introduction

"Hapaology" is Hapa (meaning 'half' in Hawaiian, and is often used to describe someone who is mixed race, and even more, someone who is white & asian) + ology (the study of)

In this blog, I will post responses to several of the class readings about Mixed Race Studies. While I will struggle to keep an academic eye in writing my responses, much of the content I will have here will be based on my personal experiences, opinions, and speculations about the concept & people of mixed race in general.

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My own personal take on "Mixed Race" stems from the fact that I come from a multicultural heritage--namely, for being Filipina who grew up in Hawai'i. Being Filipina is historically significant in itself because I come from a people that is tinged in a mixture of foreign and indigenous influence through colonization/globalization. In my own family, we can trace some Spanish roots.

Though, why is that important? Why is it even distinctive? Why do people even mention it?

1) I might speculate is internalized & often doubted self-hate; a dislike for "indigenous" as opposed to something that is cosmopolitan
2) To recognize that one's identity is a conglomeration of many complicated relationships & contradictions....

In any case, it's confusing. But through writing about it, I hope to explore & speculate ideas that will help me understand the world better.

yay.