By ·March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
In recent weeks, the #StopAsianHate movement has gained momentum as everyday civilians and celebrities alike speak out against attacks aimed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
As a result of false information spread by our former commander-in-chief and those of a similar ilk during the pandemic, there has been an uptick in hate crimes aimed at members of these communities. And while plenty are of the mindset that discrimination toward any human being requires action, others don’t quite realize just how close to home this issue hits for members of our community as well.
We recently spoke to rapper Saweetie who shared her plans to help members of the African-American and Asian-American communities with her newly created Icy Baby Foundation. But the Bay area beauty is just one of many famous women with shared Asian and African ancestry who’s also subjected to discrimination from both sides. Scroll down to discover others you may not have known about.
01SaweetieRapper Saweetie’s mother is of Filipina-Chinese descent while her father is African American. 
02KelisSinger Kelis’s mom is Chinese-Puerto Rican and her father is African American. 
03Dawn-Lyen GardnerQueen Sugar star Dawn-Lyen Gardner has a Black father and a Chinese mother 
04Robinne LeeActress Robinne Lee’s Jamaican parents are of Chinese, British and African descent. 
05AmerieSinger Amerie’s mother is South Korean and her dad is African American 
06Sharon LealActress Sharon Leal’s mom is Filipina and her father is African American. 
07KarruecheClaws star Karrueche Tran was born to a Vietnamese mother and a Jamaican-American father. 
08Denyce LawtonActress Denyce Lawton was born in her mother’s native home of Seoul, South Korea. Her father is African-American. 
09Chanel ImanModel Chanel Iman’s mother is Korean and her father is African American. 
10Jhene AikoJhene Aiko’s mother is of Dominican and Japanese descent while her father is of Native American, African American and German-Jewish descent. 
11Ayesha CurryAyesha Curry’s mother is of Afro-Jamaican and Chinese-Jamaican descent while her father has African American and Polish heritage. 
12Naomi OsakaTennis star Naomi Osaka’s mother is from Japan and her father is from Haiti. 
13CassieCassie’s mom is of African-American, Mexican, and West Indian descent while her father is Filipino. 
14Kimora Lee SimmonsFashiion designer Kimora Lee Simmons was born to a Korean-Japanese mother and an African-American father. 
15Rae Dawn ChongActress Rae Dawn Chong’s famous father Tommy Chong is of Chinese and Scottish-Irish descent while her mother is Black Canadian. 
16Naomi CampbellSupermodel Naomi Campbell has Afro-Jamaican and Chinese-Jamaican heritage. 
Venturelli/WireImage 17Foxy BrownRapper Foxy Brown has Afro-Trinidadian, Indo-Trinidadian, and Chinese-Trinidadian heritage. 
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