Considering IG’s “grounded” take on the character backstories, I’d say she’s daughter (or granddaughter) to a Korean mother and former US military American father that was stationed in Korea during the war.
I think this was the idea they were trying to get across when they had her fighting Kan-Ra and Sadira in her trailer. The way the trailer looked at the time seemed very flashback-y.
To me it was to show the difference in the stage lighting.
It was obvious when she was fighting shadow Jago and the music crescendo that it was colorful and new stage presence.
Same with the Kim Wu reveal. IG noted at the World Cup we were experiencing a new stage and lighting