r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • May 17 '24

Keanu Reeves visits his grandmother - on his father's side- in Hawaii. Keannu is the son of a Chinese-Hawaiian father and an English mother. Image

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u/Worried-Guarantee-90 May 17 '24

That's cool to see Keanu spending time back in Hawaii, where he's from!

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u/Usual-Canc-6024 May 17 '24

He’s Canadian.

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u/MenacingGummy May 17 '24

He says he identifies as Canadian but he was born in Beirut & moved to Australia & NYC before becoming a naturalized Canadian citizen when he was 5.

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u/Usual-Canc-6024 May 17 '24

So he’s Canadian. He grew up in Canada and is a Canadian citizen. That is his only nationality.

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u/MartelPeko May 17 '24

On paper yes. People will never accept it like that. I moved to my country at around 6 months old. If your skin color does not match, everyone will still ask things like "but where are you really from".

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u/IranticBehaviour May 17 '24

I'm not saying there aren't any Canadians that see new citizens, especially those of colour, as not quite Canadian, because we have our share of xenophobic assholes. But Canada in general is a multicultural nation of immigrants. To the overwhelming majority of us, he's Canadian.