Meet Christina Yamamoto Jhené Aiko’s Mother: Know About Her Net Worth, Relationship, Parents

 Jhené Aiko's mother, Christina Yamamoto, was a former art educator born on February 18, 1958. 64-year-old Christina Yamamoto rose to fame as a result of the success of her daughter, Jhené Aiko. Jhené Aiko, who was born on March 16, 1988, is a well-known R&B and soul singer-songwriter.

Her full name is Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo. Christina's celebrity daughter, who is currently signed to Def Jam Records, has released three solo studio albums and is already a major force in the music business. This article focuses on the lady who helped Jhené Aiko become a musical prodigy around the world, but she wasn't the only one.

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Jhené Aiko’s mom has a Japanese father.

Christina Yamamoto, the mother of Jhené Aiko, was born on February 18, 1958, in Inglewood, California, under the zodiac sign of Aquarius. Although Christina's last name, Yamamoto, suggests that she may have some Asian ancestry, her birth certificate indicates that she is an American citizen. Anyone who believes this is true is correct, as Christina is of Japanese ancestry.

She is Tadashi "Teddy" Yamamoto's (a deceased Japanese-American immigrant) daughter. When he was just three years old, Christina's father, who was born in Hawaii somewhere in the late 1930s, emigrated to the United States with his parents.

The timeline of their move to the US coincided with World War II, and they eventually settled in Southern California. An irrefutable yet surprising truth about Christina’s father is that, despite being Japanese, he never visited his home country till he died. After settling in the United States with his parents, Tadashi went on with his life, got married, and lived the rest of his life in the US.

Even though Christina Yamamoto has the appearance and skin tone of her father's race, she does not identify as that race. Given that her father married a woman with the name Essie Pecot, the general public would do well to identify her Creole, Spanish, and Afro-American heritage.

The result of such a relationship was Christina. Currently, nothing is known about Christina Yamamoto's mother, including when and where she was born in the US, her occupation, and whether or not she is still alive. Christina Yamamoto appears to be her parents' only child, based on the brief history of her birth family.

She reportedly has a younger brother and two elder sisters, according to an unreliable source. The fact that Jhené Aiko's mother wishes to live her life anonymously means that there is little to no information available about her official educational history.

Christina Yamamoto Was Married To Dr. Karamo Chilombo For 20 Years

Christina Yamamoto first met and fell in love with the guy who would bear her children in 1979. The man in question was a pediatrician named Dr. Karamo Chilombo. After dating for nearly a year, Christina and her ex-husband were united in marriage in a ceremony that was allegedly small and just their respective families were there. The wedding took place in 1980, although the precise date and month are still unknown. Christina's husband, Gregory Wycliff Barnes, was born on December 1, 1944, in Bakersfield, California, in the United States.

His ancestry is not exactly clear-cut. His mixture of German-Jewish, Native American, and Afro-American ancestry offers Christina's children a distinctive mix of ethnic identities. We have enough information to reveal that Christina's ex-husband changed his name to Chilombo due to the connotations associated with it. Chewa, a Bantu language spoken by individuals in the far eastern region of Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique, has the meaning "wild beast." The name change was brought about by Christina's former husband's foray into the music industry while still in his 20s, in addition to his work as a pediatrician. His eccentric fashion choice reflects his love and affinities for the Jamaican people.

He is a charming man. Before divorcing in 2000, Christina Yamamoto and Dr. Karamo Chilombo were married for 20 years. They reportedly continued to be together until their divorce was completed in 2019, according to some reliable sources. Nobody has ever been able to explain why Christina and her first husband eventually separated or even got a divorce. Despite the fact that the excellent doctor later had other relationships and had three more children as a result, neither Christina nor Dr. Karamo have remarried after their divorce. Jhené Aiko’s Mother Had 5 Children With Her Husband, Dr. Chilombo

Jhené AikoIt has been mentioned that Dr. Chilombo and Christina Yamamoto were wed for 20 years. The former couple managed to have five children together in those roughly 20 years. Despite the loss of one of her boys a while ago, Christina Yamamoto is a proud mother to three girls and two sons (more on that shortly). 

On March 30, 1981, Christina gave birth to a girl called Miyoko Aminah-Khalil Chilombo. Miyoko is now a well-known actress and costume designer after growing up. A second daughter named Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo was welcomed by Christina and Dr. Keramo a little over a year later. Christina's second child, a singer by the name of Mila J., was born on November 18, 1982. The two younger girls were followed by Christina Yamamoto's boys. 

On July 4, 1984, the famous mother welcomed her first son. Jahi Tadashi Jelan Chilombo was his name. Jahi is also employed in the entertainment sector, mostly as a DJ. On July 7, 1986, Christina gave birth to a second son, who was called Miyagi Hasani Ayo Chilombo. Her parents, a married pair, have one kid, Jhené Aiko, who is the youngest. On March 16, 1988, Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo was born. Jhené Aiko's music career has already made her a household name throughout the globe. When Jhené's parents divorced when she was 12 years old, she developed a very close rapport with her mother, Christina. Not that Christina doesn't get along well with her other kids, whom she also likes, though.

Cancer claimed Christina's second son in 2012;

Christina Yamamoto went through one of the hardest catastrophes a mother could go through on July 19, 2012. Miyagi Hasani Ayo Chilombo, her second son, passed away and caused this sadness. Despite the family's best attempts, Miyagi succumbed to cancer just 12 days after turning 26. He had been diagnosed with the disease a couple years prior to passing away.

In a previous interview, Jhené Aiko discussed how she battled sadness in the weeks and months that followed the loss of her brother. Although Christina never explicitly discussed how she was feeling at the time, one would assume that she felt the same way about her son's passing.