Jhené Aiko
Birth Name: Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 16, 1988
Ethnicity: African-American, one quarter Japanese, one eighth Louisiana Creole [African, French], distant Native American
Jhené Aiko is an American pop and R&B singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of Karamo Chilombo (born Gregory Wycliff Barnes) and Christina Yamamoto. Her sister is singer Mila J. Jhené’s parents are pictured here. Jhené has a daughter with R&B singer O’Ryan, who is the brother of singer and actor Omarion; and a son with her partner, rapper Big Sean.
Jhené’s paternal grandparents were both African-American. Jhené’s maternal grandfather is of Japanese descent, while Jhené’s maternal grandmother is of African-American and Louisiana Creole [African, French] ancestry.
A DNA test taken by Jhené stated that her genetic ancestry consists of:
*34% Europe
——–*15% Trace Regions
——–*13% Ireland
——–*6% Europe West
*33% Africa
——–*17% Trace Regions
——–*16% Nigeria
*28% Asia
——–*28% Asia East
*3% America
——–*3% Native American
*1% West Asia
*<1% Pacific Islander
——–*<1% Trace Regions
Another version of Jhené’s DNA test result can be seen here.
Jhené has stated that her father also has German Jewish and Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented. Her DNA result contains no obvious indicators of Jewish ancestry. Her DNA result does match 3% Native American roots.
It is also said that Jhené has Dominican Republic ancestry. This does not appear to be accurate.
Jhené has also stated that her black paternal grandparents were “mixed;” which is true, to some extent, of most people of African-American descent. All of Jhené’s paternal grandparents and great-grandparents are listed as black on United States Censuses.
Jhené’s paternal grandfather is George Warren Barnes (the son of George Washington “Jack” Barnes and Ruth Alberta Williams). Jhené’s grandfather George was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to a father from Alabama and a mother from Georgia.
Jhené’s paternal grandmother is Helen Viola Chisholm (the daughter of George A. Chisholm and Helen Imelda Duff). Jhené’s grandmother Helen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Helen is pictured here and here. George was born in Pennsylvania, to Nelson Chisholm and Sally/Sallie Jane Green. Jhené’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Virginia, to Job/John Henry Duff and Catherine/Katherine Elizabeth Somers/Sommers.
Jhené’s maternal grandfather is named Teddy Tadashi Yamamoto (the son of Soyie Yamamoto and Kimiko). Tadashi was born in California. Soyie was born in Japan. Kimiko was born in Hawaii, of Japanese descent.
Jhené’s maternal grandmother is Essie/Esther Regina Pecot (the daughter of Forest Pecot and Verna Stone). Essie was born in Texas. Forest was a Louisiana Creole, and was the son of Leon Pecot and Regina Prevost. Verna was born in New Mexico, to African-American parents, John Stone and Essie.
Jhené’s maternal grandparents, as well as Jhené’s mother’s maternal grandparents, are pictured here. Jhené’s maternal grandfather’s mother is pictured here, and Jhené’s maternal grandmother’s parents are pictured here. A picture of one of Jhené’s maternal grandmother’s grandmothers (Jhené’s great-great-grandmother) can be seen here.
Sources: https://intothegloss.com
Jhené’s paternal grandfather, George Warren Barnes, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jhené’s paternal grandmother, Helen Viola Chisholm, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jhené’s paternal grandmother, Helen Viola (Chisholm) Barnes – http://www.legacy.com
Jhené’s paternal great-grandparents, George A. Chisholm and Helen Imelda Duff, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jhené discusses her background – http://noisey.vice.com
She looks Black, Native and Japanese to me. The other things I don’t really see. imo
She looks fully Asian.
No she doesn’t. She obviously looks mixed with Black. She looks similar to Amerie and Cassie who are both Blasians. You’d have to a blind moron to say she looks 100% Asian. I think the reason why she’s so beautiful is because she’s mixed with Black. Black makes everything beautiful.
she might as well say she’s the whole world if she desires to be whatever she wants to be
You’re just like those hating ass ppl I went to school with who will go out of their way to point out that I didn’t look “100% Black” and when I would tell them what I was , they would say oh you’re just black. To you: sthu! That girl knows what the hell she is. If I ran down my list you would probably say the same shit, but it wouldn’t change the fact of who my ancestors are. Get a life and stop hating on people. You mad?
Ugh, I’m tired of people lying about their ethnicities, she needs to tell the truth, she’s only Japanese & African American. No she’s not the rest of the world. She don’t even look French, or German, or Dominican. but I don’t see any Spanish in her. She even said She’s only Japanese, African-American, & Native American. She should stop convincing everyone she’s everything else just because she’s only 3 ethnicities. -.-
She’s not lying about her ethnicity. She just usually mentions 3 parts (Japanese, African American, Native American, etc.) and she doesn’t mention the other things because it’s a lot of info and I’m sure she doesn’t like explaining it all. And so what if she doesn’t look French, German, Spanish, Dominican? They’re still a part of her bloodline and there’s plenty of people who have ethinicities that they don’t even look like it. And besides, both of her parents are mixed and she even said that 3 of her grandparents are mixed.
I’m mixed with many things also, but on Twitter, she said she’s Japanese, black & native american. I never heard her mention any of the others. I don’t know if she’s living in a fantasy to make herself sound more exotic than she is or whatever. But I think she’s black & asian.
She has mentioned the other things on twitter (just look at the twitter source) and on some interviews. She’s even shown pics of parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents so she isn’t just just black and asian and she’s not even half & half mixed.
She’s still black & Asian though.
Photos:
Her great-grandmother (her mother’s paternal grandmother)-http://jheneaiko.tumblr.com/post/608742799/grandma-miss-you
Her parents-http://jheneaiko.tumblr.com/post/608761701/the-folks-that-made-me
Her maternal grandparents & her mother’s maternal grandparents-http://instagram.com/p/IxhvaWj37o/
Her father’s mother-http://s73.photobucket.com/user/aikosunshine/media/mahelen.jpg.html
And there’s more photos of her family but these [photos] should be enough.
A lil statement from her tumblr-http://jheneaiko.tumblr.com/post/5056530470/i-thought-both-of-your-parents-were-half-black
One of her recent interviews (w/ a few questions regarding her ethnicity)-http://noisey.vice.com/blog/a-first-date-with-jhene-aiko
And if you’re still not convinced that’s fine but it’s her word against yours and anyone who doubts her.
Right, but she still is Black & Asian (which is mainly what she says)
If she’s gonna be like be like Beyonce living in a fantasy world to make herself sound more “exotic” then that’s fine. She can, I’m just saying, she still is black & Asian no matter what.
Yeah but she doesn’t really consider herself blasian and she said considers all (I mean ALL) parts of her heritage so she’s not trying to be exotic she’s just saying that she and her whole family are diverse. And here’s a video interview of her saying she’s a quarter Japanese, African, Native American sprinkled with Dominican, Spanish, and more – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsjwgwrYaOs (watch 2:12-2:40)
If I was her, I’d just say black and Asian, or mixed. I’m a mixed person myself and I tell people that I’m mixed because of too may ethnicities to say to them. But I thought she tweeted before on her Twitter that she was only Japanese, African African & Native American. I don’t know if she just recently found out that she’s those other things or she’s in her fantasy world like Bey. But it’s whatever
She usually says “Japanese, African American, Native American, etc.”, mixed or multicultural. When she first mentioned she also had Spanish and Dominican in her back in the MySpace days, I thought maybe she found out about them or maybe they go far back but they don’t go that far back (she even said on one of her Ustream videos that her grandma is Spanish and Dominican). She later mentioned (still myspace days) that she also has Jewish in her but later said on Twitter (like a few years ago) that Jewish part is German Jewish and said she also has French in her. So Idk if she did always know about the Spanish and Dominican parts or maybe she did and just doesn’t mention them often but I think the German Jewish and French parts, she probably found out about them and don’t know much about them.
Maybe those are like her roots I’m guessing (The German, Spanish & French) but I see more Asian and black in her though.
Her great-grandfather (in her grandparents’ wedding photo) looks Spanish and I think the German Jewish and French are from her father’s father but Jhene and her siblings have never met him and Idk if her father knows his father or just doesn’t talk about him.
You sound jealous because you aren’t mixed. Your parents should have taught you to love yourself, regardless of what your ethnicity or skin color is. Yes, people can be mixed with various races. Both of my parents are mixed like hers and I am a similar mix. Hatin ass. Smh
This tinasheeeee person says she’s mixed but sounds like she has a problem with Jhene saying she’s mixed with more than 3 things and is acting like she’s the only mixed person in the world.
Exactly. I agree! She clearly has a personal problem and is coming off as jealous. I’m sure she doesn’t realize it though. Acting like there is a cap on what a person can be mixed with. Lol
I’m sure she knows she’s jealous and just won’t admit it.
Hahahaha yes! For REAL! LOL ;)
Everyone in the world is mixed. But the primary races, the most recent matter more. Rattling off 20 different racial ethnicities makes people sound confused, IMO
I do love myself, and yes. I’m mixed too. but you should ask before you judge.
tinasheeeee, why then do you seem so offended by Jhené Aiko’s mixed ethnicity?! Are people not allowed to be mixed?! Please explain…
She said that she is Japanese, Native American, and Black and then she said that she is Jewish, French & Spanish? Like can she decide? But I know plently of mixed people and I myself am mixed as well. I don’t understand why she says one thing from another, it just seems stupid. There was this girl I knew (she lied about everything) and then she said she was from Ecuador and then when the earthquake in Haiti happened she said she was Haitian to sound more exotic when clearly, she is of African American decent. And another person I know, she is completely white, and just because of her cousin in Puerto Rican (which she isn’t related to the Puerto Rican part) she says she is half Puerto Rican. Which is just stupid of lying about your own ethnicity to sound more exotic or cool.
Dominicans come from : white, black and native. Germans are white, jews are white. her mom is Japanese, dominican (white, black and native) and Spanish (white)>> her dad have Black, Native, and jew (white). Asian (yellow) is very strong in DNA and black too, and both of her parents have black… but she have white on her anyways and she looks like having white on her.
@arjanguelsy NOT all Dominicans are mixed. most are like African Americans with very little admixture. Its basically a BLACk island.
MOST OF THEM are mixed.. true “some of them” look like African Americans with an admixture << and it happens because they are mixed, btw even many African American are mixed…. Dominican R have people with caramel, dark, light, cinnamon, tan… all skin tones, and all shades… you can find MANY SHAPES on DR. We talk about it last time… @midori29
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic#Ethnicity
Here you can see Black, mixed and withes dominicans, here all shapes of Dominican people:
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btw this womman is of African American descent Dominican 19
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There’s all shapes of dominican people!
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