I’m a German Russian Nazi Jew.
Rachel Stahr Bozrah, CT This is my heritage. My maternal grandfather and father are both Pennsylvania Dutch, but my great-grandmother is where things get interesting....
Black. Cuban. Both. Are you sure?
Guinevere Thomas New Haven, CT So many times I often get the “what are you mixed with?” question. Like any Black person from the Americas,...
Yellow. Chinaman’s chance in hell. Scarred.
Fred Submitted via: WNPR Connecticut Public Radio Where We Live
Disappointed to find no African DNA.
Kathleen Wieland Norwich, CT I’m a 6th generation New Orleanian & a genealogist. My natural-blonde sister & I had always hoped to find something “interesting”...
White couple adopts four brown Brazilians.
James F. New Haven, CT A few years ago we adopted four beautiful children from Brazil. Their skin is darker than ours. We also have...
Obama: hero, not target. Who knew?
Douglas Banik Redding, CT Having come of age in the ’60s, I had great fear for Barack Obama;s safety. The fact that he is entering...
Jewish: No longer a race. Right?
Jessamyn CT My parent’s generation lost relatives in Europe for being part of the “Jewish race.” In America, they dealt with antisemitism and quotas until...
