What Is Saweetie's Ethnicity? The Rapper's Experience Growing Up Multiracial

Saweetie has opened up about her ethnicity and revealed she used to struggle with being multiracial growing up. Although the rapper has proudly embraced her roots over the years, Saweetie used to feel like she did not fit in due to her racial background.

Saweetie has taken the rap world by storm since she dropped her hit song "Icy Girl" and has been a regular on top of the music charts. In addition to being a trailblazer, Saweetie has proudly presented her communities of origin.

Saweetie is of mixed ethnicity and revealed the territory came with the struggles of feeling like she did not belong. The rapper was often made to feel she was not enough of this or not enough of that, which led to her experiencing an identity crisis.

What Is Saweetie's Ethnicity?

Saweetie was born to a Black father and a Chinese and Filipino mother. In an interview in 2018, the rapper revealed she'd been to the Philippines before, and during her YouTube series, "The Icy Life," the rapper and her mom discussed some of their favorite Filipino dishes.

Also in 2021, the "My Type" singer proudly donned the Filipino Flag and the Black American Heritage flag to the Met Gala.

"This is definitely the top three Filipino foods," Saweetie said, referring to the spread her mother prepared consisting of chicken Adobo and Lumpia. In 2019, Saweetie proved she could speak a little of her native tongue during an interview, where she taught the host a few Filipino words.

Saweetie Struggled with an Identity Crisis Due to Her Mixed Ethnicity

As a little girl, Saweetie struggled with her mixed ethnic background, as children often made her feel as though she wasn't Black enough or Asian enough and excluded her. The rapper shared:

"I always was confused as a little girl. I didn't really feel like I belonged in any group at school. The only place where I felt like I belonged was at home. [...] I definitely had a lot of identity crisis as a little girl, just struggling to figure out where I belong."

How Saweetie Has Proudly Embraced Her Mixed Ethnicity over the Years

In 2021, Saweetie opened up about her plans to start the Icy Baby Foundation with her grandmother, a non-profit aimed at aiding both the Black and Asian communities. "With this organization, I hope to help out my communities, the Black Lives Matter movement, which is more than a movement, it's a lifestyle," she said.

"Even touching into the Asian community," the rapper added. Also in 2021, the "My Type" singer proudly donned the Filipino Flag and the Black American Heritage flag to the Met Gala.

Last year, Saweetie — who revealed during an interview that the Asian side of her family are immigrants — celebrated Filipino Heritage Night by throwing the first pitch at a Dodgers game. "I feel like it's really important to embrace your roots because that's where you come from. I appreciate my upbringing," Saweetie shared.