Aspanic
n.— «I’m Filipino American, born and raised on the backside of the Mission Playground at 19th and Guerrero. But since I’m Asian with a Spanish surname, I’ve coined my own category: Aspanic.» —“Have A Swirly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month” by Emil Guillermo SF Gate (San Francisco, California) May 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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