Amerasian

American  

[am-uh-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ˌæm əˈreɪ ʒən, -ʃən /

Or Amer-Asian

noun

1. the offspring of an American and an Asian, especially one whose father is American.

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adjective

1. of mixed American and Asian descent.

Amerasian British  

/ əˌmɛrˈeɪʒən, əˌmɛrˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. a person of mixed American and Asian parentage; used especially to refer to someone with an American father and an Asian mother

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adjective

1. of or relating to Amerasians

Etymology

Origin of Amerasian

First recorded in 1950–55; Amer(ican) + Asian

Example Sentences

It was an orphanage for children born to American servicemen and Korean mothers, called the St Vincent's home for Amerasian children.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

Life was difficult as an Amerasian child of a Korean woman and an American soldier who served in the Korean conflict, she said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2019

Tung Nguyen came to the United States in 1991 as a 13-year-old: His parents had adopted an Amerasian daughter, and the whole family was allowed to immigrate under the Amerasian Homecoming Act.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2018

In the 1970s, a local woman, Roberta Douglas, became concerned about the treatment of Amerasian children in Vietnam.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2014

William F. Sullivan Seattle Secretary of State George Shultz fails to tell us who pays when the Amerasian youngsters are brought to the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive