Julie tagged me again!
APA parent
1. I am:
Taiwanese, first generation American
2. My child(ren) is/are:
Chinese, second generation American
3. I first realized I was APA when:
they created the term…before then, I didn’t think much about it. Heck, up until 5th grade, I didn’t know the differences amongst Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc…)
4. People think my name is:
Paggy, Pekky, Becky, Petty 
5. The family tradition I most want to pass on is:
gathering together every Christmas
6. The family tradition I least want to pass on is:
can’t really think of any…maybe hotpot at every Thanksgiving
7. My child(ren)’s first word in English was/were:
both kiddies said “mama” first. *beaming* 
8. My child(ren)’s first non-English word was/were:
both learned “milk” in chinese
9. The non-English word/phrase most used in my home is:
“Shao hsin” (be careful!)
10. One thing I love about being an APA parent is:
teaching my kiddies the beauty of both cultures
11. One thing I hate about being an APA parent is:
not being able to teach my kiddies how to read and write in Chinese (since I don’t know how) 
12. The best thing about being part of an APA family is:
making jokes in “chinglish” 
13. The worst thing about being part of an APA family is:
in the US, we’re not considered “american” enough and in Taiwan, we’re not considered “chinese” enough. *sigh*
14. To me, being Asian Pacific American means:
just be myself, face challenges with grace, appreciate and embrace the diversity of my multiculture life.
August 2nd, 2006 at 11:20 am
APA parent
1. I am: Sansei, 3rd generation Japanese American
2. My child is: Hapa Hapa Yonsei Gosei, which means that because her dad is Hapa, so we call her a Hapa Hapa, which is like half a Hapa, and her dad is also a Yonsei (4th Gen) which makes her 5th generation J.A. (and roughly 7th generation Jewish European American (via Pittsburgh) (confusing huh), and then 4th generation Yonsei on my side.
3. I first realized I was APA when: I went to college, and my boyfriend was Vietnamese and my friends were Quynh Anh, Lan Anh & Sonny (Vietnamese), Lea (Pilipina), Monica (Korean, raised in Paraguay and the Valley), Takae (Chinese, raised in Japan), Ladan (born in Iran), Amelia (Mexican American), Alyce (Chinese), Minna (Taiwanese). When I was growing up, my group of friends were all White, except for Cynthia who was African American. When I got active in 1992 in the commemoration of the 50th Remembrance of Japanese American internment, is when I reconnected with my J.A. roots and identity, which also kicked off my interest in political activism and community work.
4. People think my name is: Jenni or Emiko. I also go by Jen or Jennifer.
5. The family tradition I most want to pass on is:
Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year’s celebration
6. The family tradition I least want to pass on is:
I can’t think of any.
7. My child’s first word in English was: MaMa, then toast, then apple.
8. My child’s first non-English word was: Well, apple was just last week, so none. Although she does understand “siente te,” sit down in Spanish, and I regularly say “agua” instead of water. I don’t speak Japanese, but I have used “oishi desuyo?” which means “does it taste good?”
9. The non-English word/phrase most used in my home is:
and “chotto matte yo” which means, just a minute, “abunai” which means be careful, or dangerous. and sometimes “atsui” which means hot!
10. One thing I love about being an APA parent is: exposing my daughter to different cultures, not just her own.
11. One thing I hate about being an APA parent is:
nothing I can think of.
12. The best thing about being part of an APA family is: Tony says, “not too sure what it is to not be an APA family.”
13. The worst thing about being part of an APA family is: Racism is bad, any way you slice it.
14. To me, being an Asian Pacific American parent means: that I have a responsibility to my child to raise her to embrace other cultures and nationalities, and to allow her to learn about being Japanese American. If she wants to play in the JA basketball leagues, or join a Japanese taiko drum group, that will be fine with us. Although if she wants to do African drumming and dance or Mexican folkorico (I have friends who teach both), then that will be cool too!