Michael Lee-Chin was born to two Blasian parents.

The term Blasian refers to those of mixed Black and Asian ancestry.^[1][2] The term "Blasian" might have originated from the blending of "Black" and "Asian". Image File history File links Lee-Chin. ... Image File history File links Lee-Chin. ... Michael Lee-Chin (born 1951, Port Antonio, Jamaica). ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Asian people. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Asian people. ...

The historical term for these unions are known as 'Jotawa' or 'hapa popolo' . "Popolo" once exposed to western civilization, eventually became a a deragatory term for someone who was of half asian, half black. Just as 'hapa haole' became a deragatory term for those half asian and half white. In the Hawaiian language and in Hawaiian Pidgin, a hapa is an individual of mixed racial or ethnic heritage. ... In the Hawaiian language and in Hawaiian Pidgin, a hapa is an individual of mixed racial or ethnic heritage. ...

Afro-Asian is another term for Blasian, but it is ambiguous because just as African-American describes an American with Black ancestry, Afro-Asian can describe a Black person living in Asia.

History of Blasians

In Africa

An Afro-Asian woman.

While Blasians are commonly thought of as the result of blacks and Asians having children in immigrant nations such as Canada, there is also a substantial community of Blasians formed by people native to India visiting or settling in East Africa and intermingling with the locals. Before the Scramble for Africa, the most common examples were Indian traders (almost always male) in Swahili coastal towns and in the Kingdom of Zanzibar. Relations were not always friendly -- many Africans resented the Indian traders' practices, while the Indians in turn appear to have looked down upon the less-developed African communities -- but intermingling occurred with increasing frequency. Image File history File links BlasianSensation. ... Image File history File links BlasianSensation. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... For information on the colonization of Africa prior to the 1880s, including Carthaginian and early European colonization, see Colonization of Africa and colonialism. ... Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba. ...

As the British Empire extended its domain over Africa and its control over British India, interrelations increased markedly. The process sped when India laborers emigrated to East Africa to seek employment building the Uganda-Kenya railway. After decolonization, business contacts kept Eastern and Southern Africa in contact with South Asia. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Colonialism in 1945 Decolonization is the process by which a colony gains its independence from a colonial power, a process opposite to colonization. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... South Asia is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ...

The highest Indian-African populations are in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Blasians In Entertainment

In the past few years, blasians have been making a mark in the entertainment industry, most recently in careers that extend from creative arts and Music. Celebrities such as Kimora Lee Simmons, Tyson Beckford and Amerie Rogers, have paved the way for not only blasians, but Asians and African Americans looking to leave a mark on our mainstream. According to King magazine, constructed by the opinions of their readers, blasian models such as Tomika Skanes, Lashontae, etc. are increasingly becoming the next most desired models next to that of the Victoria's Secret angels. Action-film star and aikido master Steven Seagal's energy drink Lightning Bolt offers a flavor called Blasian Experience. Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tyson Beckford Tyson Craig Beckford (born December 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York) is a supermodel and actor, the son of a Jamaican father and a mixed (Jamaican/Chinese-American) mother. ... Amerie on the cover of her 2005 sophomore album Touch Amerie Rogers (born January 12, 1980 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts), known professionaly as Amerie, is an American female R&B singer. ... King magazine is a mens magazine geared toward African-American and urban audiences. ... Tomika Skanes (born on August 8, 1978) is a model/actress of African American and Korean-American heritage. ... Logo of Victorias Secret Victorias Secret is a retail marketer of womens clothing and beauty products, but is most recognizable as a marketer of lingerie. ... Aikido, meaning way of harmony of ki, is a modern Japanese martial art. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... A variety of energy drinks are available; the skinny bullet can shape is popular. ... A can of Steven Seagals Lightning Bolt (Asian Experience flavor) Steven Seagals Lightning Bolt is a brand of energy drink that is produced by Steven Seagal Enterprises. ...

Other Terms for Black and Asian

A Korean and Black baby.

The following terms may be regionalisms or neologisms. Image File history File links Babymaya. ... Image File history File links Babymaya. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... Regionalism is a term in international relations that refers to the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation and implementation of institutions that express that particular identity and shape collection action within a geographical region. ... A neologism is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (coined) — often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older terms in newer language form. ...

• Blackanese (Black/Chinese, Black/Vietnamese, Black/Japanese, Black/Saipanese, etc)
• Blackorean/Blorean/Borean (Black/Korean)
• Blackapina/Blackapino (Black/Filipino)
• Afro-Filipino (African American/African and Filipino)
• Afri-Asian/Afro-Asian/Afrasian (African-Asian)
• Blietnamese/Afretnamese/Vietnamegro (Black/Vietnamese)
• Cablinasian (Caucasian, black, Indian, and Asian) Coined by Tiger Woods, professional golfer.
• Negrasian (Black and Asian)
• Chinegro/Chigro (Chinese/Black)
• Blashasho (black and shasho)
• Blindonesian (Black and Indonesian)[Pronounced like "in" not like "blind"]

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See also

• List of Blasians
• Eurasian
• List of multiracial people
• Afro-Filipino
• List of terms for multiraciality
• Mulatto
• Hapa

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Tatyana Ali - actress[1] B Tai Babilonia, Olympic skater, African-American and Filipino. ... The term Eurasian refers to the cultural ties and linkages between those in a wider view of the Eurasian continent, centering on the Silk Road, and Central Asia. ... List of famous biracial and multiracial people. ... Joe Bataan Afro-Filipino refers to the peoples of African or African-American and Filipino descent. ... This is a list of terms for multiraciality used worldwide for people of various types, kinds and degrees of multiracial backgrounds. ... Representation of Mulattos during the Latin American colonial period. ... In the Hawaiian language and in Hawaiian Pidgin, a hapa is an individual of mixed racial or ethnic heritage. ...

References

1. ^ Blasian. "For African Americans and Asians". 2006. September 6, 2006. <http://www.angelfire.com/md2/blasian/>.
2. ^ Kitty, Moon. Asiazine. Blasian. September 6, 2006.<http://www.angelfire.com/md2/blasian/>.

In Africa

• John Middleton, The World of the Swahili.
• James de V. Allen, Swahili Origins.
• Agehananda Bharati, The Asians in East Africa: Jayhind and Uhuru.
• "The Indian Diaspora" at the UCLA Manas project