Talk:Amerasian

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This is only one small aspect of the term. "Amerasian" can refer to any children of American and Asian parentage. RickK 03:39 4 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Correct. It isn't just for the Vietnam War. For example, Mia Elliott, the lead character on Love is a Many Splendored Thing, was Amerasian as her father was a Korean War veteran. Mike H 17:21, Aug 27, 2004 (UTC)
  • Added one sentence to that effect. --Feitclub 23:04, Sep 11, 2004 (UTC)

I happened upon this article because of the lyrics of 'Straight To Hell' by the Clash, it's a very beautiful song and I think would be intriguing to anyone interested in this subject. pomegranate 22:27, May 20, 2005 (UTC)

Definition of "Amerasian" seems to be racially strained. It usually describes children with non-Asian accenstry American servicemen and Asian parentage. Yet its definition depends on the definition of American. There are White, Hispanic, African and Asian American. Definition of American is not racially related since America is a country of immigrants. Some Asian have been in the America for more than 6 generations, yet many would not consider them as American because they were under presented in the American history.

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Doesn't take into account that America is also a continent (see use of the word American).

[edit] Question about Illigitimate Amerasians childrens of Mail-order brides / grooms

The Majority of Amerasians are sons and daughters of prostitutes, and 'mail-order brides fathered by Old man US service mens ? Most mother's OF Amerasians are mail-order brides seeking to get a green card in the United States!! Correct me if I'm wrong?

[edit] Removed link

I removed this link: "Phuong Thao — Famous Vietnamese Amerasian singer featured in Thomas Bass's book, Vietamerica" because when I tried to see the webpage, my computer blocked the website, citing potentially malicious content. Kemet 23:00, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

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-----Adimovk5 04:18, 16 November 2007 (UTC)