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From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Thu Nov 8 23:59:18 2001

I have wondered that myself. My father entered the US in 1961, when he
was twelve. My Grandparents didn't get here till 1964, However. They
came from Cuba, but there heritage goes back to Spain very quickly after
that... I don't look like a stereo typical "latino", or even a 1/2
latino. My mothers relatives have been in the US for quite a bit
longer. She is a Northern Euro/American-mutt.... German, English,
Scotch, Irish, maybe more... who knows what. Some of that side of the
family has been researched, but I don't recall specifics.... it's
written down somewhere I think. One passenger list of the MayFlower has
a family name on it, I recall. I don't know if the passenger list from
the Mayflower has been reliably nailed down or not, so it's debatable,
if I had a relative on it, I suppose.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

Chris wrote:
> You know, I have always been curious why American Indians are the only
> ones that can claim to be "true Americans" (discounting the fact that
> "American" can really refer to anyone from North, Central, or South
> America... but is commonly used to refer to those from the United States
> of America).
>
> My family has direct ancestry to settlers on some of the first ships (for
> instance, I am related to Thomas Greene, the original governor of the
> Maryland Colony). My family predates the United States, yet I have very
> little American Indian genes in me, so I am always chastised when people
> ask me what my heritage is, and I tell them "I am an American". How far
> back is one supposed to go to decide their "heritage" 100 years? 200
> years? Why stop, why not go back 1000 years, or 2000, or 10,000... heck,
> I guess we should all just say we are from Java... or should we not stop
> there.... that's it, from now on, I should tell people I am a proud
> Ameobian... or maybe just an Enzymian. :-)
>
> I stand proud... I am a good old pure bred American mutt!
>
> -chris
>
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