It is surprising to see the number of people who do not know the difference between someone with African genes only and someone with only a fraction of African genes - based on numerous comments on this video. Some people and cultures live in a 'black and white only', polarised world. Many of us out there live in a world filled with shades of grey. Telling someone like me that I am black and nothing else - whereas I am not even 50% black - is the same as saying to an 'African American' individual: "You are not American, you are African; you can't be both. Go back to Africa." Believe it or not, it is possible to have a mixed genetic and cultural heritage, and the various parts of me make me who I am.
It's just a cultural difference. In American we had what was called the "One Drop Rule" which meant if either parent was black the child was too. Basically if you had one black great grandparent you were labeled black. This rule had nothing to do with phenotype.
Asha Black you’re very seldom hear anyone that matters talk about the” One Drop Rule” ever since they started doing DNA test. It is not surprising that there are a lot of Americans what are from Europe, Africa, or Asian that have African ,European Or Asian DNA. Do you even have white businessman who say they have a right to my no idea contracts because they have five or 6 to 7% African DNA and it has work. Part of my DNA outside of Africa is Scandinavian Greece, the Baltic ,Asian .and British.
@@lisadventures2974 download your raw DNA file then upload it to DNAland and gedmatch genesis for free. It will break down the ethnicity even further as well as match you with relatives who have taken the test with other companies. So there's no need to really spend the money for ancestry, you can't upload your raw DNA to them yet but most of the other companies do it so I'm sure they will follow soon.
@@lisadventures2974 no problem...🤗🤗 DNAland is very easy to use, just like any other commerical DNA service but Gedmatch genesis is a bit more complicated but I just watched some videos on here as I went along and googled and eventually it made sense and I learnt a lot about genetics, DNA and chromosomes as well. They matching feature is really cool as well, saves you from paying to do tests with all the companies.
An interesting note on Sephardic genes. When the Jews were expelled from Spain, many moved to France. Also, depending on which area, it's interesting to note that Normandy was settled by many Norse people. It is not impossible to have Scandinavian and Sephardic genes, yet be 100% French. Interesting mix, best of luck on your journey of self discovery!
Very interesting! Your grandfather apparently lived in France but was originally Jewish! If you try and start to get more information on your grandfather, please do document it and put here! I would love to see it! As a Finn, I love your Scandinavian roots, lol.
Because of discrimination some people had to hide their Jewish origins to keep themselves safe, so it may even be that your grandfather didn’t tell anyone he was Jewish hence why it isn’t in your oral family history.
Welcome to the tribe! I'm half Jewish, and have been doing my Jewish genealogy for a few years. If you'd turned up as almost 25% Ashkenazi Jewish, that's still European (though originally 50% European, and 50% Middle Easter), so would fit with the family story. But it sounds like your Jewish grandfather was mostly Mizrahi Jewish. Knowing this might help you find out more about him. I'd also recommend joining the Facebook group, Tracing the Tribe. It's got about 30,000 members who are all super helpful.
ShanForShort He looks like an African Sri Lankan mixed. Certainly not full “black” or African. Also, nothing “crazy” about genetics. Besides, these DNA ancestry tests only test 5% of your total genome. And genetic genealogists have warned people not to take these “estimates” too seriously.
Quite interesting! You're almost just like me but on half African rather than half European. Both of my parents were half European and half Asian (West and South, as well as a little bit of the East), and watching this gives me a good idea of what I'd be expecting when I'm finally receive my DNA test results (MyHeritage). In general, you can inherit from about 20% to 30% from a grandparent, though the average is somewhere near 25%. I have a fully Pakistani maternal grandfather, a mostly Dutch and Western European maternal grandmother, a fully Turkish and Middle Eastern paternal grandfather, and a fully Iberian paternal grandmother.
When I am in South East Asia, local people think I am Asian. When I am in America, local people think I am American. When I am in North Africa, local people think I am North Africa. When I am in the Caribbean, local people think I am Caribbean. When I am in black Africa, local people call me a foreigner or a hybrid.
I very much hope you have found your grandfather's information. I just verified myself who my mother's father was..... Im just starting my years of research as well! Good luck!!
I live in part of the world with a large Indian population, If he was my neighbour I would assume he was Indian. (from India not native north american)
i myself am of the mixed race (although i conciter myself black african) i'm of nigerian paternity 🇳🇬 ghanaian maternity 🇬🇭 with some amazigh 🇲🇦 (berber) background...but born and raised in america. 🇺🇸
سـلـيـمـان أحـمـد You should be aware that there exists no “mixed race” person in nature as “races” do not exist in nature. Race is just a socio-political term invented by Western European enslavers centuries ago to rationalize their crimes against humanity. There exists no sets of genes which one population group has which are mutually exclusive to all other human beings on earth. None exists. You’re simply of mixed ethnicity or some may argue mixed ancestry (although from your account all your ancestors are from Africa), nothing more and nothing less.
Please consider uploading your DNA profile to the DNA company databases. Include GED Match which is used by many genealogical researchers. This will do a lot of the work for you.
It is possible your grandfather had more French remember we only get 50% from each parent and the get only 50%from there parent and so on. Cool results. It's cool how we have a connection with certain places for some unknown reasons just to find out it's in our DNA. So interesting.
@@lisadventures2974 I get this sense of earnestness and curiosity, and complete openness to the possibilities! You share your excitement so openly and your willingness to embrace whatever you were to find out. much respect to you
It's important to realize that genetic testing is illegal for the general population in France. I would recommend a big Y test from FTDNA to explore the paternal line,. *EDIT*, I just noticed that this "French man" was your maternal grandfather so the Y'dna test would not help with information about him. Ancestry has a much larger database when choosing an autosomal testing company.
Interesting results, however... Your grandfather could still be French, since France was a major colonial power in North Africa where most of your Semitic (Jewish/Arab/Middle Eastern) ancestry probably originated. Not only were the French a major colonial power in North Africa, they were a major colonial power in the Middle East (Syria/Lebanon) and in Asia (Laos, Cambodia, and last but not least Vietnam).
How wonderful! I too found out what I had always been told was not true. I never knew my father's parents but he said his father was Spanish and his mother was Native American and Irish. It turns out my father's mother was actually Filipino. That totally blew my mind. I have since connected with cousins on my father's side and will be meeting some of them next month.
Execpt for the Native American, we share a rather similar mix (my Mediterranean heritage turns up far better on a different DNA test than the 23 and Me one I initially took--which also highlighted my own South Asian/Middle Eastern ancestry as well as my sub-saharan African heritage). My askenanazi Jewish heritage is a bit low, however. Like you, I am practically everything!
Good report, Are you aware of the work of the Genea Vlogger on YT? He is a professional genealogist and does reaction videos to ones like yours and is a specialist in Sephardim. Good luck.
Very interesting! Perhaps your grandfather was an Algerian Jewish pied-noir? To double check your Sephardic ancestry, I'd do an autosomal transfer to FamilyTreeDNA, since they're the only other major testing company with a Sephardic category so far.
Hey Li, thanks for an interesting video. You might want to look into this CBC Marketplace CZcams video: "Twins get 'mystifying' DNA ancestry test results" I tried to place a link here but it seems that CZcams wouldn't accept that.
Yes, of course, those DNA ancestry results are very inaccurate. I am going to try various other sites when I get the chance. I had already watched many twin DNA ancestry results and it shows how cautious we must be with the results.
Sorry, I just accidentally hid (deleted?) a message from someone called Gonzalez who was saying that he is very mixed. How mixed are you? Let me know 😊
Even they may get a surprise if they run the test ;) I was surprised to find out that Liv Tyler had African American great grand parents, for example. Thank you for watching! :)
Barbie Gondor Tucker Europeans themselves have ancestry from the Middle East and Caucasus. Before that Paleolithic Europeans had admixture from Neanderthals. Before that humans only lived in Africa. No such thing as ‘race’. People thousands of years ago looked very different than us.
So your maternal grandfather may probably have been French speaking, which I think is fairly common in some north African areas, like Morocco, and I think there was and perhaps still is a thriving Sephardic Jewish community in Morocco.
Honestly if you didn’t tell us what you were I’d think you were Cambodian. I live in Long Beach, California, USA(Los Angeles). We have the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia and you look like a lot of my Cambodian friends
Keep in mind that Sephardic Jews were the Jews affected by the Spanish Inquisition...which explains the Iberian Peninsula, as well. Don't discount them as being European, because they lived there, as well. "Jewish" is more of a religious connotation rather than an ethnicity.
@Son of Elohim Middle East people are absolutely derived from Indians, South Asians, look to migration patterns, the roots are long, history. They are called European due to social constructs, what they are called by Europeans is not where they are rooted, North Africans are also referred to as European, have you ever looked at census records? Clearly not, by ancient blood they are Indian. All of Asia west, South, North and East, is what we call today “Indian“. The Middle East or Middle East is a modern term, but it is actually Asia, they were originally what we would call an AfroAsiatic people based on language and then there was interbreeding, hybrids, but their branch is from South Asia thus Indian. Migration and breeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans and other hominins.
Wow, I didnt expect jewish almost as much as you lol..Does finding that out change the direction of your life in any way? Next trip = Israel? Was it expensive and do you think it was worth it? Again awesome video bro, keep it up..
No, no profound change of direction. I have always strived to live within humanity as culturally open and unhindered as possible - hence this channel - therefore this will not have any major impact on me. I just want to better understand who I am, genetically, and I want to find my grand father to connect some of my personal dots 😊
Also, if anything, my grand father was from France or from Northern Africa - so, if I travel anywhere, it will be to the place where he was from, or where his other [potential] descendants live 😊
It cost me about USD $75 and it was really worth it 😊 I will take tests with other sites as well to get more perspective on these results, though. Thank you, again, for watching, NotWhatYouExpect 😊
@@lisadventures2974 Yea just like me as a New Zealander, born here but my father is an arab so im as culturally open as they come lol..i didnt know my grandparents though so i envy you for that lol...so do you feel the whole myheratige experiance was worth it?
@@lisadventures2974 i was looking at going to France this year but ended up choosing Finland..i might have to look at doing one myself..Also i just showed my partner your video and she really enjoyed it. No thank you Mr Li for your entertaining and informative video, Cant wait for your next one
Interesting mix. I've always wondered how Jewish is a genetic ethnicity , tho. It's a religion adopted by different groups of people, so how is it an ethnicity?
So Jewish Grampa could have lived in France and spoken French. I can see where the story was incomplete or somewhat confused. Lovely discovery and validation of family lore. Do the family tree. Every line and every soul has a powerful story.
You have just asked THE big question. The widely received perception is that semitic people ("Jews") and Europeans - genetically speaking - are not the same. In reality, apart from physical and cultural differences, all humans are essentially the same. However, based on appearances, humans create barriers between people of various groups of features (skin colour, type of hair, facial features etc). Just as I can arbitrarily decide that I am part of a race of humans who can bend their thumb backwards - interesting topic for a video, by the way 😄 It must be a good thing that you cannot see the differences, because in reality, are there any? 😊 Thanks for your comment 😊
There are some ignorant people in the comments. You look mixed to me, you don't look fully black at all. Anyways, I have a Jamaican Chinese background, from my dad's side. On my Ancestry Dna I received obviously African countries, Middle Eastern, European and China which I was expecting, and other East Asian countries I was surprised about like Korea and Vietnam. But I want to try the My heritage and see what I get also. Thank you for this interesting video btw. I think Jewish might show up as I was told Jewish is in my family too. Lol
Well the Jewish sector makes sense if your from Kenya. Theres Ethiophian that were Falasha brother, which would travel or get replaced to Middle East, Israel and North Africa. Just because you grandmother quoted Kenya. That a region which Falasha could have wondered into Sudan, Kenya, Somalia.
My many times great grandfather was kidnapped on the docks of England brought here .It was common practice to use them as workers on the ship.Hee was put in endentured slavery for five years upon arrival he was 14.
Remember you only get 50% of genes from either parent. Random. So some things they have might not show on yours. Which is why 4 siblings can have differences. Due to the ‘Admixture’.
Which is the case. My brother and my sister look very different from me: my brother looks like someone from North Africa (Arab) and my sister looks like someone from Thailand with very light skin. Same parents, different results.
@@ChyarasKiss That's the beauty and the mystery of genetics 😊 sometimes you have some genes in you, which are recessive, and which never get the opportunity to express themselves 😊
Li's Adventures indeed, maybe others said it, especially the Moroccan Jewish overclass emigrated to a France after WWII. Happy Easter, may the Lord bless you.
4:52 the numbers break down exactly as u thought till here lol. the 6.2% european obviously shows that grandparent was actually a jewish man from france who probably said that
The website that I used does provide this kind of nuance. I am planning to do the test with other sites, to get more perspective. Thanks for watching 😊
@@lisadventures2974 Since your parental grandfather was from China I am hoping to see your Y haplogroup as haplogroup O or haplogroup C which are rare among Indo-European people hahaha
Middle Eastern Jewish would be Mizrahi and Sephardic is From North Africa through Spain , Portugal and of those descent wherever they went because Eastern European would be Ashkenazi Jewish.
Your DNA results make a lot of sense if you think about the French presence in North Africa and the waves of historical invasions of the Iberian peninsula. Just because you come from a Country and have been there a generation or so doesn't mean that's where your line originated. My best friend always thought she was Russian because that's where her ancestors had lived before coming to the United States but more research confirmed they were not Russian at all but part of a close knit group of ethnic Germans that had settled in Russia for a time. This could be the same sort of scenario with your French Grandfather, he may have truly believed he was French. The Iberian peninsula had it's celtiberian tribes then the Visigoths, a large Sephardic Jewish population and then the Moors came, Moor being a rather generic term, they were mostly Berber with some Arabic and African. the Spanish inquisition caused both Jewish and Muslim citizens to convert or hide what they were so knowledge of that ancestry may or may not have been passed to future generations. DNA tests are good at pinpointing the broad areas your ancestors are from and matching to relatives but identifying specific nationalities not so much. That's why identical twins get different nationalities as a result with DNA tests, the raw data (their actual DNA) is identical but the interpretation is not since that depends on the mathematical formula used and the individual person doing the interpretation. I know I have ancestry from the Iberian peninsula and would love to know if I have Sephardic Jewish or Moorish ancestry but haven't taken a test yet because most of them can only in reality identify both of those groups as broadly middle eastern. I think My Heritage specializes in Jewish ancestry and they are the only ones who will make a stab at identifying Sephardic DNA specifically so of all the companies out there you picked the best one for that particular line of ancestry. Good luck in finding your ancestors.
More south European than western... or just south-west European? And your grandfather seems to have been a French Jew/Middle Eastern...hmm. If I remember correctly... Jewish father can only have a Jewish child with a Jewish female. Being Jewish goes from a woman to her children. If this is correct, it is quite possible that your grandfather did not think of himself as Jewish. Also, He could have European ancestry that a) your mother did not inherit from him and/orb) you did not get from your mother.
oh we're biologically similar that's why I probably don't think you look mixed in my vie people close to 50% ssa are basically black because in america half black americans are around 34-44% ssa on average. Most will not be 46% black. 45% ssa to 55% is usually a black american possibly with a mixed parent or something
I think your referring to multigeneratioal mix african american s . My mom is only 50 to 60 ssa which put me at 25 percent african. .the average african american Is only 75 to 80 african. 25 to 20 european.
Idk when I look at you you look I see a black man not mixed race you're dark than me I don't think I look mixed race. Obama and halle berry don't look mixed race imo
It is funny, but I am mistaken for a local everywhere I go. I travel a lot for work (outside of pandemics) and it is unbelievable the number of places where people start talking to me in local languages :D
I think that the 10.2 percent middle east means that you are part arab. Even tho Israel is a Jewish country, the natives are Arab and it found middle eastern genetics in you, otherwise if it were more Jewish dna it would've probably said Mizrahi Jewish. So your grandfather was probably not even French, most probably half Jewish and half Arab or just an arab jew.
Americans live in a 'black or white only' world. In many parts of the world, people have a different culture, approach and perception to race. For example, I lived in Africa for 16 years, and I was often the victim of racism from black people, because I am mixed-race. To them, I am not black. America is one of those places where anyone with the slightest portion of African genes is considered to be black. It is not the same everywhere and, for me, a mixed-race individual who has suffered significantly and overwhelmingly more racism from black African people than any other 'races', I can testify that not everyone outside of the USA has the same perception on race and on who is considered to be "black'.
If you say this, you must be from the USA, where what is called "black" is very different from the rest of the world where there are black people. See my previous comment on how I was often the victim of racism in Africa, because they do not consider me as black.
Mostly look Black. We do not understand the mixed subject matter in America you are mentioning. Perhaps you live where there are fewer Blacks. Godspeed.
What a beautiful speaking voice.
😊 thank you 😊
Awesome results. You have a beautiful mix.
Thanks to you for watching 😊
I had a smile throughout watching this video, not specifically from the results but from your personality.
It is surprising to see the number of people who do not know the difference between someone with African genes only and someone with only a fraction of African genes - based on numerous comments on this video.
Some people and cultures live in a 'black and white only', polarised world.
Many of us out there live in a world filled with shades of grey.
Telling someone like me that I am black and nothing else - whereas I am not even 50% black - is the same as saying to an 'African American' individual: "You are not American, you are African; you can't be both. Go back to Africa."
Believe it or not, it is possible to have a mixed genetic and cultural heritage, and the various parts of me make me who I am.
It's just a cultural difference. In American we had what was called the "One Drop Rule" which meant if either parent was black the child was too. Basically if you had one black great grandparent you were labeled black. This rule had nothing to do with phenotype.
Asha Black you’re very seldom hear anyone that matters talk about the” One Drop Rule” ever since they started doing DNA test. It is not surprising that there are a lot of Americans what are from Europe, Africa, or Asian that have African ,European Or Asian DNA. Do you even have white businessman who say they have a right to my no idea contracts because they have five or 6 to 7% African DNA and it has work. Part of my DNA outside of Africa is Scandinavian Greece, the Baltic ,Asian .and British.
You explanation is so clear, congrats on knowing your ancestry 😊
Thank you 😊 and thanks for watching 😊
Regarding your results, looks like you have acquired the best of all worlds. Nice combination, you turned out well. 😉
Definitely do Ancestry DNA. They have a bigger database hence you may be able to get a more thorough and accurate picture.
Yes, I will have to :)
@@lisadventures2974 download your raw DNA file then upload it to DNAland and gedmatch genesis for free. It will break down the ethnicity even further as well as match you with relatives who have taken the test with other companies. So there's no need to really spend the money for ancestry, you can't upload your raw DNA to them yet but most of the other companies do it so I'm sure they will follow soon.
@@NoName-zi9st thank you for the tip 😊
@@lisadventures2974 no problem...🤗🤗
DNAland is very easy to use, just like any other commerical DNA service but Gedmatch genesis is a bit more complicated but I just watched some videos on here as I went along and googled and eventually it made sense and I learnt a lot about genetics, DNA and chromosomes as well.
They matching feature is really cool as well, saves you from paying to do tests with all the companies.
@@NoName-zi9st great 😊 I will try it between two flights 😊 thank you 😊
Watched many, many reveal videos! I have never made this comment. Your presentation was a breath of fresh air. Thks
Thanks to you :)
An interesting note on Sephardic genes. When the Jews were expelled from Spain, many moved to France. Also, depending on which area, it's interesting to note that Normandy was settled by many Norse people. It is not impossible to have Scandinavian and Sephardic genes, yet be 100% French. Interesting mix, best of luck on your journey of self discovery!
I love your comment 😊 Thanks 😊 If I find out more, I will share it here 😊
Nicely presented. I enjoyed hearing about your DNA adventure. Your graphics really helped.
Thanks for watching 😊
Such fascinating results! Your voice is great for this!
Thank you :)
Very interesting! Your grandfather apparently lived in France but was originally Jewish! If you try and start to get more information on your grandfather, please do document it and put here! I would love to see it! As a Finn, I love your Scandinavian roots, lol.
I will definitely post a follow-up video if I find anything 😊 thanks for watching 😊
Definitely curious about the updated version.
I love your voice , thanks for sharing your story!
So your French grandad is of Jewish origin how wonderful I hope you tell us more about your journey to find him.
I definitely will 😊 I hope I can find him, eventually 😊 thanks for watching 😊
Because of discrimination some people had to hide their Jewish origins to keep themselves safe, so it may even be that your grandfather didn’t tell anyone he was Jewish hence why it isn’t in your oral family history.
Welcome to the tribe! I'm half Jewish, and have been doing my Jewish genealogy for a few years. If you'd turned up as almost 25% Ashkenazi Jewish, that's still European (though originally 50% European, and 50% Middle Easter), so would fit with the family story. But it sounds like your Jewish grandfather was mostly Mizrahi Jewish. Knowing this might help you find out more about him. I'd also recommend joining the Facebook group, Tracing the Tribe. It's got about 30,000 members who are all super helpful.
Thanks for the tip :)
You’re great mix!!!
Thank you 😊 and thanks for watching 😊
One of the best DNA videos I have seen, remember your maternal grandfather could still have been french even with a Jewish background.
Thank you. Yes, indeed.
Genetics are crazy. You look fully black but your less than 50% 😳
He does not look fully black at all
ShanForShort He looks like an African Sri Lankan mixed. Certainly not full “black” or African. Also, nothing “crazy” about genetics. Besides, these DNA ancestry tests only test 5% of your total genome. And genetic genealogists have warned people not to take these “estimates” too seriously.
Lol, dude look Tamil.
Not all africans are full african bantu. Some are mixed . He looks like mixed african.
all races are of color except one..
You look black you don't look mixed but you can't always tell by looking at someone weather they are mixed or not
I have appreciated your presentation( very clear) and was wondering whether you are from a french speaking country based on your accent.
I liked your illustrations! You have a cool genetic mix!
🤯 Well damn that’s a surprise ... Our family’s really mixed and complicated right
Very interesting video. Thank you.
Thanks to you, for watching 😊
Quite interesting! You're almost just like me but on half African rather than half European. Both of my parents were half European and half Asian (West and South, as well as a little bit of the East), and watching this gives me a good idea of what I'd be expecting when I'm finally receive my DNA test results (MyHeritage). In general, you can inherit from about 20% to 30% from a grandparent, though the average is somewhere near 25%. I have a fully Pakistani maternal grandfather, a mostly Dutch and Western European maternal grandmother, a fully Turkish and Middle Eastern paternal grandfather, and a fully Iberian paternal grandmother.
Thanks for sharing. To me you looked like someone from India. All the best. You will fool a lot of people.
When I am in South East Asia, local people think I am Asian.
When I am in America, local people think I am American.
When I am in North Africa, local people think I am North Africa.
When I am in the Caribbean, local people think I am Caribbean.
When I am in black Africa, local people call me a foreigner or a hybrid.
I very much hope you have found your grandfather's information. I just verified myself who my mother's father was.....
Im just starting my years of research as well!
Good luck!!
You look like a Marathi person , from south western part of India ....
You 'll fit in well there ....😂😂😂😂😂
😆 I am so glad I look like a local in many places where I travel 😆
@Islam Islam i agree and what does that tell us about the people of Western India and their genetic ancestry?
I live in part of the world with a large Indian population, If he was my neighbour I would assume he was Indian. (from India not native north american)
Congrats on getting closure!! Beautiful results.
Thank you 😊
I get so gritty/gitty as some people only see color ...look beneath the surface and you will see more.
i myself am of the mixed race
(although i conciter myself black african)
i'm of nigerian paternity 🇳🇬 ghanaian maternity 🇬🇭 with some amazigh 🇲🇦 (berber) background...but born and raised in america. 🇺🇸
سـلـيـمـان أحـمـد
You should be aware that there exists no “mixed race” person in nature as “races” do not exist in nature. Race is just a socio-political term invented by Western European enslavers centuries ago to rationalize their crimes against humanity. There exists no sets of genes which one population group has which are mutually exclusive to all other human beings on earth. None exists. You’re simply of mixed ethnicity or some may argue mixed ancestry (although from your account all your ancestors are from Africa), nothing more and nothing less.
@@001islandprincess
true...my parents are from different tribes.
Please consider uploading your DNA profile to the DNA company databases. Include GED Match which is used by many genealogical researchers. This will do a lot of the work for you.
It is possible your grandfather had more French remember we only get 50% from each parent and the get only 50%from there parent and so on. Cool results. It's cool how we have a connection with certain places for some unknown reasons just to find out it's in our DNA. So interesting.
Cool, indeed, isn't it? 😊
Great video - not sure how I stumbled on it but thoroughly enjoyed your story and adventure!
I am glad you liked it 😊 share!
@@lisadventures2974 I get this sense of earnestness and curiosity, and complete openness to the possibilities! You share your excitement so openly and your willingness to embrace whatever you were to find out. much respect to you
@@GaryMorin Thank you for your kind words and thanks for watching 😊 please share! 😊
What a wonderful surprise…I hope you find some living relatives
It's important to realize that genetic testing is illegal for the general population in France. I would recommend a big Y test from FTDNA to explore the paternal line,. *EDIT*, I just noticed that this "French man" was your maternal grandfather so the Y'dna test would not help with information about him. Ancestry has a much larger database when choosing an autosomal testing company.
Interesting results, however... Your grandfather could still be French, since France was a major colonial power in North Africa where most of your Semitic (Jewish/Arab/Middle Eastern) ancestry probably originated. Not only were the French a major colonial power in North Africa, they were a major colonial power in the Middle East (Syria/Lebanon) and in Asia (Laos, Cambodia, and last but not least Vietnam).
How wonderful! I too found out what I had always been told was not true. I never knew my father's parents but he said his father was Spanish and his mother was Native American and Irish. It turns out my father's mother was actually Filipino. That totally blew my mind. I have since connected with cousins on my father's side and will be meeting some of them next month.
Your story is very nice 😊 I hope I find my Jewish relatives too 😊 thanks for watching 😊
Execpt for the Native American, we share a rather similar mix (my Mediterranean heritage turns up far better on a different DNA test than the 23 and Me one I initially took--which also highlighted my own South Asian/Middle Eastern ancestry as well as my sub-saharan African heritage). My askenanazi Jewish heritage is a bit low, however. Like you, I am practically everything!
:) You must look fantastic! :)
Good report, Are you aware of the work of the Genea Vlogger on YT? He is a professional genealogist and does reaction videos to ones like yours and is a specialist in Sephardim. Good luck.
50 percent Scandinavian here. Hello from Sweden!
I really hope you are able to go forward and find more family❤
Thank you 😊
Awesome results!
Very interesting! Perhaps your grandfather was an Algerian Jewish pied-noir? To double check your Sephardic ancestry, I'd do an autosomal transfer to FamilyTreeDNA, since they're the only other major testing company with a Sephardic category so far.
That's one of the investigation leads, for the moment (pied-noir). Thanks for the tip 😊 and thank you for watching 😊 to be continued...
Very very exciting!
Thanks :) Let's see where it goes :)
Hey Li, thanks for an interesting video. You might want to look into this CBC Marketplace CZcams video:
"Twins get 'mystifying' DNA ancestry test results"
I tried to place a link here but it seems that CZcams wouldn't accept that.
Let me watch it now
Yes, of course, those DNA ancestry results are very inaccurate. I am going to try various other sites when I get the chance. I had already watched many twin DNA ancestry results and it shows how cautious we must be with the results.
The differences on the video you suggested are shocking :o :D
Great video - thanks for the suggestion!
Try AncestryDNA the data base it's better also for relatives.
I will 😊
Way cool!!!
Sorry, I just accidentally hid (deleted?) a message from someone called Gonzalez who was saying that he is very mixed. How mixed are you? Let me know 😊
@Barbie Elrond Rivendell Tucker the real question is: who ISN'T mixed? Does pure race really exist? 😉😊
Even they may get a surprise if they run the test ;) I was surprised to find out that Liv Tyler had African American great grand parents, for example. Thank you for watching! :)
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Barbie Gondor Tucker Europeans themselves have ancestry from the Middle East and Caucasus. Before that Paleolithic Europeans had admixture from Neanderthals. Before that humans only lived in Africa. No such thing as ‘race’. People thousands of years ago looked very different than us.
Amen :)
Fascinating!
Thanks for watching 😊
You have an interesting mix there! All the peoples except for Native American.
You are United Nations exemplified!
😊 interesting indeed 😊 and it is an amazing ice breaker at dinner parties 😊
So your maternal grandfather may probably have been French speaking, which I think is fairly common in some north African areas, like Morocco, and I think there was and perhaps still is a thriving Sephardic Jewish community in Morocco.
Honestly if you didn’t tell us what you were I’d think you were Cambodian. I live in Long Beach, California, USA(Los Angeles). We have the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia and you look like a lot of my Cambodian friends
You should do Ancestry. I found My Heritage to be very wrong.
Keep in mind that Sephardic Jews were the Jews affected by the Spanish Inquisition...which explains the Iberian Peninsula, as well. Don't discount them as being European, because they lived there, as well. "Jewish" is more of a religious connotation rather than an ethnicity.
Great video! Wow I was off on South Asian but not really because Persians, Mid East etc are also Indians.
Thanks :) Share it, if you liked it :)
@Son of Elohim Middle East people are absolutely derived from Indians, South Asians, look to migration patterns, the roots are long, history. They are called European due to social constructs, what they are called by Europeans is not where they are rooted, North Africans are also referred to as European, have you ever looked at census records? Clearly not, by ancient blood they are Indian. All of Asia west, South, North and East, is what we call today “Indian“. The Middle East or Middle East is a modern term, but it is actually Asia, they were originally what we would call an AfroAsiatic people based on language and then there was interbreeding, hybrids, but their branch is from South Asia thus Indian. Migration and breeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans and other hominins.
Wow, I didnt expect jewish almost as much as you lol..Does finding that out change the direction of your life in any way? Next trip = Israel? Was it expensive and do you think it was worth it? Again awesome video bro, keep it up..
No, no profound change of direction. I have always strived to live within humanity as culturally open and unhindered as possible - hence this channel - therefore this will not have any major impact on me. I just want to better understand who I am, genetically, and I want to find my grand father to connect some of my personal dots 😊
Also, if anything, my grand father was from France or from Northern Africa - so, if I travel anywhere, it will be to the place where he was from, or where his other [potential] descendants live 😊
It cost me about USD $75 and it was really worth it 😊 I will take tests with other sites as well to get more perspective on these results, though. Thank you, again, for watching, NotWhatYouExpect 😊
@@lisadventures2974 Yea just like me as a New Zealander, born here but my father is an arab so im as culturally open as they come lol..i didnt know my grandparents though so i envy you for that lol...so do you feel the whole myheratige experiance was worth it?
@@lisadventures2974 i was looking at going to France this year but ended up choosing Finland..i might have to look at doing one myself..Also i just showed my partner your video and she really enjoyed it. No thank you Mr Li for your entertaining and informative video, Cant wait for your next one
Interesting mix. I've always wondered how Jewish is a genetic ethnicity , tho. It's a religion adopted by different groups of people, so how is it an ethnicity?
So Jewish Grampa could have lived in France and spoken French. I can see where the story was incomplete or somewhat confused. Lovely discovery and validation of family lore. Do the family tree. Every line and every soul has a powerful story.
Indeed. It is surprisingly moving to try and put together the history of ancestors. Thanks for watching :)
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No sir, the Iberian peninsula is only Spain and Portugal.
Don't tell me: tell MyHeritage.com
interesting perspective. Does jewishness exclude europeans? I’m struggling to understand where the overlaps/ sepeations are in the various groupings.
You have just asked THE big question. The widely received perception is that semitic people ("Jews") and Europeans - genetically speaking - are not the same.
In reality, apart from physical and cultural differences, all humans are essentially the same.
However, based on appearances, humans create barriers between people of various groups of features (skin colour, type of hair, facial features etc).
Just as I can arbitrarily decide that I am part of a race of humans who can bend their thumb backwards - interesting topic for a video, by the way 😄
It must be a good thing that you cannot see the differences, because in reality, are there any? 😊
Thanks for your comment 😊
I loved this.
There are some ignorant people in the comments. You look mixed to me, you don't look fully black at all.
Anyways, I have a Jamaican Chinese background, from my dad's side.
On my Ancestry Dna I received obviously African countries, Middle Eastern, European and China which I was expecting, and other East Asian countries I was surprised about like Korea and Vietnam.
But I want to try the My heritage and see what I get also.
Thank you for this interesting video btw. I think Jewish might show up as I was told Jewish is in my family too. Lol
If your parents came from Jamaica it makes perfect sense.
Well the Jewish sector makes sense if your from Kenya. Theres Ethiophian that were Falasha brother, which would travel or get replaced to Middle East, Israel and North Africa. Just because you grandmother quoted Kenya. That a region which Falasha could have wondered into Sudan, Kenya, Somalia.
My many times great grandfather was kidnapped on the docks of England brought here .It was common practice to use them as workers on the ship.Hee was put in endentured slavery for five years upon arrival he was 14.
Remember you only get 50% of genes from either parent. Random. So some things they have might not show on yours.
Which is why 4 siblings can have differences. Due to the ‘Admixture’.
Which is the case. My brother and my sister look very different from me: my brother looks like someone from North Africa (Arab) and my sister looks like someone from Thailand with very light skin. Same parents, different results.
Li's Food Adventures , I’m always curious on the other halves missing. From generation to generation to generation down the line.
@@ChyarasKiss That's the beauty and the mystery of genetics 😊 sometimes you have some genes in you, which are recessive, and which never get the opportunity to express themselves 😊
Maybe your granddad was from
France but not French
Maybe. Who knows?
Li's Adventures indeed, maybe others said it, especially the Moroccan Jewish overclass emigrated to a France after WWII. Happy Easter, may the Lord bless you.
4:52 the numbers break down exactly as u thought till here lol. the 6.2% european obviously shows that grandparent was actually a jewish man from france who probably said that
Good luck
Thank you 😊
He said as you can see...he doesn’t look mixed at all. 😂😂
Please STOP saying u r mixed Race, only one Human RACE. We are Mixed Cultures, NOT RACE.
True 😊
He is mixed and he should say it loud he is mixed and proud.
Are you part uighur? on the asian side?
He looks Trini.....Looks African and coolie......
What about Y and mtDNA haplogroups?
The website that I used does provide this kind of nuance. I am planning to do the test with other sites, to get more perspective. Thanks for watching 😊
@@lisadventures2974 Since your parental grandfather was from China I am hoping to see your Y haplogroup as haplogroup O or haplogroup C which are rare among Indo-European people hahaha
Hi :) What sites can I use to get this level of information? Thanks for watching :)
@@lisadventures2974 23andme is quite popular I believe. Myheritage is good as well
Thanks :)
Wow you were almost perfectly a quarter Asian.
Middle Eastern Jewish would be Mizrahi and Sephardic is From North Africa through Spain , Portugal and of those descent wherever they went because Eastern European would be Ashkenazi Jewish.
take ancestry dna test! it will give you better info and breakdown by country!!
Sorry to say, but I really can't tell that you're mix race, but I'm from the USA too so...
Your DNA results make a lot of sense if you think about the French presence in North Africa and the waves of historical invasions of the Iberian peninsula. Just because you come from a Country and have been there a generation or so doesn't mean that's where your line originated. My best friend always thought she was Russian because that's where her ancestors had lived before coming to the United States but more research confirmed they were not Russian at all but part of a close knit group of ethnic Germans that had settled in Russia for a time. This could be the same sort of scenario with your French Grandfather, he may have truly believed he was French.
The Iberian peninsula had it's celtiberian tribes then the Visigoths, a large Sephardic Jewish population and then the Moors came, Moor being a rather generic term, they were mostly Berber with some Arabic and African. the Spanish inquisition caused both Jewish and Muslim citizens to convert or hide what they were so knowledge of that ancestry may or may not have been passed to future generations.
DNA tests are good at pinpointing the broad areas your ancestors are from and matching to relatives but identifying specific nationalities not so much. That's why identical twins get different nationalities as a result with DNA tests, the raw data (their actual DNA) is identical but the interpretation is not since that depends on the mathematical formula used and the individual person doing the interpretation. I know I have ancestry from the Iberian peninsula and would love to know if I have Sephardic Jewish or Moorish ancestry but haven't taken a test yet because most of them can only in reality identify both of those groups as broadly middle eastern. I think My Heritage specializes in Jewish ancestry and they are the only ones who will make a stab at identifying Sephardic DNA specifically so of all the companies out there you picked the best one for that particular line of ancestry. Good luck in finding your ancestors.
More south European than western... or just south-west European? And your grandfather seems to have been a French Jew/Middle Eastern...hmm. If I remember correctly... Jewish father can only have a Jewish child with a Jewish female. Being Jewish goes from a woman to her children. If this is correct, it is quite possible that your grandfather did not think of himself as Jewish. Also, He could have European ancestry that a) your mother did not inherit from him and/orb) you did not get from your mother.
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oh we're biologically similar that's why I probably don't think you look mixed in my vie people close to 50% ssa are basically black because in america half black americans are around 34-44% ssa on average. Most will not be 46% black. 45% ssa to 55% is usually a black american possibly with a mixed parent or something
I think your referring to multigeneratioal mix african american s . My mom is only 50 to 60 ssa which put me at 25 percent african. .the average african american Is only 75 to 80 african. 25 to 20 european.
Idk when I look at you you look I see a black man not mixed race you're dark than me I don't think I look mixed race. Obama and halle berry don't look mixed race imo
Looks like your normal black American but then the accent...
He looks mixed you can tell he has some white in him and I can see the Asian as well
It is funny, but I am mistaken for a local everywhere I go. I travel a lot for work (outside of pandemics) and it is unbelievable the number of places where people start talking to me in local languages :D
I think that the 10.2 percent middle east means that you are part arab. Even tho Israel is a Jewish country, the natives are Arab and it found middle eastern genetics in you, otherwise if it were more Jewish dna it would've probably said Mizrahi Jewish. So your grandfather was probably not even French, most probably half Jewish and half Arab or just an arab jew.
He could be all three, too.
@@lisadventures2974 yeah possible. Maybe because he was born in france or he possibly was adopted, he just stuck to that identity
See it was your dad father who was Chinese. Do you have a Chinese last name?
I do 😉
Thought India origin.
None at all
I thought you were black.
I am, in part 😊
im jewish welcome to the family :))
Thank you 😊
Congrats brother you are a ISRAELITE And THEY ARE BLACK!!!
What is your definition of someone who is fully black? In the United States you are what you look.
Americans live in a 'black or white only' world. In many parts of the world, people have a different culture, approach and perception to race.
For example, I lived in Africa for 16 years, and I was often the victim of racism from black people, because I am mixed-race. To them, I am not black.
America is one of those places where anyone with the slightest portion of African genes is considered to be black. It is not the same everywhere and, for me, a mixed-race individual who has suffered significantly and overwhelmingly more racism from black African people than any other 'races', I can testify that not everyone outside of the USA has the same perception on race and on who is considered to be "black'.
Not Archaeological 😂🤣😂🤣
I know :D but in the heat of the moment, you get carried away :D
He doesn't look mixed race just looks like a black man with no mixture
Blasian jew🥰
You look black not mixed!!
If you say this, you must be from the USA, where what is called "black" is very different from the rest of the world where there are black people.
See my previous comment on how I was often the victim of racism in Africa, because they do not consider me as black.
Mostly look Black. We do not understand the mixed subject matter in America you are mentioning. Perhaps you live where there are fewer Blacks. Godspeed.