I had to look up hafu, but then only the twitch streamer came up... But I finally got it!
"whether Cyndi Wang is Hakka, half Hakka or not is only meaningful if Hakka shows up in her products, i.e. music and acting."
I don't agree. I think the simple fact that someone is "hafu" (or of any ethnicity or nationality, even) is going to be meaningful to some degree even if it doesn't come up in that person's work.
Going by her wiki page, answer is no.
Well, the wiki might not mention it, but actually, in one of her songs (one that I have actually linked before on the forums) she says "wo ai ni" in Hakka (same words just a bit different pronunciation), she has played a Hakka in one of her TV series (Love Keeps Going/美樂加油 I think) and she was on a TV show about Hakka people. And that's just what I'm aware of without any knowledge of Mandarin, so there might be more.
As for every "half" media celebrity not needing to be a tragic character, obviously, I agree, although in Cyndi's case her parents went separate ways and she was raised by her (Hakka) mother, so I guess it's easy to understand where she's coming from. Besides, she ruined her perfect face with plastic surgery - what's a tragedy if not that?
PS: maybe I'm a bit extreme, don't be shy to call me out. I don't think Obama is Black or even Half Black, there, bring it on.
Oh, you know I'll call you out any day! As for Obama, well, he's not white, so he's at least half black. But I'd say he's black.
"whether Cyndi Wang is Hakka, half Hakka or not is only meaningful if Hakka shows up in her products, i.e. music and acting."
I don't agree. I think the simple fact that someone is "hafu" (or of any ethnicity or nationality, even) is going to be meaningful to some degree even if it doesn't come up in that person's work.
Going by her wiki page, answer is no.
Well, the wiki might not mention it, but actually, in one of her songs (one that I have actually linked before on the forums) she says "wo ai ni" in Hakka (same words just a bit different pronunciation), she has played a Hakka in one of her TV series (Love Keeps Going/美樂加油 I think) and she was on a TV show about Hakka people. And that's just what I'm aware of without any knowledge of Mandarin, so there might be more.
As for every "half" media celebrity not needing to be a tragic character, obviously, I agree, although in Cyndi's case her parents went separate ways and she was raised by her (Hakka) mother, so I guess it's easy to understand where she's coming from. Besides, she ruined her perfect face with plastic surgery - what's a tragedy if not that?
PS: maybe I'm a bit extreme, don't be shy to call me out. I don't think Obama is Black or even Half Black, there, bring it on.
Oh, you know I'll call you out any day! As for Obama, well, he's not white, so he's at least half black. But I'd say he's black.