What is a Eurasian?
Strictly speaking, the term “Eurasian” may refer to one of two things. The first definition pertains to a person from Europe or Asia, especially in the regions where the demarcation between the two continents is vague. The second refers to a person of combined European (Caucasian) and Asian ancestry. The latter is the definition mostly used today. Taken in the contemporary context of a person with mixed ethnicity, the term “Eurasian” most likely originated from British colonizers who settled in India. Children born of Anglo fathers and local mothers were called Eurasian. Nowadays, the term is an umbrella for all individuals whose racial heritage is taken from both the west and the east. Filipino-White mestizos, Thai-White luk kreung, and even the Hawaiian Polynesian-White hapa can all fall under this category. Statistically, although there is a considerable number of Eurasians or Anglo-Indians in India, the largest population of Eurasians in the world can be found in Southeast Asia. Eu
