I loved how you explained your results. You are a very informed, very intelligent woman. I found your results fascinating. I want to get mine done.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is one of the best DNA results I've watched. It was interesting, informative and really nicely presented. You seem like a great person. 💕

Italian DNA is also present in Spain. Italian and Greek DNA is also present in Corsica and there was a huge Corsican migration to PR. French surname probably came form Haiti, not France.

@buchi1947

8 жыл бұрын

I'm from Puerto Rico and my surname is Beauchamp and we stem from Normandy France, all Beauchamps are from this one line in Puerto Rico

@julian65886

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, some surnames in PR are so unique that they are all related-----one big family.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was told that Ducot is a "one family" name as well.

@julian65886

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for letting me know the Earth is not flat. You have said nothing new. The term Latino refers to a cultural value. Spanish speaking people in Latin America share some values that are independent of skin color.

@julian65886

7 жыл бұрын

There is no point in having an argument about something that is meaningless. But, I am happy to agree with you. Anyone that is not a true Roman is not a Latin. No problem! And South Americans are not Hispanic because they were not born in Hispania.

good job! The African features are evident

What a thoughtful video. Really enjoyed it. You are truly a global citizen! :-)

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-) It was important for me to share the journey, not just the stats, with people.

@rubamann

8 жыл бұрын

That was truly touching video. I don't know you nor relationship with your life/heritage but when you pay your gratitude to people who fought to survive and consequently led your existence I was tearful. Your test just showed that nobody, no culture, one society, race is a native at one place. At one time every culture moved from one place to another for whatever reasons.

Wow your speech at @ 20:53-21:45 really moved me and was humbling. Yours is the best DNA results video I've seen and so inspirational because of how you embrace and connect with all your roots. I'm pretty certain your ancestors would be proud of you! I really recommend you read Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago if you have not done so already. It is a novel about a Spanish girl who is descended from Spaniard Conquistadors to the Spanish Caribbean who runs with a hacienda (plantation) in early - mid 19th century Puerto Rico. The author brilliantly dissects Puerto Rico's rich social, economic, gender and political history and also analyses a very strange but fascinatingly complex family. I reckon you would love it :)

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and yes, I read it a number a years ago. As a matter of fact, I changed the signature on my email because of it. The part where Santiago quotes La Mancha, "De musica, poeta, y loco. Todo tenemos un poco."

as another Puerto Rican, this was interesting to hear. The history from my family tends to be only on the island so we do not know how my generation came to be. Loved it ....continue to enjoy your adventures abroad !

love how open you are to just be human.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-) I feel like the more we know about our roots, the more barriers we can break down because, at the end of the day, there's just one race: the Human Race!

You're awesome! So bright and articulate!

Your ancestry DNA reveal is THE BEST I have seen thus far. In comparison to other's, your explanation is so well informed. Bravo. I am waiting on my own results. (also Puerto Rican)

@BaboNation

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow, 24 minutes long but I watched all of it! Your insight and your life experience sound fascinating.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've worked abroad since 2008(with a minor reprieve for the 2013-14 academic year) in South Korea, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, volunteer work in Tanzania, and now teaching full time in China. I slightly cringed when I saw how long the video was, but I think all of these years teaching ESL has slowed down my speech so I'm always over annunciating a bit! lol I'm glad you enjoyed the video :-)

@mswhunter118

8 жыл бұрын

+teresa hernandez girl you speak fine. Love your voice and your video xoxo

Very interesting results and explanations. Nice tribute to your ancestors at the end. Thank you for sharing.

Teresa, thank you so much for posting. It was both fun and informative to watch.

Fascinating and marvelous.Thank you for sharing your results!

Puerto Rican's are interesting people.

You speak so well......thanks for sharing your results...what a great balance of your percentages.

Delivered like a true educator; beautifully done!!!

Loved this video. I am also Puerto Rican and, like you, I've always been intrigued about my ancestry and our history. Not only that, but it was interesting to hear about your travel experiences as well. Very informative.

One of the most gracious and articulate ancestry DNA videos I have seen! Thank you for sharing

Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_immigration_to_Puerto_Rico Here is where OUR Italian/Greece dna comes from in Puerto Rico.

I've been on an Ancestry KZread videos spree for the past hour, by far you have been the most interesting and genuine. Not in terms of results, but just the way you presented yourself. You weren't boring, you were articulate and not ignorant (which I guess some people can't help). You had a lot of background knowledge beforehand on both your heritage but also on the global scale which was relieving! I honestly didn't think I'd make it through your entire video but I did, I found you captivating and engaging. Do you speak Spanish? ¡Porque tu es muy linda! I'm also from the Caribbean and I do know a bit of my heritage, but I would like to know for sure as well. I think our results would be more compatible than the others. You've travelled a lot, how cool! I plan on traveling as an international social worker, after my studies. I've always wanted to live in China, how long have you been there and how do you like it? If you actually read all of this and answered me, I'd be impressed 😂😭

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I don't get in front of the camera a whole lot, so I tried to give the kind of explanations and background info that I woud want to hear, I guess. Ha-ha, yes I do speak Spanish;-) Hablo bastante bien pero no perfecto. If you're thinking about traveling abroad for social work, particularly if for counseling services, I would strongly encourage you to take a look at the Middle East. If there was ever a place in desperate need of healing these days, I would say at least give it a look. I've been in China for about 3 weeks. I want to start doing some 'vloging,' particularly about larger cities, which I'm looking forward to visiting.

@djeedjeeturenne3560

8 жыл бұрын

+teresa hernandez No problema. Y bueno, yo creo que la lenguaje es una parte importante de la cultura. Middle East for sure, numerous of places have gone through so much and are still to this day dealing with the repercussions. Omg you should definitely start vlogging!! I just started this KZread channel but I'm already looking at the vlogging option. But you totally should, let me live through you 😅 besides, you being a teacher, it could be informative as well as lighthearted. Give us a glimpse of the societal norms, make us aware of the issues and let us taste the culture and meet the children --with parent consent of course.-- Go for it chica!

That's so wild! You remind me of some of my cousins who are mixed (Igbo [southeast Nigeria, close/similar to Cameroon] and Polish) and have also gotten mistaken for every ethnicity under the sun lol

This would be why Puerto Rican's and Black folks get along so well. This is awesome.

your face carries the african features clearly although your skin looks whiter,you are good speaker.

@GentlemanAmerican

7 жыл бұрын

+Nazir Khamis You don't see any other influences?

@goldo1107

5 жыл бұрын

@@GentlemanAmerican whats the problem??? As soon as the vid started i noticed and new she would have very high african percentage. Those features are the most present and evident.

@radrook4481

5 жыл бұрын

@@goldo1107 If you place her in the Philippines, and other countries of South-East Asia she will not stand out at all.

@GentlemanAmerican

5 жыл бұрын

@@goldo1107 No problem at all. It's wonderful to acknowledge it.

@goldo1107

4 жыл бұрын

@@natureking7122 maybe in her blood and dna but not in her physical features, maigai.

Loved watching your results Teresa, one of the best that I have seen. There is something to be said of watching an educated, well traveled person's perpespective. Loved it! And I loved how you embraced all of who you are. I just received my kit, and I am excited about getting my results. Thumbs up my african sistah!

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, and don't forget to share your results :-)

@aprilj.9174

7 жыл бұрын

Hi again Teresa, So I a AA, family is from the south. I was expecting a high % for African, because through out my life I have been asked if I was from Africa. but wow, I am 90% African! 23% benin togo 21% Cameroon, 18% Senagal, 10 % Nigeria. 5 % Great Britian, 1% Scandinvia 1% Native american 1%europe west. 1% West Asia. I did the test because of my family's Asian eyes. I wanted to know where that came from. And sure enough when you look at the benin & togo people they have asian eyes. When I saw their Art and sculptures I can see the similarties. Luv this and glad I took the test

Your results are amazing and you are such a sweet person, thank you!

I enjoyed your video it's obvious you're a educator based off of how you speak.

Wonderful video I absolutely loved it. You did your homework and you explained everything so eloquently. I myself am a fellow boriqua and I want to get this test done so badly. For years I have been interested in doing a test like this. Like you I have been told I look mixed or exotic. Also I have a European (French) last name. I been watching other result videos from other Puerto Ricans as well as other ethnicities and it's very interesting to learn where people came from.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! ! I hope that when you do yours that you'll share it too!

puerto ricans and dominincans are coming up with the same percentages, which isn't surprising at all since both are of european, african and taino descent.

@edgardorivera4992

2 жыл бұрын

Similar but not the same.

great job with the results, and its great how you give educated information to how you got your results

good video... thnk u for being articulate and pronouncing the geo areas accurately ( getting on camera and not taking time to learn how to pronounce countries , cities, continents beforehand is ridiculous)

@shannonswift2233

7 жыл бұрын

diamondsandlipgloss I second that! Certainly the most interesting and articulate Ancestry video I have seen.

@fatpossum6033

5 жыл бұрын

the woman did say she teaches English 🦉🦉😂

You were so easy to listen to. And you speak so beautifully. 🙂🌹

You are smart, articulated and also beautiful!

Wonderful results! So well presented and love your story. My husband is also Puerto Rican and also had a mix of west and east Africa. It's incredible!

@CornishPixie1991

7 жыл бұрын

And he also had 17 percent Great Britain! That's reeaaally high for a boricua!

Great Video Teresa, I Really Enjoyed It. Thanks 4 Sharing :-)

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :-)

You choked me up there when you showed your appreciation for your ancestors and their journeys towards creating you, also I personally think you look Polynesian :-)

Girl, you're a sista!!! Congratulations on you results😀

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

And I always knew it too ;-)

I like how you accepted each part of your ancestry.

your honesty choked me. you are a beautiful human being

wonder of wonders I'm African american about 63% black, 32% white with similar European percentage as you but I actually connected with my ancestors in South Africa and they are Cape Coloureds, mind blown, thanks for sharing, really nice video and speech pattern

@nandi3052

6 жыл бұрын

I'm South African...oh hiiii! haha

Thank you for this.Throughout my whole life people have questioned what i was. and i love to say that Puerto Rican's are a beautiful melting pot of phenomenal human beings.

Beautiful video...thanks for sharing

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

Hi Teresa, I watched several ancestry results of Puerto-Ricans and Italy/Greece + Irish almost always show up, I saw it for Mexican-Americans too. All these results should be interpreted with extreme caution. Every company uses their own genetic markers. For example, 23andme uses markers for Balkans that includes Greece, Serbia, Albania etc... but of course, not Italy, so the splitting can be different depending on the methodology. If Ancestry DNA uses markers that point to the spreading of Latin + Greek genes during the ancient times, this might explain Italy/Greece being present in many people with Iberian ancestry ( the Iberian peninsula as the majority of Southern Europe was part of the Roman Empire). Of course, a more recent ancestry from Corsica/Italy from migration to Puerto Rico cannot be excluded. Concerning the Irish roots, this could be a problem of label. Iberians, especially in the western part (Galicians) have strong celtic roots, so it would point to a local Iberian celtic contribution. Due to the Moor influence, a Northern African and Arabic flow also took part to the genesis of Spanish people, even if it can be a sensitive issue for some. Andalucia, "Al Andaluz" is definitely an Arabic word.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nuanced perspective!

Love it! Awesome video! I got back 2% European Jewish. I honestly can't explain that at all when tracing my family history but it's interesting.. I have no clue. I'm not even going to pretend to know for sure lol. I have gotten so many people guessing my heritage asking if I'm part Asian, South American, Caribbean, Dominican, even Filipino. I'm actually 72% African ( 30% Cameroon Congo / 18% Mali, 10% Ivory Coast Ghana, 5% Senegal, 3% Benin Togo, 2% South Central Hunter Gathers, 2% Nigeria, 1% Southeastern Bantu, and 1% Africa North) 24% European ( 9% Irish, 7% West European, 3% Great Britain, 3% Italy Greece, 2% European Jewish) 2% Asian ( 1% Central Asia, 1% South Asia) 1% Native American and 1% Caucasus...

@judasiascott-murray2764

8 жыл бұрын

Thats cool

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

That's incredible! Thank you for sharing!!!

@goldo1107

5 жыл бұрын

There were many jewish that migrated to spain but tge majority fled during tge inquisition. Many did change ther names and secretly practiced their jewish faith in secret rooms. Their xhildren ended up marrying spaniards. There were also a bit of jews that migrated to pr during the ww's.

it hit me the hardest when you said that i am a product of humans who were resilient and made things possible for us to enjoy our freedom on this earth.

This was so awesome! I want to do mines now!! Thank you for sharing

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

I hope you do, and when you do, please share!!!

Great results! Love your video! Subscribed.

I really enjoyed your presentation of your results. Subbed you... You are inspiring me to post my own results (I do have some Latina in my DNA mix from Cuba).

The irish were out there doing the most..lmao..I feel like everyone is part irish!

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Riiiiiight?! LOL Since l received my results, I've shared them with some Irish people that I've met recently and they was SO cool about it. It's like a big party and the more the merrier!

Loved your video, Thanks for sharing.

The Italian part could contribute to your North African roots. Italians are also mixed too.

@menamena5354

7 жыл бұрын

The Italian part is most likely from corsicans in Puerto Rico.

@bregetmedley8085

7 жыл бұрын

Sapphire Blu, many Italians have black blood. Read about the Moors.

@87willus

7 жыл бұрын

Breget Medley yeah like 1 to 5 percent that is very small though

@jameslucyisidore580

7 жыл бұрын

87willus

@bregetmedley8085

7 жыл бұрын

87willus, it's a lot higher percentage than you claim. Most Italians WON'T claim the black blood.

You are amazing!

Most people don't know this but Italy was part of Spain for around 400 years but also Spain imported thousands of farmers to PR from Corsica to help cultivate Coffee.

Thanks Teresa - Very interesting and informative.

Hi cuz! Results have been updated. Nice to meet you!

Hola Teresa :) what a detailed & an amazing video! I also took this test a few months ago as I had absolutely no idea where I came from, my mom was adopted & my biological father died while mom was still pregnant with me and I was raised by my step father believing he was my birth father until my teens, so needles to say this was exciting for me I too like you have been confused with all types of ppl From middle eastern to South American to Pakistani I will try to give u my full breakdown, I don't have access to my results right now so this is all by memory I'm 16% African(North,Senegal ,Mali & Nigerian ) 33% Italian & Greek 8% English 7 % Irish 7 % Native American 3% middle eastern 3% European Jewish Now I'm missing places but it's also European, I believe Germany Poland area... So that is most of me :) What I have been fascinated to find out is I seem to be Puerto Rican :) I have about 830 listed cousins on Ancestry(wow I know so many ) and I would say about 80% are all from la isla I have even been in contact with a 2nd cousin of mine who says we r from a place in PR called Agua Buenas

I appreciate how educated you are about our Origin stories, 👍

thanks for sharing and for the in depth insight :)

These exams are so interesting because although people clearly look mixed or biracial , european ancestry always are higher than other heritages as natives or africans🤷🏻‍♀️

@agfromdai.e3806

2 жыл бұрын

Just bc someone is colored dark skinned doesn’t mean they’re not largely European 👴🏻

This is beautiful, thank you! From one Caribbean Latina to another :)

Having lived in different parts in PR, I noticed that the central western part is a mix of European. There are some Dutch, English, Portuguese, Italian, Corsican and of course Spanish. I noticed that most everyone has Native American. This is noticeable more in the older people. The metropolitan area and the south coast has more African mix.

You are a true citizen of the world...thanks for sharing your results with us...

Damn you are everywhere chica!! Good for you!!!

Awesome results! Well the Italy/Greece DNA makes sense because of Columbus... He was from Italy and so were many of his sailors on his trips to the New World.

@menamena5354

7 жыл бұрын

It's because of a great number of Corsicans. How do people not know this?

Great results and great video! Thanks for sharing.. I also tested and it feels great to know.. I came back 17% Taino..

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! There is so much heritage to embrace. I feel grateful to know about it!

Absolutely amazing I'm Puerto Rican and we look similar so now I know what to expect an I'm so excited to get my DNA results

@seana.3780

6 жыл бұрын

Dwight what were your results?

I was have a convo with someone asking why Italian-American are not considered Latin since a lot of Italians migrated to Latin America

@bille7585

6 жыл бұрын

Tunji Legba italians are actually part of the "Latin" community (Latino/a= people derivative of speakers originating from the language Latin. Which is Spain, Portugal, France, Italy & Romania)

@sanjuanagasca4124

4 жыл бұрын

@JOSE CARABALLO Latium the people who spoke Ancient Latin Ancient Romans. Modern Italian is not Ancient Latin. Spanish , Portuguese, French, modern Italian are derived language from ancient Latin. Yet they are not the same Ancient language due to Ancient Latin being extinct for many Centuries.

@vrjanice2

4 жыл бұрын

@@bille7585 From the 1970s back through the years Italians were considered Latins. But starting in 1980s the definition of a Latino changed to encompass only Spanish and Portuguese speakers in the new world. Latino became a political concept.

If you go to West Africa.....Nigeria, Ghana etc,there are many biracial people that look like you living there. The West Africans don't refer to biracial or mixed-race people as 'coloured'. Perhaps it's because we our experience with the colonials were similar but also different. If you visit coastal regions of West Africa, some of the people have your complexion because of merchants that came from Europe such as Britain, Germans, portuguese/Spanish and Dutch had intimate relationships with the local women and these women were left with Biracial children. Also, there were trade relations from The North of Africa, Arab and Asia regions ith the west Africans and you see people in the Northern part of Nigeria that are equally fair light-skinned in complexion but, with more Arab/Asian features and DNA.

@taniprive3816

8 жыл бұрын

The people you refer to make up a tiny proportion of the population - miniscule.

@Eurafrican

8 жыл бұрын

They are not miniscule in the way you mean. Their contributions and legacies are well documented and many of their descendants intermarried so these communities may be small but their history runs deep and they are well established.

@jasonh.7753

8 жыл бұрын

Define many and then define contributions.

@Bizz2k

8 жыл бұрын

+Tani Prive miniscule but significant enough.

@jasonh.7753

8 жыл бұрын

Significant enough for what?

very good video. i'm puertorican and very impressed. your a very smart lady.

Saludos desde Puerto Rico. Muy interesante tus resultados. Me animas a hacerme la prueba.

Cool results. You took the African ancestry better than the Dominicans did on here that did DNA tests. Jajajajaja. :-P

@radrook4481

5 жыл бұрын

Weird that you say that since the vast majority of Dominicans in the Dominican Republic identify themselves as mixed.

@goldo1107

5 жыл бұрын

@@radrook4481 yeah but i know many maaaaany dominicans and the majority aee mixed but look black or afro latino the rest are mestizo. They dont really have straight up white people with a very high percentage of EU dna like pr and cuba. They majority tend to have very very high african dna and a lot of them are self hating. They look black or afro latino yet they dont want to admit it. They will not say they are afro latino. Its pretty hilarous.

@radrook4481

5 жыл бұрын

@@goldo1107 Are you talking about Dominicans in the USA? I ask because behaviors can be very different between people who remain in their native land and those who become USA citizens or are born USA citizens. The statistics I have available for Dominicans tell me that the majority identify as mixed. They are neither claiming whiteness nor blackness. The Dominican Republic's census shows that the population describes itself as 70% of racially mixed origin, 16% Black, and 14% White. So 86 percent of island Dominicans identify as mixed and black. Only 14% identify as white. That doesn't look as if they are placing white over black . How those in the USA identify themselves on average I don't know. Neither can I base my conclusions on individual experiences since they might not be representative but only local manifestations. For example, I lived among Dominicans in New York city and went to church with them and did not notice that overwhelming predominance of African characteristics you mention. There was a variety of physical appearances ranging from Nordic, to Amerindian, to black to mixed. So our experience differs. In fact, I was surprised to find so many that looked northern European. I expected what you describe instead.

@goldo1107

5 жыл бұрын

@@radrook4481 Huh? No, I'm not talking about US born DR people. I'm talking about people that are in DR or fresh off the boat in the US that are from DR. A lot of them don't want to be called black and or deny that they are black, even tho they look black as fuck. It's hilarious. Many of them always talk very badly of Hatians and get offended if you ever try to imply that they look similar, even tho a lot of dominicans have Hatian ancestors. It's ridiculous. They need to stop that and just accept things.

@calypso_lazuli

4 жыл бұрын

@Marky Mark Most hispano-caribeños will identify themselves as white even though we are not white it's just the skin tone may be lighter for some and darker for others. I have always identified myself as a mixed race because I do not look white appearance-wise.

In my eyes you look a lot like Native American or Polynesian. I could also guess some Southeast Asian heritage. The 30% African really surprised me!

@johannak1983

7 жыл бұрын

***** Are you black? Coz I've noticed that black people tend to see the "blackness" in any mixed person.

@johannak1983

7 жыл бұрын

***** It's all a matter of perception. I'm white and I tend to see the white features in mixed people. But in this case I was pretty convinced she was not black nor white (at least predominantly). I was expecting lower percentages.

@johannak1983

7 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah, they kinda look similar. But this girl on the video has a little more "harsh" features and more defined face shape (cheekbones/jawline), while black people are more on the "sweet" side, at least in my eyes. Especially her eyes/brows/forehead area, doesn't look Black to me at all. I see the Asian part really obvious there. And her lips although fuller, they look like Asian fuller, not Black fuller. I always thought that Polynesians (like Hawaiians) looked like a mix of South Asians and Natives. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying! lmao

@TemplarX2

7 жыл бұрын

She looks very African just light skin.

@johannak1983

7 жыл бұрын

Quetzalcoatl Well that's your opinion and I respect it, but I really don't see it.

The ancestry kits presently only have 5-6 Native American tribes in their databases collectively and are seeking to expand

This is awesome! My mom is puerto rican as well. I would really love to have her tested. She has a French last name, but now I'm confused as to what she could actually be now. I would love to know what I am too. People confuse me with being an African American, Ethiopian, Ghanian, Moroccan, Ghanian... You name it. Lol the life of being Puerto Rican descent.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Go for it! Finding out the parts that you have no family knowledge of is the best part!

You are such a sweet person😍😍😍

Omg I love u lol u made me laugh and I learned a lot from your results, my mother is full Puerto Rican &. I’m mixed so this helped a lot ! Btw the Irish migrated to Puerto Rico

Thanks for this video! I am Puerto Rican and I am trying to decide which test to use :/ I have been told that these DNA test often times label Native American blood as Asian because Native blood originally came from Asia, but also there are not enough indigenous marker samples. I want to avoid that, but I also want an accurate DNA test.

@The_SixShooter

2 жыл бұрын

They should separate cause native don't have asian when come to full blood 100% for an example this another lady have none Asia none mix but rare full blood native and map all on America, none came from Asia kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGqq2ZZ-ipTbn84.html interesting isn't it?

Perhaps your ancestor was culturally French but genetically Italian? France was a province of the Roman Empire for hundreds of years, of course, but Italian migration into France has been going on, in different migration cycles, for centuries. Your Middle Eastern ancestry could be from your Spanish heritage. Spain was conquered and occupied by the Moors for several hundred years. Very interesting. Thanks for posting!

Cool finding out your results. I also took the AncestryDNA test to find out my heritage since I'm come from a mix Venezuelan-African American background. My results turned out to be 41% Africa (26% Benin/Togo 4% Africa North 4% Nigeria 3% Cameroon/Congo 2% Africa South-Central Hunter-Gatherers 1% Ivory Coast/Ghana

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Nice! Latinos got love for everybody! lol

@AustinHenry-pd3cx

8 жыл бұрын

+teresa hernandez Hey T...great results!!! questions. How many languages do you speak? And,do you plan to teach in any other countries?

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Right now I just speak English and Spanish. I know how to read Hangul(Korean) and speak some phrases, as well as some phrases in Arabic, Kurdish, and Turkish. I hope to study Chinese this year and dedicate some time to mastering at least basic conversation. I'm not sure where else I'll travel to for work. I wouldn't mind laying down some roots in China for a while, but I wouldn't mind returning back to the Middle East either. If I have a chance to do volunteer work again, I definitely want to go to Latin America FOR SURE. It's high time!

@AustinHenry-pd3cx

8 жыл бұрын

+teresa hernandez very impressed. Wow!

@lucyfannn7863

8 жыл бұрын

cool we are the same!!! lol

this was a really good video.

YOu look like Taina ...beautiful.

@steveboy7302

6 жыл бұрын

+ponytail29 I dont see any african features

@Abstract.Noir414

6 жыл бұрын

So show me real pics of taino indians lol

@Abstract.Noir414

5 жыл бұрын

@Nolberto Cales I never said they were, there are no real tainos in PR anyway the culture is made up. But kudos from trying to bring it back

@Abstract.Noir414

5 жыл бұрын

@Nolberto Cales Im sure if they were still around they would deport all non tainos

@Abstract.Noir414

5 жыл бұрын

@Nolberto Cales Alright, thumbs up

Your so well versed.

A very large percentage of Puerto Rican's and for that matter other Hispanics, when tracing their European roots, will discover two prominent DNAs: 1. Iberian Peninsula and 2. Italy/Greece. It is those two DNAs which primarily created the Spanish ethnic group with number 2 introducing the Latin language which evolved in the Iberian Peninsula into Castillian or Spanish.

Really a good video!!!!!!!

I love that you are embracing your African roots. Many puerto ricans/dominicans pretend it doesn’t exist

Wow! Cool video. You really are a global citizen:)

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

Are you still in China? Just saw your video and it’s interesting. Mucha suerte

Before listening to your speech, if someone asked me where you are from, without doubt in my opinion I would have said that she is Indonesian or Malaysian.

To add an interesting face, I also had part Polynesian, That might be also due to Native American & Polynesian admixture in Brazil and other parts of south america. They had good boats to cross over to south america, and you find common food too which i can't think of now

After the Spaniards colonized Puerto Rico there were two more waves of immigration. One was Irish the other was German. That could explain the Irish in you.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no one in the family ever talked about non-Spanish immigrants on the island except for Italians. My family on my mom's side was said to have moved to Puerto Rico after the Lousianna Purchase, so I always thought we were Creole on her side(kind of). I definitely want to do more research and understand what the Irish wave of immigration was like.

@LalasKitchenCo

5 жыл бұрын

@Anonymous Guy of Graces

Good to hear how you got the test kits cause postage to China is so expensive. I think they only ship to US adresses, I dont know if they would ship to Caribbean Islands. Many Puerto Ricans havea similar racial mix as people from the Dutch Caribbean, you could pass on as someone from Aruba.

Lovely reflection on being a woman derived from the entire world!

Great Video...

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This test was disappointing for me. My largest chunk was 26% low confidence trace regions of 1-3% each which means they can't say with any certainty if I actually have anything from any of those regions or not.

You rock!

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Aw, thank you!

@graphinitydesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Teresa! You are a beautiful soul. Your genetic make up sounds similar to mine. I was surprised to see Europe East and Scandinavia for me. I knew I had irish...dad was a red-head :)

You had me tearing up at the end. We are just a rung on the ladder created by the people that came before us and I agree that we are who we are because of them.

@BaboNation

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I feel like I owe Alex Haley a lot in terms of understanding the struggle that my ancestors went through in order to survive. Not everyone wanted to survive. Some threw themselves over the boat and drowned in the ocean. But for those who endured....DAMN! I better show some appreciatation regardless of where they came from.

I paid to have my DNA decoded for possible life threatening traits for awareness purposes but, I will never get an DNA result. You are, who you say you are...not the version you was born, but awakening to become. Conforming to this paradigm slow downs inner peace, peace of mind, mind elevation & becoming the Supreme Version in "this" human experience. R.I.P All ancestor, your past does not matter, but... Conclusion: I'm indigenous. I'm not Native American, Hispanic nor am I'm Black...I'm busy building my best version. ~Bachelor I Stand...Tiene Dignidad!

The reason that is provided for bringing in more Europeans to Puerto Rico is that the Spain was losing colonies to independence movements all over Latin America and it feared that the natives would become restless as well. So they began bring in Europeans whom they felt did not have independence aspirations. Excerpt By 1825, the Spanish Empire had lost control of all of its territories in the Americas with the exception of Puerto Rico and Cuba. These two possessions were also demanding more autonomy, and pro-independence movements had been gathering strength. Trying to forestall the loss of these colonies, the Spanish Crown revived the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815. It printed the decree in English and French, as well as Spanish, and distributed copies throughout Europe to attract non-Spanish settlers. The Crown offered free land on the condition that new settlers swear their loyalty to the Spanish Crown and allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church. They hoped to supplant the independence movement with new settlers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Decree_of_Graces_of_1815

Thanks for sharing Teresa, you are very knowledgeable. I am Boricua also. Just wanted to share my results with you. European 49% African 29% Middle Eastern 12% Native American 9 % Other 1%.

@COtero3rd

6 жыл бұрын

J Jay nope those were the results, Why is that uncommon?

@seana.3780

6 жыл бұрын

Anonymous Guy no the berbers and arabs are separate people. Bebers were the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands (North Africa). The Spaniards then colonized it

I'm 1/4 Portuguese but got a huge amount of Italy/Greece and a small percent North African too and I believe all of that is from my Portuguese side. So perhaps your Italy/Greece is just a general south Europe tied to your Spanish side, and it is very possible the North African is from the Spanish side as well.