian or French or whatever ethnic background as well.

i am [hapa Hawai'i] (part Hawaiian), [hapa Palani] (part French), [hapa Okinawa] (part Okinawan) and hapa ['Inikiki 'Amelika] (part Native American)

9. (Hapa) (32↑, 57↓)
A term in biology for genetic supremacy. The combination of two races that come together to create a visually appealing piece of art. If Hitler had his choice he would have spit an Arlan in the eye for a glimpse of the true master race... the Hapa.

Hapa: Oliva Munn, Dean Cain, Bruno Mars, Mike Shinoda, Nicole Scherzinger, Dwain Johnson, Apolo Anton Ohno

10. (hapa) (121↑, 149↓)
Hapas male often have trouble when they become teenagers. In fact, asian women that married white men did so because they preferred white men and even though there is nothing wrong with it, it still creates a problem because an hapa male is still an asian male in our society, especially in the eyes of white people. Growing up as a hapa male, you understand that your mother is like those asian american women going for white men and your dad, well, a white man having a yellow fever. Therefore, being a hapa male is often being a contradiction in the sense that you are exactly what your parents were against: an asian men.

White man with yellow fever: I love asian women and I'm glad there are asian women like your mother that like better us white men than you asian men. Hapa male: I guess you're right

11. (hapa) (133↑, 172↓)
A mixed-race person of Asian descent. Chinese-German, Japanese-Black, Chinese-Vietnamese, Korean-Japanese, Mexican-Korean, Filipino-Welsh, are all possible Hapa combinations. Mother might be Asian, father might be non-Asian, or vice-versa. Hapa children might be hot as hell, or butt-ugly. Hapa's aren't "half" of anything--how could anyone be "half" of something?

Keanu Reeves and Tiger Woods are both Hapa.

Author: aintnowarbaby http://hapa.urbanup.com/372394
12. (hapa) (17↑, 188↓)
A disgrace to the asian race. Half asian half white.

Look at that hapa. His/her parents must have be mentally ill to have such a child.

Related: mixed, biracial, eurasian, asian, blasian, halfie, mixed race, mulatto, multiracial, interracial, race, half asian, bi-racial, half breed, haole, hapa haole, japanese, mulato, mutt, white, amazing, banana, creole, egg, filipino, food, half bred, half-breed, halvsie, hot, latino, mestizo, multi-racial, oreo
Last updated: 2012.02.29

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