Honorary whites

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Honorary Whites was a term sometimes used to refer to Asians in "White" Western countries, especially Asian Americans (primarily the Chinese) in the United States ^{[citation needed]} or the Japanese in South Africa.

The term "Honorary Whites" today could be considered condescending and even offensive, and has been largely replaced by the term Model Minority, however, even this latter term could cause offense to some.

Some elite black sportsmen who were invited to South Africa during the apartheid regime, were awarded "Honorary White" status to circumvent legislation.