People You Might Not Realize Are Asian
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, here are some people you might not have realized are Asian.
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1. Keanu Reeves
He's a quarter Hawaiian and a quarter Chinese.
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2. Rob Schneider
He's a quarter Filipino.
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3. Kristin Kreuk
(From Smallville) She's half Chinese.
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4. The Rock
He's half Samoan.
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5. Ne-yo
He's a quarter Chinese.
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6. Mark-Paul Gosselaar
(Zack from Saved By The Bell) A quarter Indonesian.
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7. Enrique Iglesias
Half Filipino.
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8. Karen O
Singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She was born in Seoul, Korea to a Polish father and Korean mother.
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9. Sharon Leal
Half Filipino
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10. Eddie Van Halen
His Mother is Chinese-Malaysian and his father is Dutch.
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11. Dean Cain
(Played Superman) A quarter Japanese
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12. Vanessa Hudgens
Her dad is of Irish and Native American ancestry, and her mom is of Filipino, Spanish and Chinese descent.
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14. Nicole Scherzinger
(Pussycat Dolls) She was born to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian-Russian mother.
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15. Kirk Hammett
(From Metallica) He's half Filipino.
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16. Freddie Mercury
100% Parsi
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17. Bruno Mars
Half Filipino
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18. KT Tunstall
A quarter Chinese
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19. Norah Jones
Half Indian
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20. Naomi Campbell
Her paternal grandmother is Chinese.
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21. Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch is half Irish, a quarter Indonesian, an eighth French and an eighth Dutch.