Amerasian — In its original meaning, an Amerasian is a person born in Asia, to a U.S. military father and an Asian mother. Colloquially, the term has sometimes been considered synonymous with Asian American, to describe any person of mixed Asian and American … Wikipedia
Vietnamese American — Infobox Ethnic group group = Vietnamese American poptime = 1,599,394 0.5% of the US population (2006).cite web publisher=United States Census Bureau title=2006 American Community Survey: Selected Population Profile in the United States… … Wikipedia
Bui Doi — (Vietnamese: bụi đời) refers to Vietnamese street children, especially the Amerasian offspring of American soldiers and Vietnamese mothers abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. The phrase connotes uncared for child, and literally translates as … Wikipedia
American settlement in the Philippines — began during the Spanish period, when Americans came to the islands primarily to conduct business. They owned many businesses in trade and in the sugar industry. Although not harassed by Spanish laws, the American inflow to the Philippines was… … Wikipedia
War children — This article is about children with a foreign military parent. For children used as soldiers, see Military use of children. For the mass evacuation of children from Finland during the Continuation War, see Finnish war children. For children of… … Wikipedia
Afro-Asian — For other uses, see Afro Asians (African Asians). Afro Asian … Wikipedia
Amerasian — [[t]əme̱re͟ɪʒ(ə)n[/t]] Amerasians N COUNT People who have one American parent and one Asian parent are sometimes referred to as Amerasians. ...discrimination against Amerasians in Vietnam. ADJ Amerasian is also an adjective. ...an Amerasian boy… … English dictionary
American Homecoming Act — The American Homecoming Act, or Amerasian Homecoming Act, was an Act of Congress that allowed children in Vietnam born of American fathers to immigrate in to the United States. The Act was written in 1987, passed in 1988 and implemented in 1989.… … Wikipedia
Amerasian Network — non profit organization supporting Amerasians through education, health and culture both in Vietnam and USA. Founded by California schoolteacher Mary Payne Nguyen (also called a one woman international relief agency ), who works at present (2007) … Wikipedia
Erik Gandini — (born 1967) is a Swedish film director, producer and writer. He has made several films including: Amerasians , [imdb title|id=0204808|title=Amerasians] Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara , [imdb title|id=0282934|title=Sacrificio: Who Betrayed… … Wikipedia
Miscegenation — Race Classification Race (classification of humans) Genetics … Wikipedia
