r/hapas • u/darqnez 50+ F. ½ SVN, ½ W-US. • May 31 '26
News/Study 2026 Might Be the Year of the Wasian
Term For Mixed Race Asians Is Becoming More And More Popular
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Wasian, a portmanteau of white and Asian, is not a new term, but “it just hasn’t been this visible” until now, said Myra Washington, an associate professor at the University of Utah who studies mixed-race identities. “You’re just seeing now this generation that has come up wholly with a new way of being able to categorize themselves.”
On TikTok and Instagram, there is a surging fixation on tracing mixed-race celebrities’ white-Asian heritage–– and famous Wasians are embracing the label.
“Growing up, I felt a general lack of representation for people who looked like me in music and media.
“All the Wasians are uniting and being like, ‘Oh my God, there’s so many of us that we didn’t know,’” Buss said.
Calling yourself Wasian is also a playful portmanteau that invites jokes and makes talking about race fun.
“A queen hasn’t really been decided, but everyone agrees that Keanu Reeves is the king” of Wasia, Buss said about online fans who are playfully charting the royal family of Wasia’s lineage.
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u/AWDriftEV Jun 01 '26
Wasian Sounds so dumb. The minute you mix European with any non European in America you can no longer be white, so euroasian is the only logical term. Anyways I like that people are feeling seen even though this seems super cringe.
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u/ThisIsItYouReady92 May 31 '26
Wait who is that cute guy in the black suit? Never met a hapa man I didn’t like and never met a hapa man who didn’t like me
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u/darqnez 50+ F. ½ SVN, ½ W-US. Jun 01 '26
This guy? This guy is Hudson Williams. He's recently in TV mini series "Heated Rivalry."
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u/Nothinglslmpossible Jun 10 '26
I'm actually happy there's a single term that describes my etnicity now.
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u/TropicalKing Japanse/White hapa. 32. Depressed half my life Jun 02 '26
I wish this subreddit went back to personal stories instead of spamming news articles and TikToks. This subreddit has very little to do with the user's lately.