Delphine Veronese-Milin
College Writing R1A
Steenland
Not only Malaysian, not only White, but both It has become part of our everyday lives, the action of marking a small box to which we feel we belong. While the subject might vary from our occupation to our hair color, we generally associate this action to ethnic groups. Even though there is a large number of ethnic groups, they have been categorized into three main racial groups: Asian, White and Black. However, there has been a new group that blurs the limits between these three main groups and is composed of people coming from interracial marriages, the Hapas. The definition given for Hapa is someone “of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry.” (Fulbeck) In Part Asian 100% Hapa by Kip Fulbeck, portraits of Hapas from all over the United States are arranged with their answer to the question “What are you?” and their ethnic background. The answers to this question help reveal the misconceptions that other people generally have about Hapas. They commonly believe that those who come from many different ethnical groups are confused about their identities and are uncertain of which group they belong to. Throughout his work, Fulbeck demonstrates the difficulty of reaching an …show more content…
Her response allows a personal view on how someone of mixed ethnicity sees themselves on certain days and how it affects their personality. Her preference of having the mixed ethnicities can be sought back to Fulbeck’s introduction to the book. “What’s interesting is the haziness, the blurring.” (13) The ambiguity of this woman’s race allows people to realize that someone’s origins cannot be held separately. The author chose her portrait and her answer to the question “What are you?” to eliminate the racial categories and to embrace the importance and the greatness of the Human
College Writing R1A
Steenland
Not only Malaysian, not only White, but both It has become part of our everyday lives, the action of marking a small box to which we feel we belong. While the subject might vary from our occupation to our hair color, we generally associate this action to ethnic groups. Even though there is a large number of ethnic groups, they have been categorized into three main racial groups: Asian, White and Black. However, there has been a new group that blurs the limits between these three main groups and is composed of people coming from interracial marriages, the Hapas. The definition given for Hapa is someone “of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry.” (Fulbeck) In Part Asian 100% Hapa by Kip Fulbeck, portraits of Hapas from all over the United States are arranged with their answer to the question “What are you?” and their ethnic background. The answers to this question help reveal the misconceptions that other people generally have about Hapas. They commonly believe that those who come from many different ethnical groups are confused about their identities and are uncertain of which group they belong to. Throughout his work, Fulbeck demonstrates the difficulty of reaching an …show more content…
Her response allows a personal view on how someone of mixed ethnicity sees themselves on certain days and how it affects their personality. Her preference of having the mixed ethnicities can be sought back to Fulbeck’s introduction to the book. “What’s interesting is the haziness, the blurring.” (13) The ambiguity of this woman’s race allows people to realize that someone’s origins cannot be held separately. The author chose her portrait and her answer to the question “What are you?” to eliminate the racial categories and to embrace the importance and the greatness of the Human