According to PopBuzz, Olivia Rodrigo was born in the U.S. and grew up in Marietta, California. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. From her mother, she has Irish and German ancestry, while from her father, she has Filipino ancestry.
In a video from Disney Channel, Rodrigo celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by sharing her own story and connection to her heritage. In the video, she shares that on her paternal great-grandfather "came on a boat from the Philippines when he was just a teenager." She adds, "Can you imagine moving to a whole new country all by yourself?"
Rodrigo explains in the video that she and her family have many Filipino traditions that they still follow to this day, many of which came from her great-grandfather's affinity for cooking and love for his garden. Rodrigo loves lumpia in particular. Rodrigo believes herself to have many traits from her Filipino family members, including being "kind and respectful and to always do the right thing."
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