A self-described chameleon, U.S. and LAFC midfielder Kellyn Acosta is an example of the beauty of the United States melting pot. His Mexican step-grandfather served in the U.S. Armed Forces and met his Japanese grandmother while he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan — that’s just on one side of the family.
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