Her hair coloring videos have earned her over four million subscribers on YouTube.
But Japanese-American vlogger Mia Stammer, 23, is now making waves online after she took to her Instagram stories to call out trolls who are accusing her of trying to ‘look white’.
Currently based in LA, Mia was born in Okinawa, Japan, the daughter of a Caucasian American father and Japanese mother.
Rant: Japanese-American vlogger Mia Stammer, 23, has taken to Instagram to call out trolls who have asked her why she is denying her Asian ethnicity by dyeing her hair blonde
Not defined: Born in Okinawa, Japan to a Caucasian American father and Japanese mother, has stated that her hair color is not a reflection of her trying to embrace or hide her heritage
Dual citizenship: Mia also stated that she sees herself as both white and Asian
Family ties: Mia, pictured here with her grandparents, speaks fluent Japanese and also plays the shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument
However, despite the fact she has never denied her Asian ethnicity, the blonde social media star who boasts over four million subscribers on YouTube and 1.8 million on Instagram, has revealed that people have asked her if she’s ‘aware’ she’d half Asian.
Describing herself as ‘that girl that likes changing up her look’, Mia went on to say that she sees herself as both white and Asian, and dyeing her hair ‘does not define that’.
She added: ‘Dying my hair does not define what race I’m trying to embrace or hide. I dye my hair because it’s fun!’
Mia also explained that she likes to dye hair to figure out what looks best on her skin tone, and again stated that this does not mean she’s ashamed of her Japanese heritage.
She explained: ‘I’m proud of my Japanese culture. I visit my home country of Japan twice a year. I speak Japanese and play Japanese music with my grandfather… yet I get comments all the time saying I’m disregarding all of my culture and trying to be a different race because I dye my hair a certain color.’
Mia also highlighted that although she may look ‘more white’ when she dyes her hair blonde, she has no reason to deny this side of her heritage and that there seems to be a double-standard when it comes to race.
Honest: The vlogger who has over four million subscribers on YouTube and 1.8 million followers on Instagram did acknowledge she looks more white when she has blonde hair
Proud: However Mia also dded that she is proud of both sides of her culture, and visits Japan twice a year, seen here with her dad, left, and mom, right
Education: Mia implored people to ‘educate’ themselves before judging ‘a book by its cover’
Accident: Mia also revealed that she never planned on dyeing her hair blonde, having been pink before, and only achieved the lighter shade after she left bleach on her hair for too long
She wrote: ‘Wouldn’t this sound absolutely ridiculous if I started dying my hair black and people said that I’m ashamed of being white?
‘I can’t believe I’m having to explain this but oh my god the ignorance and stupidity on the internet is actually unbelievable.’
She also shared that experimenting with hair color and make-up is a way for her to express her personality and that she never planned on dyeing her hair blonde in the first place.
‘Fun fact: the reason why I dyed my hair blonde in the first place was accidentally leaving the bleach in for too long and realizing I actually likes the way it turned out,’ she added in a screen shot of text towards the end of her Instagram rant.
Mia also shared some pictures of her posing with her parents as a child and also dressed in a kimono to highlight she is not ashamed of her Japanese heritage.
She captioned one shot of her playing a traditional Japanese instrument called a shamisen with her maternal grandfather, with the words: ‘Oh here’s a rare photo of me completely ashamed of my being American. Idiot logic.’
She also implored people to ‘go educate’ themselves and for people to stop judging ‘a book by its cover’.