Is Half-Caste One Word?

Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.

Why did they take half castes?

It proposed that children with Aboriginal and white parentage, who were termed "half-caste" (now considered an extremely derogatory term), should be assimilated into white society. It was believed these children would be more easily assimilated due to their lighter skin.

When was half-caste written?

"Half-Caste" is a 2005 poem written by John Agard. Agard was born in Guyana (at the time British Guyana) in 1949 and moved to England in 1977. Contextualized in England, the poem explores the use of the word "half-caste," a derogatory term referring to people of mixed race.