Songs in Haiku: Half-Breed

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Half-Breed

Difficult to find
societal acceptance
when you are hapa.

Half-Breed (1973)
Cher

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Wow, I have never heard of this song, but it could be my theme song. I happen to be Hispanic, African American & Italian. I remember growing up I was made to feel so ambiguous. It seems as though I was never here nor there...not black enough...not Hispanic enough etc. But I learned to shrug it off, my race does not determine my worth.

Thanks for introducing me to this song!; March 2, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Dianne said...: You never heard this before? Classic Cher!

I'm part Asian, part Caucasian...so this song speaks to me, too. The term "hapa" is Hawaiian for "half" and means someone of mixed racial ancestry. So now you know...you're hapa!; March 3, 2009 at 12:33 AM
debi_in_Hawaii said...: Hi
I found you on the blog catalog.
Another A/C Hawaii Hapa here. :); March 5, 2009 at 6:36 PM

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