People ask me ALL the time about my ethnicity. Embarrassingl..
Added 2023-06-15 19:48:19 +0000 UTCPeople ask me ALL the time about my ethnicity. Embarrassingly enough I never fully knew the answer to that question. SO, finally dove in and took a DNA test with @ancestry to find out where my bloodline comes from. Over the last 10 + years my family has been diving deep into our family history because parts of it is truly interesting. From what we knew about my mom’s background is that she was French, Italian, Lithuanian, Scottish and Irish. My dad is African but learned later that he has a high percentage of Scottish and Irish as well (who knew?!) We always took a lot of pride in our Italian roots, so much so that my family started a fresh pasta production company and bakery located in Cincinnati (fun fact!) Even though my Pops (my great great grandfather) was 100% Sicilian, I have ZERO Italian in my DNA which is actually a tough pill to swallow. But I don’t care, I will always be Italian 😂 🇮🇹 What I did find out was pretty awesome though- check out my results below 👇 34% African ( Nigeria, Mali, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Western Bantu People) 17% French 🇫🇷 14% Scottish 🏴 9% Irish 🇮🇪 Additionally: English, Western Europe, Baltics (Lithuania), Philippines, Indigenous Americas ( both northern and Yucatán Peninsula), Russia and Wales. I am really excited to learn more about where I come from and begin to integrate more cultural experiences into mine and my daughters lives. She too is a mix of so many incredible ethnicities as well and I want to honor that by recognizing all that she is! I think it’s important for all of us to know where our bloodlines comes from because it opens up so many doors to learning and meeting family we never knew existed. Life is such a cool journey! #ancestry #dna l
