Cassie Ventura
Cassie Ventura – 2016 MTV Video Music Awards – Arrivals – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos
Birth Name: Casandra Elizabeth Ventura
Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 26, 1986
Ethnicity:
*father – Filipino [Ilocano, Pangasinan]
*mother – Vincentian [African, Scottish, English], African-Anguillan, African-American, Mexican
Cassie Ventura, also known simply as Cassie, is an American R&B singer, actress, dancer, and model.
Cassie is the daughter of Regina Elizabeth and Rodrick Camero Ventura. A picture of Cassie with her mother can be seen here. A picture of Cassie’s grandmothers can be seen here.
She is married to wellness consultant Alex Fine, with whom she has two childen.
Cassie’s paternal grandfather was Fred Ramos Ventura (the son of Leodegario Ventura and Rufina Ramos). Fred was a Filipino emigrant, from San Carlos, Pangasinan.
Cassie’s paternal grandmother was Verna Calderon Camero (the daughter of Basilio Camero y Casañas, or Basilio Casañas Camero in Filipino, and of Josefa Calderón y Quiday, or Josefa Quiday Calderón in Filipino). Verna was born in Pahala, Hawaii, to Filipino parents, from Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. Basilio was the son of Natalio Camero and Sixta Casañas. Josefa was the daughter of Esteban Calderón and Bonifacia Quiday.
Cassie’s maternal grandfather was Henry Edward Kydd (the son of Ernest Ferdinand MacLillan Kydd and Emmeline Gertrude Rogers). Henry was born in born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Ernest was from Bequia, Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the son of Samuel Douglas Kydd, who was of part Scottish descent, and of Leonora Jane “Didie” Derrick, who was of part English ancestry. Emmeline was from East End, Anguilla, and was the daughter of Jonathan Edward Rogers and Ann Rebecca Carter.
Cassie’s maternal grandmother is Annie Rosaura “Anita” Crawford (the daughter of Peter Logan Crawford and María Antonia Córdova Véjar). Annie was born in Fort Huachuca, near Sierra Vista, Arizona. Peter was African-American, and was the son of Cicero Crawford and Annie Roy Anderson. María was Mexican, from Hermosillo, Sonora, and was the daughter of Miguel Córdova Rodríguez and Rosaura Véjar Córdova.
Cassie Ventura in 2009, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Source: http://www.blackfilm.com
https://www.complex.com
Marriage record of Cassie’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Cassie’s paternal grandfather, Fred Ramos Ventura – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Cassie’s paternal grandmother, Verna Camero Ventura (born Verna Calderon Camero) – https://www.byles.com
Marriage record of Cassie’s paternal great-grandparents, Basilio Camero y Casañas and Josefa Calderón y Quiday – https://www.familysearch.org
Cassie’s maternal grandfather, Henry Edward Kydd, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death records of Cassie’s maternal great-grandparents, Ernest Ferdinand MacLillan Kydd and Emmeline Gertrude (Rogers) Kydd – https://www.findagrave.com
ah, no. cassie is black and filipino.
No black, filipno, Mexican &west indian your not her so you can’t tell her or change what she said herself!
you idiot she said on 106&park when she first came out that she was black, mexican, west indian, so take your own advice “you can’t tell her or change what she said herself”.
Your dumb. Watch this video she clearly says Her Fathers Filipino and her Mothers Black.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGkhma_j4HU
I’m Sorry But He Is Not Dumb, Yes She Says Her Mother Is Black Because Maybe That’s How Her Mother Self Identify Herself; But If You Move To The Top To See The Pic Of Her Grandmothers, It Is Quiet Obvious That The Grandmother With The White Hair Is Her Maternal Grandmother Which Means That Cassie’s Mom Is Half Black!
@total23
you being a black person,you should know her appearance doesn’t mean the women is half black
Sorry, But Can You Elaborate More Please. I Don’t Quite Understand What Your Saying?
To total23
Sorry for jumping in,but I think I understand.My grandmother was the same color as that woman,now she was half black and creole.Now that said,Cassie grandma can be half,which means her mother is not half.I’ve put stuff like this before on here for you to look at,but I see you don’t remember.You can be exactly the same color as that woman,and yet be 30% white:
Tom Joyner
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/files/2010/08/Tom-Joyner.jpg
What I’m saying is,sometimes you take the most traits from what your the least of;like
Neguinho da beija flor(67.1% European):
http://s.tc.bdmcdn.net/bancodeimagens/0/0d/0d702467b0fdad20b484299114392c2e.jpg
But looks completely his African side(31%)
But If Cassie’s Mother Is Mixed With Mexican And Afro West Indian Then You Can Clearly ASSUME That Cassie’s Maternal Grandmother Is The One That Is Mexican. (Again I Said Assume, Didn’t Say She Is The One That’s Mexican)
Another Thing Is That You Live In America, And I Live In Canada. Canadians Did Not Have That One Drop Rule Which Still Exist Today In Your Country. So In Canada We Would Not Consider Cassie’s Maternal Grandmother To Be Black, We Would Probably Consider Her To Be Black Admixture But Not Black! But For Black People In America You Guys MAY See It Differently Because Of The One Drop Rule. For Example Halle Berry Will See Her Daughter As Black Regardless That Her Daughter Is 75% Caucasian (White). Therefore She Would Consider Her Grandchildren Black Regardless If Her Grandchildren May Be 87.5% Caucasian (That’s Only If Her Daughter Is Married To A White Man)
To total23
Her Grandma being Mexican,doesn’t mean much.That place has so many different ethinicies running through it.We’re both making assumptions here,neither of us really knows what’s in her maternal line.Like I said just because the grandma looks a certain way on the outside,doesn’t prove very much.We have to many unanswered question here.
Now this ODR,I never heard of this rule until I came on line.Like I told you before,growing up I never seen just one color of black.People like her grandma were more than happy to answer to black,so I never thought anything of it,it was normal to me.Now being on line,I see how it upsets people to be called that,but it’s not my fault,that I can’t tell 50feet away that mixed with something else,especially if it’s not very noticeable.Now like I said,I been around Creoles my entire life,and not one of them has ever said don’t you call me black,even my grandmother who could not stand the black color,never utter those words.To tell the truth,in 100yrs,this might not even matter.We might be so blended,we would be fighting about something else.
One other thing I did see some African cultures,that would call someone like rihanna or myself as white,which kinda freaks me out.However I guess by them being as dark as they were,I guess we are different to them,IDK
Yes Different Cultures Of The Black Ethnicity (Ethnicity That Has A Significant Amount Of Black People) Have Different Views On Who To Consider Black!
hollllyyyy shitt cassie is sooo gorgeous ! I Love herr musiq n i love herr ! she has a reaal nice mixx .
SHE IS GORGEOUS!!!!=) PRETTY MIX!!!
I thought she was just Asian I never knew she was Latino and Black as well but she is still beautiful regardless.
soo gorgeous very exotic mix!