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The term “hapa” originates from Hawaii and refers to a person of mixed ancestry. However, today the term is widely used in reference to people who are specifically part Asian or Pacific Islander. In my case, I am half-Filipino and half-Irish.

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Her performance explicitly endorses a point of view that trivializes and caricaturizes Asians in popular American culture by signing off on the cute-sensual-shy expectation of Asian women.