Does anyone know how it's possible to start of looking one race, then later in life lookng like almost another

Question

I am filipina and black. when I was first born, i looked filipino (straight hair) When I was 3 i looked mixed ( curly hair) but then when I entered grade school, I looked black ( very curly hair..think scary spice.) However, now that I am in college I look stereotypically half white ( tan skin, wavy hair.)

No one even believes Im half asian, everyone thinks I am half white. Or hispanic. My great great grandmother was 3/4 white and my grandfather was spaniard filipino.

However, how is it possible for me to start off looking one race.. then almost look like i am changing races late in life? No, I am not doing anything to alter my looks.

My friends and I were looking at my old pix and we all think it's uncanny. We debated if we should email a science prof at our university, we're that curious. Thanks in adavance!

its not just my hair although it is odd to have your hair change textures...although it is quiet common to change color. As for my skin, when i was 3 i had brown skin, when i was in elementary to high school it was dark brown. now in college i havetan skin ( nicole richie like.) i live in the same region all my life.

I'm pretty sure anyone who starts to look like a race that isnt even really their's would wonder too. The bestthing I could compare it to is if you had a black / puerto rican mix neighbor and then the neighbor slowly, NATURALLY start sto look Japanese over the years.

Answer 1

Conflicting genes and hormones and chit, it's all technical and I don't understand entirely, but my uncle, who is a full blooded Western European, English and I think French as a matter of fact, looked extraordinarilly oriental, and they lived in..China I think it was at the time may have been Malaysia, but all their neighbors (natives) remarked at how oriental he looked, with the thick eyelid skin which create the tradition angular eyes and the shape of the head and the skin color and everything, so it's not just conflicting genes I can tell you that, some people just get it wierd.

Answer 2

You are only talking about your hair. What about the rest of you? Yes, everyone undergoes changes. It has to do with our bodies taking shape, muscles developing, bones developing and setting into place. As our bodies take shape various chemical changes occurs in our body. These can cause minor changes in our skin tone and other parts.

Answer 3

i think it's just genetics. i'm 100% white, but when when i was born my mom thought i was part american indian...and even when i was little my hair was always very very dark. now as i've gotten older you can tell i'm white though.