Even if he's not always recognized as part of the Asian American community, Oakland-born rapper Guap is fiercely proud of his Filipino roots.
His grandfather, a Black merchant marine stationed in Subic Bay in the Philippines, ripped the pocket of his uniform. He found a young Filipina seamstress to repair it and fell in love.
Guap told KQED hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos about the cultural impact his lola had on him and how his mixed identity shows up in his music.
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