ali'i Chief, chiefess, king, queen, noble; royal, kingly; to rule as a chief.† (p.10) Amerasian n. 1. the offspring of an American and an Asian, esp. one whose father is American. —adj. 2. of mixed American and Asian descent.¹ (p.66) Bui Doi the dust of life. collectivism giving priority to the goals of one's group (often one's extended family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly.• (p.652) Con Lai half-breed eeeeerrrr! (interjection) correction on the fly. Verbal acknowledgement of incorrect word choice while in the moment. Eurasian adj. 1. of or pertaining to Eurasia. 2. of mixed European and Asian descent. —n. the offspring of a European and an Asian.¹ (p.668) fengzi Mandarin Chinese lunatic³ (p.118) Gam Saan Gold Mountain Hakujin a white person or people. Hapa 1. portion, fragment, part: to be a portion, less (Eng., half.) 2. Of mixed blood: person of mixed blood.† (p.21) Hapa Haole part-white person; of part-white blood; part-white and part-Hawaiian, as an individual or phenomenon.† (p.21) Honhyol derived from honhap-blend, mixture; hybrid; solution.² (p.80), and hyolgi-blood.² (p.85) Hùnxuè' ér half-caste ³ (p.146). Kahuana Priest, minister, sorceror, expert in any profession; to act as a priest or expert.† (p.46) individualism giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.• (p.654) Luk Kreung derived from luk- child, offspring: son or daughter; smaller sub-part and khreung- half, midway; mid; ½ Mestiza n. a woman of racially mixed ancestry, esp. in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European ancestry or, in the Philipines, of mixed native and foreign ancestry.‡ (p.1206) Mestizo n., pl. -zos, -zoes. a person of racially mixed ancestry, esp., in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European, usually Spanish or Portuguese, ancestry, or, in the Philipines, of mixed native and foreign ancestry.‡ (p.1206) mo'olelo Story, tale, history, tradition, legend, journal, record, article; minutes, as of a meeting.† (p. 101) Nihonjin Japanese. Occidental adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives or inhabitants. 2. western. —n. 3. a native or inhabitant of the Occident.¹ (p.1339) Orientaladj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern. 2. of the orient or east; eastern. 3. Zoo-geog. belonging to the geographical division comprising southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as and including the Philipines, Borneo, and Java. 4. Jewelry. a. designating various gems that are varieties of corundum: Oriental aquamarine; Oriental ruby. b. fine or precious; orient: oriental agate; oriental garnet. c designating certain saltwater pearls found esp. in the Orient. —n. 5. a native or inhabitant of the Orient.¹ (p.1365) Rojak a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, and in particular is often used to describe the multi-ethnic character of Malaysian and Singaporean society.‡ Yá Yí Hùnxuè' ér half-caste of Asian descent e.g. Chinese/Vietnamese, Chinese/Malaysian
¹‡Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary, Amerasian, Eurasian, Mestiza, Mestizo, Occidental, Oriental.²Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary/Korean³Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary/Mandarin†New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary*http://www.thai-language.com/•Social Psychology, Myers, David G.‡http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojak
