What is your ethnicity?

[kukui_nut]

Me?
Japanese. But, more accurately, Okinawan.
Born and raised here, of course, soooooo.....local?

[pzarquon]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Local works for me, although I'm a dysfunctional local... despite being locally born and raised and attending public schools, I have no pidgin ability, and no fondness for haupia or mochi.

For census and survey forms, I go for Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (my grandmother was half Hawaiian) if available, otherwise the catch-all Asian (as I'm mostly Japanese, with a dash of Chinese and Filipino).

[Eric]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Korean-English-German, but adopted and raised by local Okinawan parents. In other words, your typical Hawaiian chop suey. On survey forms, I'll put "Asian" or "other", depending on my mood that day. When pressed, as a kid I used to say "Japanese" but these days I usually choose "Korean".

[Albert]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Dutch-English for me, so even though I'm approaching the 15-year mark as a resident of Oahu, I know I'll never be a "local".

[aleno]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Well what can I say..... I am mostly Filipino and Hawaiian but also got Portuguese, Chinese, japanese, european and tahitian. I usually go for pacific islander/ asian but when offered I prefer other or more than one of the choices they present. Why do they need to know when most people in Hawaii or from Hawaii tend to have more then 3 ethnic back grounds?

[Leimamo]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

The ethnicity I identify most with is Hawaiian/Pacific Islander although I'm also Japanese and German. Since I was raised with my mom's family, I didn't learn any traditional Japanese customs which would've served me well now that I live in Japan.

[slickvic]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

I am Black,White, and a bit of Filipino. Born in New Jersey.
This is my Home. If I had to idenify with an ethinicity it would definitely be local.


-vic

[Hanapaa]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Me...I'm part Filipino, Chinese but mostly Japanese. Most importantly I'm Hawaiian at heart. As far as who I identify with... I say Hawaiian. Love the culture, the language, the people and of course the food!

[Glen Miyashiro]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Gee, with a name like Miyashiro, what do you think? Uchinanchu to the core!
(That's Okinawan, for those who don't know. )

[Mocha]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Japanese...although married to Chinese. We serve more Japanese dishes at home, one of my sons insisted he was only Japanese when he was younger...funny You post wonderful pictures Vic...neato! It's harder for me to write pidgin English...although I think I can speak it pretty good, when I speak to my kids in pidgin they can't always understand it!

[Mocha]

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This has nothing to do with ethnicity but I'm curious to know what gas prices are in Japan where Leimamo is?

[lelei]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

Gee, with a name like Miyashiro, what do you think? Uchinanchu to the core!
(That's Okinawan, for those who don't know. )

Me too. Well, maybe not too the core since I also have Japanese and Irish mixed in with the Okinawan, but I am a Miyashiro. And, hey, I even have a cousin named Glenn.

[Donna]

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Like Glenn Miyashiro, I am 100% Uchinanchu (Okinawan) -- which makes it easy to identify with a single ethnicity.

However, I had a bit of ethnic confusion as a child with people referring to me as "Japanese" although my family was quick to educate me that "Okinawan" is different from "Japanese."

[kukui_nut]

Re: Ethnicity that you identify with...

...I had a bit of ethnic confusion as a child with people referring to me as "Japanese" although my family was quick to educate me that "Okinawan" is different from "Japanese."

Yeah, wassup wit dat?
My parents didn't really explain it to me until I was like, in early high school.
I remember feeling totally confused. Like telling me I was adopted or somethin'.

[Melialenalena]

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And me........I'm 1/2 Pocho and 1/2 white with little bit American Indian mixed w/ the white. No real Hawaiian blood but born and raised Hawaiian. I love everything about Hawaii. My sons are even part Hawaiian.