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...
Caucapino n.— «Our children, however, are half-Filipino, half-Caucasian—or, as I like to call them, Caucapinos. (Hey, if Tiger Woods is Cablanasian, my kids can be Caucapinos).» —“Have A Swirly Asian Pacific American Heritage...
swirl n.— «My kids are really swirls. Chau, from New York City, adopted the term after hearing it in discussions about being a person of mixed-race origin while she was an undergrad at Wellesley.» —“Have A Swirly Asian Pacific...
Meritage n.— «Meritage is a wine term—a compound of the words merit and heritage—coined by a group of vintners to identify handcrafted wines blended from traditional aristocratic Bordeaux varietals.» —“Meritage...