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/ˈhɑpə/ · noun
(Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White..
It's what my fiancé and I call ourselves, and how we think of the children we might have: second-generation hapas. But as the term grows in popularity, so does debate over how it should be used. Some people argue that hapa is a slur and should be retired.
Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.
Use hapa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hapa means (Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It's what my fiancé and I call ourselves, and how we think of the children we might have: second-generation hapas. But as the term grows in popularity, so does debate over how it should be used. Some people argue that hapa is a slur and should be retired.
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