Where Does Joan Baez Live Now? What Ethnicity Is Joan Baez?

Presently, Joan Baez is a resident of Woodside, California, where she lived with her mother until the latter died in 2013. She has said that her house has a backyard tree house in which she spends time meditating and writing and “being close to nature”.

Joan remained close to her younger sister Mimi up until Mimi died in 2001 and mentioned in the 2009 American Masters documentary that she had grown closer to her older sister Pauline in later years.

Since stepping down from the stage, she has devoted herself to portraiture. Due to false assumptions that have been promoted about her, Baez stated in 2019 that she has never been part of the feminist movement and is not a vegetarian.

What Ethnicity Is Joan Baez?

Joan Baez was born in the US and is of Mexican and Scottish descent. Her childhood image of herself was that of being an “ugly Mexican”, but her self-image and aspirations would all change after she attended a concert by renowned folk singer, Pete Seeger.