Amerasian

English Etymology en American Asian, modelled after en Eurasian.Philip Herbst (1997) The color of words: an encyclopaedic dictionary of ethnic bias in the United States, Intercultural Press, p. 8. Pronunciation en /ˌæm.əˈɹeɪ.ʒən/ /ˌæm.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ en eɪʃən eɪʒən 4 Noun A person of mixed American and Asian parentage, especially if their father was an American serviceman or temporary resident stationed in Asia. en 1995 Steven DeBonis Children of the enemy: oral histories of Vietnamese Amerasians and their mothers 125 McFarland I am an Amerasian, why am I not allowed to stay here legally? Why do you try to keep me out, why do you discriminate against me? en 2005 Trin Yarborough Surviving twice: Amerasian children of the Vietnam War Brassey's By contrast, the average age of the Amerasian AHA immigrant arriving in America was seventeen – about one year younger than the average age of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam during the war. en 2010 Ilona Bray; Loida Nicolas Lewis; Ruby Lieberman How to Get a Green Card Nolo 156 The Amerasian's spouse and minor, unmarried children are eligible to immigrate along with him or her. Adjective - Of mixed American and Asian parentage. en 1980 Geo 2 2 80 Keane's speeches have not reduced the number of Amerasian births, but a decade of sleuthing has helped nearly 600 Amerasian orphans find new homes in the United States. en 1998 Peter Conn Pearl S. Buck: a cultural biography 365 Cambridge University Press In the mid-1960s, a letter arrives from his Amerasian son, now twelve years old and victimized by poverty en 2004 Anni P. Baker American soldiers overseas: the global military presence 119 Greenwood Publishing Group Interestingly, however (and fortunately for the children), Amerasian parentage held virtually no stigma in the Philippines, in contrast to the situation in other Asian nations such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam Usage notes Amerasian is not synonymous with Asian American (an American of Asian heritage). The term is most closely associated the Korean and Vietnam Wars, during which many children were fathered in Asian countries by American servicemen.(2005) The American Heritage guide to contemporary usage and style, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, p. 25 Chambers Dictionary explicitly restricts the word to "fathered by an American serviceman in Vietnam or Korea" (1998 ed. p. 47), although usage of the term is also frequent in Japan. References