Hùnxuè'ér ()
is a
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
term used to refer to people of
mixed race. It literally means "mixed-blood child" and is used for all mixed race people.
History
For decades following the
Chinese Revolution of 1949
The Chinese Communist Revolution, officially known as the Chinese People's War of Liberation in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and also known as the National Protection War against the Communist Rebellion in the Republic of China (R ...
,
marriages between
laowai ''Laowai'' is the Pinyin pronunciation/transliteration of (pinyin: ''lǎowài'', lit. "old foreign"), an informal term or slang for "foreigner" and/or non-Chinese national, usually neutral but possibly impolite or loose in some circumstances. ...
(foreigners) and
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
were unusual and perhaps even nonexistent during the
Cultural Revolution, but they were never explicitly banned or judged unacceptable on a racial basis. It was only in the mid-1970s that the first petitions for permission to marry foreigners were accepted, with the thawing of diplomatic ties between China and the
United States. Such marriages remained relatively unusual for another two decades.
From 1994 to 2008, each year has seen about 3,000 more mixed race marriages in
Shanghai than the previous year. This has caused a major shift in China's attitudes to race and to Chinese children of mixed race heritage, because of
globalization.
Examples
*
Chloe Bennet
Chloé Wang (; born April 18, 1992), known professionally as Chloe Bennet, is an American actress and singer. She starred as Daisy Johnson/Quake in the ABC superhero drama series '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020).
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*
Maj. Art Chin (
Sino-Japanese War/WWII veteran combat aviator for the
Chinese Air Force)
*
Ding Hui
*
Nancy Kwan
*
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...
*
Lin Hu Lin Hu may refer to:
* Lin Hu (warlord) (1887–1960), warlord of the Old Guangxi clique
* Lin Hu (general)
Lin Hu (; 26 December 1927 – 3 March 2018) was a Chinese aviator, fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Arm ...
*
Lou Jing
*
Karen Mok
*
Anthony Wong
*
Celina Jade
Celina Jade (born Celina Horan; 10 June 1985) is a Hong Kong-American actress, singer, songwriter, model, and martial artist. She is nominated as one of four the greatest beauties in Hong Kong SAR besides Carol Cheng, Lydia Shum and Amy Yip. She ...
*
Michelle Reis
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See also
*
Indo people
*
Eurasian Singaporeans
Eurasian Singaporeans are Singaporeans of mixed European and Asian descent. Their Asian ancestry trace from Colonial India to other colonies while their European ancestry trace back to western Europe primarily, although Eurasian settlers to Sin ...
References
Chinese words and phrases
Chinese culture
Ethno-cultural designations
Multiracial affairs in Asia
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