Asian & Black Couples

A photo blog of Blasian couples, Blasian families, and Blasians. See our sister blog at asianblackcouples.com for the latest Blasian couple news and analysis. All photo credits go to the original photographers.

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Say bom dia to Animal King, aka Jorge Da Floresta, Brazilian and his wife, Vivian Mayumi Sakahara, Japanese Brazilian. Animal King is an actor, stuntman, and martial artist who is a master of capoeira, kobudo, and parkour. With Vivian, when she is not a kunoichi (female ninja), she is a marketing and art director. Jorge and Vivian have been together since 2018 and now live together in Paris, France. We wish them a lifetime of love and happiness! Check out Animal King's demo reel at https://youtu.be/aJm-SJ73qLM

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Congratulations to Chadwick Boseman, AfrAm, and his new fiance Taylor Simone Ledward, Japanese and AfrAm. Chadwick, of course, is the superstar AfrAm actor who will likely forever be known for playing T'Challa, in Black Panther! Indeed his acting credits run very deep and he has played many iconic figures including Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall. Chadwick and Taylor have been dating since 2015 and while they typically keep a low profile, several outlets are now reporting their recent engagement and expected wedding in 2020! We are very happy for Chadwick and Taylor and wish them a lifetime of joy and happiness! Many blessings! https://asianblackcouples.com/celebrity-japanese-and-black-couples-past-and-present/

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Congrats! Thanks for the submission!

My name is Jaylee(AfrAm/Irish/Portuguese) and my boyfriends name is Dustin(Chinese|Vietnamese) and we recently celebrated our 1 anniversary!!

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Thanks For the Great Submission!

My husband adrian is African American and I am vietnamese. We have 2 beautiful daughters

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Say hello to Pastor Marcel Jonte Gadsden, AfrAm, and his wife, Chiaki Selah Gadsden, Japanese. Marcel is the pastor and founder of the Japan Kingdom Church in the Akishima section of Tokyo, Japan. The church started in 2016 with a bilingual service in both Japanese and English to accommodate both the Japanese and non-Japanese church members. Chiaki is also very active in Japan Kingdom Church as a co-founder and she manages many activities at the church. Marcel and Chiaki have been married for 5 years now and we wish them continued success and many blessings! Check out Japan Kingdom Church at https://www.jpkb.org/church

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Trenton Doyle Hancock, African American, and his wife JooYoung Choi, Korean American, are both critically acclaimed American artists! Trenton makes prints, videos, drawings, sculptures, individual performances, and collaged felt paintings. He is well known for his artwork featuring the Mounds and the Vegans, two opposing forces that he created that represent the eternal battle between good and evil. Trenton has won numerous awards over the years and he was one of the youngest artists to ever be featured in the prestigious Whitney Biennial when he was selected in 2000 for the first time. His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions, storybooks, a mural at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, and even a ballet. JooYoung is equally talented with her artwork through paintings, video, sculpture, animation, music, and installation art multidisciplinary world-building. She is famous for creating a theme she calls the Cosmic Womb, which is semiautobiographical representing her experience as a Korean adoptee in the US. Her artwork has been shown globally in numerous exhibits and media outlets including the Asian Pacific American Experience, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Korean Global News Network. Trenton and JooYoung married in 2016 and we wish them continued success and a lifetime of love and eternal blessings! See more about JooYoung at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvhStJxfgjZkKi7mxbSGYw

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Jeezy AKA Jay Wayne Jenkins, African American rapper, and Jeannie Mai, Vietnamese / Chinese television host are stepping out together! They were first seen out together in January 2019 and Jeannie has been slow to put a label on their relationship, but they are clearly acting and looking like a couple! We wish them continued success and much love and happiness!

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Congratulations on the recent engagement of Don Benjamin, AfrAm & Native American/Irish, and his fiance, Liane V, Filipina! Since 2015, Don who is a rapper, model, and social media personality has been dating Liane V, aka Liane Valenzuela, a social media superstar who first rose to fame thru Vine. Today Liane V counts over 12 million social media followers and has landed multi-figure deals with Target and Guess. We wish Don and Liane continued success and a lifetime of happiness and blessings! 

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Alex Bannister, African American/Irish, is a former NFL wide receiver who played with the Seattle Seahawks from 2001 to 2005 and played with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006. In 2003, he was selected as an All-Pro and participated in the Pro-Bowl. After football, Alex and his wife, Joy Bannister, Filipina operated Lex Bannister Fitness which focused on high-intensity Sweat Camps, their own brand of fitness boot camps. Alex and Joy first met on a blind date in 2002 and they had a special connection from the very beginning. They married in 2009 and today have 2 kids together. We wish Alex and Joy eternal love and everlasting blessings!

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Say hello to David, Korean American, and his fiance, Arlene, Haitian Canadian! David and Arlene met in an AMBW FB group and clicked right away. Both David and Arlene were adopted by White families and this common experience helped them understand each other better. After meeting in person a few times, they were engaged to be married at the end of 2017. They are in the process of having Arlene and her two children move from Canada to the US to be with David, and they have experienced many ups and downs with this process which they detail in their YT channel. We wish them a speedy resolution to their immigration bumps in the road, and an even longer life together with much love and happiness! Many blessings! Check out their YT channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ArleneBaptiesta89/

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Keith Thurman, AfrAm / White, professional boxer, and the former unified welterweight world champion from 2015 to 2019 is married to Priyana Thapa, Nepalese. Thurman is nicknamed “One Time” for his knockout power and is considered one of the hardest punchers in the welterweight division. As of July, 2019, Keith was 29-1 suffering his only loss in a split decision to Manny Pacquiao in their recent fight. Keith and Priyana first met in 2016 in a nightclub in Japan and were married in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2017. We wish Keith and Priyana a lifetime of love and happiness!

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Say hello to Lyle, South African, and his wife, Suhyun, South Korean! Lyle and Suhyun are the founders of Genius English Camps which takes Asian students to Cape Town, New York, and Auckland to improve their English skills and give them a broader perspective of the world. The two of them met by chance following one of Lyle's soccer games and they became good friends. They were actually friends for 1.5 years before they started dating! Today, they are coming up on their first year wedding anniversary and they couldn't be happier! We wish Lyle and Suhyun continued success and abundant blessings!

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Thanks for the great submission from our Kenyan and Filipina couple! Many blessings!

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Barry Jenkins, African American, and Lulu Wang, Chinese American, are one of today’s Hollywood power couples! Barry is an award-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter and is probably best known as the director and screenwriter of the 2016 Academy Award winning film, "Moonlight", and the director, producer, and screenwriter of the 2018 film, "If Beale Street Could Talk". Barry also directed the 5th episode of the Netflix series, "Dear White People". Lulu was born in Beijing and moved to Miami, Florida with her family at the age of six. She is fluent in both Mandarin and English. Lulu directed and wrote her first feature-length movie in 2014, "Posthumuos", and she also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 2019 movie, "The Farewell" which did very well on the Asian Film Festival circuit and was released to general theaters in July of 2019. Barry and Lulu started dated quietly in 2018 and first started doing red carpets together in early 2019. We wish Barry and Lulu continued success and incredible happiness!

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Malik Beasley, African American is a professional NBA player with the Denver Nuggets since 2016. Malik played one season of college basketball with Florida State before being drafted #19 in the 2016 NBA draft. Malik is also the grandson of the actor, John Beasley. Since 2018, Malik has been dating Montana Yao, Chinese / White, who is a model/actress and former beauty pageant winner from Los Angeles. Malik and Montana have one child together and we wish them continued love and happiness! Many blessings!

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We are very proud of Rui Hachimura, Japanese and Beninese, who was just drafted #9 in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards in Washington, DC!! Rui is the first Japanese born player to be drafted in the first round of the NBA draft. Three other Japanese born players have either played with or been drafted by NBA teams, but none of them have had any significant playing time or results in the NBA. Rui will undoubtedly be the first Japanese born basketball star in the NBA and he already has a huge following in Japan! We wish Rui continued success with the Wizards and many blessings! Here is a link to an awesome video of Rui and his parents when he was selected #9 by the Washington Wizards!

https://youtu.be/CvmrhWxLxi4

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Happy Loving Day 2019 to Everyone! Loving Day is the celebration of the day that the US Supreme Court struck down the laws that prohibited interracial marriage across the US in 1967. Loving Day is named after the Loving family from Virginia who brought the lawsuit forward to the Supreme court. Loving Day is officially on June 12th every year, but the worldwide celebration of Loving Day occurs in different cities on different days. It is not an official national holiday yet, but many are trying to make it a national holiday. Find your Loving Day celebration from Minneapolis to Chicago to Rome to New Orleans to Los Angeles at http://www.lovingday.org/find-a-celebration or host your own Loving Day celebration at home! Enjoy!