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Am⋅er⋅a⋅sian

[am-uh-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn]
–noun
1. the offspring of an American and an Asian, esp. one whose father is American.
–adjective
2. of mixed American and Asian descent.
Also, Amer-Asian.


Origin:
1950–55; Amer(ican) + Asian
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Amerasian 
1966, from American + Asian, coined in ref. to children fathered by U.S. servicemen stationed in Asia.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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