my son is half white and japanese will he have a trouble making friends?

Answer 1

uhhhh no.
im 13 (almost 14 becaues my b.day is on the 11th)
ohkay but any ways...
we have so many mixed people
white. black
azn.black
azn. white
arib.white
aribs
whites
azns
blacks
everyone
and nobody makes fun of anyone for it.
unless its a joke that u know will no hurt anyone.
got it?
HAPPY B.DAY TO ME!

Answer 2

This depends on your son.

Your son could be all white, all Japanese or all purple for that fact, but could still have trouble making friends. Mixed race is not the stigmata it used to be as far as kids are concerned. Raise your son to be a friend and he will have friends. Raise him as if he is no different than any other child, and he won't be. Raise your son to be proud of both heritages and his pride will show to others. There will always be exceptions to the rule. Every school has clicks, the "Bully's" the "Preps" the "Goths" etc. If your child knows who he is he will find his place in the world. Also, it is not the number of friends that is important, it is the quality of the friends you keep. It is better to have one really good friend, than a bunch of "school friends" that only talk to you in the hall. Make sure your son knows this early on. Good luck to you both.

Answer 3

These days the idea of a half-something kid isn't a major concern in America (mostly), so he shouldn't have any problems, with a note...

The way you frame this question implies you just moved (presumably from Japan). Depending on your son's age, if his English is a little strange he might get teased or bullied a bit at school. HOWEVER, most of this would pass within a few months, and within that time his English will have improved quite a bit.

So, he might have a few uncomfortable months, but I would imagine it won't be too bad. In fact, depending on how old he is, and depending on what Japanese things he may have that he can show off to his classmates, he COULD be really popular.

Answer 4

While I understand that kids can be mean, I seriously doubt your son will have any problems making friends.

Of course, I'm assuming that you live here in the US though I'm sure that it'll be even easier for him to make friends elsewhere as I believe that race isn't as much an issue overseas as it is here in the US.

Being half Asian, and a quarter-black, and a quarter-Puerto Rican, I know for a fact that making friends is less about what you look like and what your ethnic make-up is than it is the strength of your personality, your character, and your communication skills.

Your son will probably be asked, "What are you?" from time to time by well-meaning, curious folks, but he just needs to be taught how to field these questions.

Other than that, I don't think making friends will be an issue at all.

Answer 5

I assume you ask because you have encountered some negativity to your relationship from people in your area. If not don't sweat it. My kids are half white half Phillipino and have never experienced any discrimination. They do go to a Christian school so they are more sheltered, but even in the most difficult situations kids adapt. Attitude counts for more than anything else when making friends so focus on that and not his heritage.

Answer 6

It shouldn't matter if he's half purple and half green with a twist of orange and lime. As long as he has a good attitude and is a kind person, others will respond back the same way.

Answer 7

consider it as a strainer. It will keep all of the mean, judgemental, arrogant, conceited, pitheaded, stupid, callous and stuck up people away from him. His friends will be true friends and he already has a leg up on telling who the good ones are and who the bad influences are.

Sometimes it is beneficial to not look like everyone else. KWIM?

Answer 8

Only half the time. The bad half he can ignore. The open minded half that accept him for what he is despite ethnicity can be dealt with. You could help him by not thinking in such terms.

Answer 9

It depends on his personality (not everyone makes friends easily).

Then there is outside influences like where he lives (is the area diverse or do people tend to stick with their race)?

Encourage him to be friends with people from various backgrounds and treat everyone how he'd like to be treated. You can't shelter him from Life.

Answer 10

of course not.. your being silly