Definition of "hapa" [hapa]

• Someone who is half Asian, usually half Caucasian (noun)

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• "His “Pacific Surf Dog” could even be called hapa-esque, with its soy-sugar glaze, miso mustard and jicama and cabbage slaw."
• "I first heard "hapa" in a conversation with one of my friends at Stanford who's from Hawaii."
• "I love "hapa" since one of my intentions with this novel was to show that we can redefine ourselves just as we can redefine labels."