9 Mixed-Race AAPI Celebrities Who Talked About Being Called “Racially Ambiguous” Or “White-Passing”
May 20, 2025
Auli’i, who is of Native Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Chinese, and Irish descent, revealed in a 2022 interview that she was described by casting professionals in Hollywood as “racially ambiguous.” She said, “People didn’t know my face, and when casting did see my face, they’d say, ‘You’re racially ambiguous.’ I’m like, ‘That’s a new term. I’ve…
