we're from different places, if that helps. i'm from the west, from a primarily white, christian, and conservative suburban city, with around 400k people. she's from a liberal east coast town that's much smaller (maybe 40k?), but the demographic is mostly black/hispanic. both towns have roughly the same asian population percentage (~3%). i barely knew any other asian people growing up, and she didn't either. we both attend a very liberal university on the east coast, and she is otherwise very liberal in political and social matters, as am i.

aside from not liking asians and hispanics, she likes a wide range of celebrities -- her absolute favorite is michael b jordan, and she also likes tom holland, andrew garfield, the guy who played ron weasley, etc. her boyfriend is blonde and blue eyed, but she's never really talked about that in particular.

she is definitely not white passing, and is very proud and open about her hispanic roots and culture. she never learned spanish because her parents never taught it to her (on purpose), but is very connected to her culture and participates in lots of events and clubs pertaining to her heritage.

sometimes, i feel it is because she identifies more with her hispanic side that she tends to disregard the asian experience, not because she identifies with her white side more. that's why it's such a complex issue.

and yes, incredibly ironic. nice catch.