http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/04/24/woman-jodo-shinshu-buddhist-priest/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/04/24/woman-jodo-shinshu-buddhist-priest/#comment-2609 Kendall Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:09:49 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=3580#comment-2609 Indeed, mutts often make for a better pet than a pure-breed. The same thing can be applied to humans. Except you may not want to think of your child as a pet. Indeed, mutts often make for a better pet than a pure-breed. The same thing can be applied to humans. Except you may not want to think of your child as a pet.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/04/24/woman-jodo-shinshu-buddhist-priest/#comment-2607 arunlikhati Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:30:39 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=3580#comment-2607 I am always amused by other people's conception of hapa kids, as I'm guessing you are by now. I'm also glad to see you use the term bi-racial -- I prefer biracial/bicultural or multiracial/multiethnic to terms like "mixed." In a lot of Asian languages, the default term is "mixed." I once tried to say that I was "multicultural" in Vietnamese, only to get the reply, "Oh, you mean you're mixed!" I am always amused by other people’s conception of hapa kids, as I’m guessing you are by now. I’m also glad to see you use the term bi-racial — I prefer biracial/bicultural or multiracial/multiethnic to terms like “mixed.” In a lot of Asian languages, the default term is “mixed.” I once tried to say that I was “multicultural” in Vietnamese, only to get the reply, “Oh, you mean you’re mixed!”

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