" [ They ’d say , ] ' You ’re white - passing , but you ’re also racially equivocal , so you could play Latinx , Asian , all these different things . ' I was like , ' I just want to play voguish women . ' "
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, here are some of our favorite mixed API celebs who have openly discussed their identity and experiences in interviews:
1.Avan Jogia
2.Alexander Hodge
3.Kimora Lee Simmons
4.H.E.R.
5.Ian Anthony Dale
6.Auli’i Cravalho
7.Blake Abbie
8.Darren Barnet
9.Tia Carrere
10.Apl.de.Ap
11.Kelly Hu
12.Anna Cathcart
13.Janel Parrish
14.Naomi Osaka
15.Rachel Marsh
16.Jordan Fisher
17.KJ Apa
18.Bella Hadid
19.Zoë Chao
20.Amy Hill
21.Zayn Malik
22.Hannah Simone
23.Saweetie
24.Anna Shay
25.Michelle Zauner (of Japanese Breakfast)
26.Taika Waititi
27.Gigi Hadid
28.Hines Ward
29.Jason Momoa
30.Danny Pudi
31.Keanu Reeves
32.Yara Shahidi
33.Daniel Henney
34.Karrueche Tran
35.Jade Thirlwall
36.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
37.Conrad Ricamora
38.Naomi Scott
39.Ariana Miyamoto
40.Jemaine Clement
41.Lewis Tan
42.Shay Mitchell
43.Enrique Iglesias
44.Alexa Chung
45.Olivia Rodrigo
46.Nicole Scherzinger
47.Hayley Kiyoko
48.Henry Golding
49.Charles Melton
50.Darren Criss
51.Jessie Mei Li
52.Bruno Mars
53.Devon Aoki
54.Chanel Iman
55.Jessica Henwick
56.Jhené Aiko
57.Ross Butler
58.Olivia Munn
59.Vice President Kamala Harris
60.Kimiko Glenn
61.Sir Ben Kingsley
62.Mark-Paul Gosselaar
63.Maggie Q
64.Vanessa Hudgens
65.Kristin Kreuk
66.Michael Yo
67.Karen O
"[They’d say,] ‘You’re white-passing, but you’re also racially ambiguous, so you can play Latinx, Asian, all these different things.’ I was like, ‘I just want to play smart women.'"
