Classify Ryan Higa

[blademan]

Ethnicity:
87.5% Japanese
9.375% Native Hawaiian
3.125% Chinese

https://ethnicelebs.com/ryan-higa

[Ketchup]

Swarthy Japanese guy, makes sense cuz he's Okinawan. Metrically he is Siberid with slight Austro

[blademan]

Swarthy Japanese guy, makes sense cuz he's Okinawan. Metrically he is Siberid with slight Austro

Do you think his swarthiness could also be attributed to his Polynesian ancestry?

[Ketchup]

Do you think his swarthiness could also be attributed to his Polynesian ancestry?

I mean it's certainly a possibility but tbh Okinawans themselves are the darkest Japanese so this skin tone can and does show up naturally at times, among them.

[blademan]

I mean it's certainly a possibility but tbh Okinawans themselves are the darkest Japanese so this skin tone can and does show up naturally at times, among them.

Is there a reason why okinawans have a swarthier look compared to other Japanese people? Do they have a different ancestral makeup?

[combat]

I don't know but Asian guys who were born and raised in the west look so much better than the ones in their home countries. I like how some of them assimilate to American black culture by adopting their "swag" attitude. Very common here in NYC.

[Ketchup]

Is there a reason why okinawans have a swarthier look compared to other Japanese people? Do they have a different ancestral makeup?

Okinawa is the southernmost part of Japan and not even connected to the mainland. It's halfway between Taiwan and Japan.

Okinawans/Ryukyu Islanders having more Jomon could also be a factor.