14 Celebrities You Didnt Know Were Blasian, Black and Asian

If Twitter was around when Tiger Woods tried to tell everyone he was “Cablanasian,” he would’ve been summarily slandered 140 characters at a time. The passage of time has hopefully made us all a bit more aware of our biracial bretheren.

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When Karreuche makes jokes about the coarseness of Blue Ivy Carter’s hair, or Charlemagne refers to her as “Karate Chop,” we get a reminder that things can be better. These 14 celebrities you didn’t know were Asian have done their part to spread some multicultural knowledge by just being themselves.

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Kelis

Believe it or not, Kelis’ mother Eveliss is of Chinese ancestry.

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Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo’s maternal grandfather was full Chinese, which means he reps for the Blasian Nation too.

Chanel Iman

Judging from how fine her fashion model daughter is, maybe Chanel Iman’s half-Korean, half-African-American mother looked like Ameriie back in the day. It’s in the genes.

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Naomi Campbell

Take a deep breath before reciting all the ingredients in Naomi Campbell’s ethnicity. She’s of part African-Jamaican descent, as well as of Chinese-Jamaican lineage via her paternal grandmother, who carried the family name Ming.

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Tyga

The Nguyen in Tyga’s birth name of Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson comes from his mother, Pasionye Nguyen. Nguyen is of Vietnamese ancestry, which obviously also applies to T-Raww.

Sharon Leal

It turns out that beautiful sister you can’t quite place from This Christmas, Dreamgirls, and Why Did I Get Married? has a Filipino mother and an African-American biological father.

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Keanu Reeves

Whoa! Actor and musician Keanue Reeves represents the international community well. He’s a Canadian citizen who was born in Lebannon, and his ethnicity is Chinese, Pacific Islander, and English.

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Bruno Mars

Are you ready to be confused? Bruno Mars’ real last name is Hernandez. He’s of Puerto Rican, Jewish, and Filino ancestry.

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Ameriie

The lovely and talented Ameriie reps hard for Korea. She’s an army brat with a Korean mother and an African-American father.

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Nicole Scherzinger

If you’re thinking, “Scherzinger doesn’t sound like a Filipino name,” you’re right. Nicole changed her surname from Valiente to Scherzinger after being adopted by her stepdad.

Vanessa Hudgens

Despite some Becky-influenced dating choices, Vanessa Hudgens is of Irish, Native American, Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent.

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Apl.de.ap

One of the more quiet members of the Black Eyed Peas, Apl.de.ap represents for Pinoy nation. He is Filipino-American.

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Karreuche Tran

Chris Brown’s boo reps both her African-American and Vietnamese heritages proudly.