Emily

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Cuong & Melody Nguyen

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Included is a photo of our family taken almost a year ago (I need a new photo). Love the website and the idea!

-Heidi

ps. Tried to add more photos to this post and it wouldn’t let [...]]]> I am the Haole and I adore the children that come from Haole Hubby/Honey families. They are the cutest!!

Included is a photo of our family taken almost a year ago (I need a new photo). Love the website and the idea!

-Heidi

ps. Tried to add more photos to this post and it wouldn’t let me???

The Lee Family

The 3 Lee Boys

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Keira

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Hubby’s the haole, I’m the Chinese/Hawaiian wife. He’s lived in O’ahu for almost twenty years, while I’ve lived for only 5. He uses chopsticks, I can’t. He can make spam musubi – I can’t. I can speak Spanish, and he can speak [...]]]> Our story can be like some, but not like many.

Hubby’s the haole, I’m the Chinese/Hawaiian wife. He’s lived in O’ahu for almost twenty years, while I’ve lived for only 5. He uses chopsticks, I can’t. He can make spam musubi – I can’t. I can speak Spanish, and he can speak Japanese. See folks, sometimes you can become more asian/local by marrying haole!! J

Leilani

Sincerely, Dayna

Dayna & Sammy

Dayna & Sammy Lahullier

Mommy & Nohili

Nohili & Daddy

I am writing to you from my home in northern Japan, where it is cold and everything is white with snow.

As we know, in a traditional anglo-saxon family, Christmas is the biggest day of the year and it is a time for being generous to each other. Hopefully that generosity lives on throughout [...]]]> Dear Haole Club,

I am writing to you from my home in northern Japan, where it is cold and everything is white with snow.

As we know, in a traditional anglo-saxon family, Christmas is the biggest day of the year and it is a time for being generous to each other. Hopefully that generosity lives on throughout the year. In Japan, it is a little different, however there is a custom to give decorated envelopes containing generous sums of money on New Year’s day.

So, when my parents sent us loads of presents for our 2 year old daughter, their granddaughter, I was most impressed and pleased. However, as for my wife’s parents, who are better off financially than my own parents, our daughter received absolutely nothing. I can understand that Christmas may not be their custom or tradition, but giving money for New Year’s is, so I most surprised that my parents-in-law could not be generous!

Two days after New Year’s we were at a friend’s house for lunch yesterday, and one of the wife’s friends came to visit, they had not seen each other for 10 years. However, the wife’s friend gave the daughter 2000yen in a decorated envelope. So, this made me think again about my parents-in-law and their view of grandparenthood.

It may be that they, my in-laws have heard my grandfather’s story about the guy in the army during WW2, who claimed to be Jewish on Sundays, Catholic on Saturdays, and whatever else during the week in order to avoid church parade. However, in their case it is to avoid giving any presents.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

Cheers and happy New Year.

Tony Kennedy

We came up on two eldly woman , as we aproached they both [...]]]> White husband and chinese Wife, My wife and I went out to go do some shopping. We never thought about what we looked like when we went out with each, we just to do what we needed to do for that day.

We came up on two eldly woman , as we aproached they both looked at each other and utter disgust and frowned.At first it seemed that they were upset at seeing a interracial couple, we got closer one said, “Do you think you could of got her out of the cradle any sooner?”.

I turned and looked at them stunned by their comments and before I could say anything my wife said, “What’s the big deal I’m only 3 years older than you!”.

Of course when she said it she said it loud enough for both of them to hear. They both looked at her in dismay and we walked away in laughter.

Clay Nettles