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Sharon Leal
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
October 17, 1972
African American, Filipino
Leal, who is a mix of Filipino and African-American, stated in a speech:
“Last year, I came to the [Asian Excellence] awards and people were like what are you doing here Sharon? What’s going on? I felt like I had to announce that I am half-Filipino. My mother is from the Philippines…. I’m undoubtedly Asian. The best part of this award is your acknowledgment of that fact. I’m very proud to be part of these awards. I sincerely thank you. Thank you so much.”
http://www.asiancemagazine.com/apr_2008/asian_excellence_awards
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Doesn’t matter if you guys don’t think she looks Asian as well. She is. Deal with it.
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all of her looks african american , but her eyes sorry if that was offensive
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are you stupid? You can’t look African American seeming as they are very diverse looking. Her hair texture is obviously not that of a black person even if they straighten it. Both Asians ans people of black subsahran African descent have traits such as slanted eyes, wide set nose and full lips. Learn genetics or just plain observe before you make such ignorant statements please
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Your statement is quite ignorant because black people hair texture varies also like any other race. Yes coarse hair is common but any one can have it but it’s not as common
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She was in Hellcats.
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i know right! i watched every episode and she was the coach,right?
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Beautiful combination!
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I thought she was mostly black with maybe a splash of white, but her (amazing) eyes do look Asian.
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I was wondering what she was,because I thought she was black and chinese but I was kinda close.
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