Todd Park Mohr (Half korean / other half, not-to sure of, but of European origin), platinum-selling recording artist, guitarist / singer-songwriter extraodinaire out of Colorado, USA, heads the band Big head Todd & the Monsters. Please add him, he should be on that list.
Tommy Chong (Chinese, Scotch-Irish) comedian, actor
Kirk Hammett (Filipino, Irish) musician
Ricky Steamboat (Japanese, Caucasian) pro wrestling
Heidi Lucas (Chinese, Czech) actress “Salute Your Shorts”
James Yun “Jimmy Wang Yang” (Korean, Caucasian) pro wrestling
Jon Gosselin (Korean, French, Irish, Welsh) “Jon & Kate plus 8″
To the Models/Fashion Entrepeneurs list, you need to add Chanel Iman (half Korean, half African American) and Sen Mitsuji (half Japanese, half Caucasian).
Crystal Kay (Korean and African American) Singer
Yoon Mi rae – Natasha Reid (Korean African American) Singer/Rapper
Chanel Iman (Korean African American) Model
Ai Uemura (Japanese Italian) Singer/ Rapper
Thelma Aoyama (Japanese Trinidad) Singer
Emi Maria (Japanese Trinidad) Singer
Don’t forget Yvonne Elliman who starred as Mary Magdelene in the Broadway and film version of Jesus Christ Superstar, she is also a singer/songwriter. Japanese/Chinese mother and Irish dad. http://yvonneelliman.com
Michaela Meinecke (Half German/Half Pinay)
Helga Krapf (Half German / Half Pinay)
Isabel Blaesi(Half Swiss / Half Pinay)
all are Model in the Philippines
Two more names that come to mind, without bothering to do any research:
Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.
Brandon League, pitcher (Seattle Mariners, IIRC)
Joyce Luther Kennard (born May 6, 1941) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. She was born in a Japanese concentration camp in the province of West Java in Indonesia, to a Dutch-Indonesian father and a Chinese-Indonesian mother. English is not her native language; she speaks it with a slight Dutch accent. Appointed by Governor George Deukmejian in 1989 she is the longest-serving justice sitting on the Court, having been retained by California’s voters three times—first to fill the unexpired term in 1990, followed by second and third consecutive twelve-year terms in 1994 and 2006.
Oliva Munn is most definitely a Hapa, her Father is German and Irish and her mother is Chinese.
Also music artist Kate Earl who sings “Melody”, Dutch/Welsh Father and Filipina mother.
As well, comedian/actor Steve Byrne, his father is Irish his mother is Korean.
Nela Panghy-Lee ( Half Korean /Half Hungarian) ( Taff,Nickelodeon TV Germany,Wetten Dass with Thomas Gottschalk)
Ankie Beilke ( Half German / Half Chinese ) Actress ( Wickie )
Phil Younghusband ( Half British / Half Filipino ) Former Chelsea FC Player
David Alaba (Half Nigerian / Half Filipino)… Bayern Munich
Brendon Urie, the lead singer of Panic! at the Disco, is hapa
Todd Park Mohr (Half korean / other half, not-to sure of, but of European origin), platinum-selling recording artist, guitarist / singer-songwriter extraodinaire out of Colorado, USA, heads the band Big head Todd & the Monsters. Please add him, he should be on that list.
Just watched NBA, and I remembered that Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is also Filipino-American.
Tommy Chong (Chinese, Scotch-Irish) comedian, actor
Kirk Hammett (Filipino, Irish) musician
Ricky Steamboat (Japanese, Caucasian) pro wrestling
Heidi Lucas (Chinese, Czech) actress “Salute Your Shorts”
James Yun “Jimmy Wang Yang” (Korean, Caucasian) pro wrestling
Jon Gosselin (Korean, French, Irish, Welsh) “Jon & Kate plus 8″
To the Models/Fashion Entrepeneurs list, you need to add Chanel Iman (half Korean, half African American) and Sen Mitsuji (half Japanese, half Caucasian).
Dichen Lachman – Dollhouse (Australian & Tibetan Mix)
Charlyne Yi of “Paper Heart”, and now on “House”
erm..Steve Jobs was a Hapa. Unfortunately this caught my attention after his sad demise
He had an American mother and a Syrian father.
Edna Mode is a Hapa
Judith Hill, the former back-up singer for Michael Jackson, is half Japanese and half African-American :]
Brandon Lee, actor and martial artist (Bruce Lee’s son)
Chinese/Swedish and English
Michael Yo, E!News Correspondent, African American/Korean
I’ll post more if I find them!
Ann Curry, co-host of ‘Today’ (half-Japanese)
Crystal Kay (Korean and African American) Singer
Yoon Mi rae – Natasha Reid (Korean African American) Singer/Rapper
Chanel Iman (Korean African American) Model
Ai Uemura (Japanese Italian) Singer/ Rapper
Thelma Aoyama (Japanese Trinidad) Singer
Emi Maria (Japanese Trinidad) Singer
Rachel Stevens ( Filipino Dad , British Mum )
what about Kelsey Chow and Malese Jow. They are both half Chinese actress? Meg Tilly and Jennifer Tilly are Half Chinese from their dad side
Don’t forget Yvonne Elliman who starred as Mary Magdelene in the Broadway and film version of Jesus Christ Superstar, she is also a singer/songwriter. Japanese/Chinese mother and Irish dad. http://yvonneelliman.com
Michaela Meinecke (Half German/Half Pinay)
Helga Krapf (Half German / Half Pinay)
Isabel Blaesi(Half Swiss / Half Pinay)
all are Model in the Philippines
Jade Villalon! she is the singer sweetbox :3 she is Philipino, German and Irish. and a good singer^^
Carmit Bachar, formerly of The Pussycat Dolls
Here’s a pretty cool segment on Kirk Hammet’s Filipino mom. Kirk is half Filipino, half Irish.
Just wanted to share.
“Isn’t Olivia Munn (formerly of G4′s Attack of the Show) a hapa too?”
Yup – half-Chinese, half Irish-German according to Wikipedia.
Check out Andy Suzuki and the Method! Their lead singer is a half-Japanese, half-Jewish singer-songwriter.
andysuzukimusic.com
Two more names that come to mind, without bothering to do any research:
Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.
Brandon League, pitcher (Seattle Mariners, IIRC)
BJ Penn, UFC fighter
Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica
Phoebe Cates, actress in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
Cris Judd, choreographer and ex-boyfriend of Jennifer Lopez
Hailee Steinfeld, actress in ‘True Grit’
Shannyn Sossamon, actress in ’40 Days and 40 Nights’
Joyce Luther Kennard (born May 6, 1941) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. She was born in a Japanese concentration camp in the province of West Java in Indonesia, to a Dutch-Indonesian father and a Chinese-Indonesian mother. English is not her native language; she speaks it with a slight Dutch accent. Appointed by Governor George Deukmejian in 1989 she is the longest-serving justice sitting on the Court, having been retained by California’s voters three times—first to fill the unexpired term in 1990, followed by second and third consecutive twelve-year terms in 1994 and 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_L._Kennard
How about Devin Setoguchi of the San Jose Sharks? He’s half Japanese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setoguchi
Also, on the SF Giants, besides Lincecum, is Travis Ishikawa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Ishikawa
Finally, former Seattle Mariners manager, Don Wakamatsu, is hapa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Wakamatsu
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips, birth name: Lou Diamond Upchurch (Young Guns 1&2, La Bamba) Scottish, Irish, Hawaiian, Cherokee, Filipino, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese
Actress Kelly Hu (The Scorpion King, X-Men 2, various TV shows) Chinese, English, Hawaiian.
Music artist Norah Jones, Real Name: Geetali Norah Jones Shankar, Bengali (Indian)/Anglo-American
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley, real name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji, Gujarati Indian/English
Oliva Munn is most definitely a Hapa, her Father is German and Irish and her mother is Chinese.
Also music artist Kate Earl who sings “Melody”, Dutch/Welsh Father and Filipina mother.
As well, comedian/actor Steve Byrne, his father is Irish his mother is Korean.
Edward and Alex Van Halen.
Isn’t Olivia Munn (formerly of G4′s Attack of the Show) a hapa too?
Cheryl Burke from Dancing with the Stars – Filipino, Irish, Russian
Carrie Ann Inaba from Dancing with the Stars – She is part Chinese, Japanese, Irish and African-American
How about Lindsay Price ?
Oh my goodness, and how can I forget Mr. Hotness himself, Daniel Henney?
Pretty comprehensive list! The only addition I can think of is Masuimi Max, pin-up/tattoo model (I believe she’s half Korean, half German).
Nela Panghy-Lee ( Half Korean /Half Hungarian) ( Taff,Nickelodeon TV Germany,Wetten Dass with Thomas Gottschalk)
Ankie Beilke ( Half German / Half Chinese ) Actress ( Wickie )
Phil Younghusband ( Half British / Half Filipino ) Former Chelsea FC Player
David Alaba (Half Nigerian / Half Filipino)… Bayern Munich
Thanks, Hana! Added him.
Our new White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse is 1/2 Japanese