I'm STILL Jewish?! Surprising ANCESTRY vs 23andME Results DNA 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 My REAL Filipina-American Roots

[@aubreygrahamprivate4598]

As an Ashkenazi Jew whose great-grandfather survived persecution in Europe and the Holocaust, I believe it’s important to approach the topic of Jewish identity with sensitivity. While I understand the curiosity that comes with DNA ancestry tests, it’s essential to recognize that anything below 5% DNA from a specific group is often considered unreliable by geneticists. This small percentage can be the result of random genetic overlaps, as sections of DNA from any ethnic group can be inherited by chance. Given the long history of Jewish diaspora, especially with Ashkenazim and Sephardim, it’s common for DNA tests to attribute small portions of ancestry to Jewish populations. This is, in part, a marketing strategy, as people are often intrigued by such findings and share them, which sparks further interest in the tests. Additionally, if we consider the mathematics of a 0.2% DNA match, it suggests that one of approximately 500 ancestors could have been Jewish, which makes it difficult to definitively identify oneself as "partially Jewish" based solely on such a small percentage. While it's possible that your ancestor was Jewish, the small amount of DNA makes it more likely that it’s a random match, rather than a clear indication of Jewish heritage. Jewish identity is much more than a genetic marker-it’s a deeply cultural and religious affiliation, and it's crucial to approach it with the respect it deserves.

[@TESZMillan]

@@aubreygrahamprivate4598 I am very sorry to hear about your family’s persecution. My pride in claiming the very small portion of my Jewish DNA is not meant as disrespect, and I’m sorry if it came across this way. It is meant truly as it is expressed - as awe and as pride. While I was not raised Jewish, I have close ties to those who were born and raised in this faith and in this culture. And I admire their strength and their sense of identity. Something that I feel you express as well. This is why I share how important this part of my DNA is to me.

[@aubreygrahamprivate4598]

@@TESZMillan it's not part of your DNA, you're living in self-deception

[@esoto7251]

I'm mexican, my grandmother had an ancestor who was filipino, according to the records found in one of the Spanish Missions in Baja California Península, he was born in Manila in 1730. I've been asked if I am from Tailand, Japan or Filipinas 😮 after eight generations I got some asian features, I wonder if I took the test the result is going to come with just .2% filipino but my face says may be 10% 😅

[@TESZMillan]

Thank you for sharing this really interesting information and family history. 🌟

[@Sagbotgamot]

You should take the test. It must be interesting

[@TheRanaro]

My theory: Since I saw Spain on your DNA list - it could be that you may descend from Sephardic Jews who were instrumental in establishing a Spanish presence in the Philipines.

[@TESZMillan]

That would make more sense, right? But no… Ashkenazi!

[@TheRanaro]

@@TESZMillan agreed. It could also be what is known as 'noise'. I also had .02 percent far east native American while I'm 99 percent Askenazi. Umm.. doubtful.

[@tvtalkwithavi]

A lot of Jews were force-converted to Christianity and just became mixed into the general Spanish population, so it's possible that's where it comes from. 23&me doesn't distinguish between Ashkenazi and Sephardic, or any other type of Jewish, they just call everyone Ashkenazi just FYI, so it still likely from Spain.

[@TESZMillan]

Oh wow! Thank you for this insight and information.🙏🏽

[@jorahtheandals8877]

how do you know that it was “forced”. weirdo

[@mikymike-m1j]

@@TESZMillan Bible says God sent hebrews in four corners of the world... Modern world says ashkenazi people are jewish people but in reality they only reprecent less then 1% of the world population knowing that God promise more then 4000 years ago to Abraham many children... Even in Jesus his time he mentioned jews living in Greece and acient Greece are just a mix of diffrent tribes... Maby i'm a weirdo or maby the world is living a lie... PS Ashkenazi people came from turkish nomads..

[@TESZMillan]

@@mikymike-m1j They came from Turkey?!🤯

[@stephenfisher3721]

​@@TESZMillan There was a theory that Ashkenazi Jews were not descended from the ancient Jews but from the Khazars, a Turkish people who converted to Judaism. However, DNA testing does not support this theory at all. Unfortunately, it lingers because it is used to discredit the Ashkenazic Jews descent from the ancient Jews and the Holy Land.

[@KuyaCraig]

This is so interesting! I did 23andme and it said I’m pure Ilocano from northwest Luzon. It makes sense because both my parents and their families are Ilocano from Ilocos Norte and Ilocos region. I need to do another one! Just to see if it’s the same! I’d like to speak with you at some point! Because I’m very interested to learn about our lost heritage as well. I’ve been watching Tagalog with Pat on KZbin and trying to learn Tagalog and I’m also going to Philippines this year! But again, thank you so much for sharing!!

[@TESZMillan]

Absolutely - I’m always here and would love to chat. Have you tried italki? You could find a teacher in the Philippines and do one-on-one lessons. I find it helps to have someone to interact with when doing the lessons.

[@KuyaCraig]

@@TESZMillan thank you! I’ll definitely look into italki! I’m also wanting to do something for the Filipino community on social media! Just like you said, it’s the golden age for us. It’s time for us to rise and be liberated after so many years of not being able to showcase ourselves to the world! ❤️🇵🇭

[@stephenfisher3721]

Does either DNA test suggest the time of Ashkenazic Jewish ancestry? Could it be fairly recent? According to Wikipedia: The first permanent settlement of Jews in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial years began with the arrival of three Levy brothers from Alsace-Lorraine, who were escaping the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. As entrepreneurs, their business ventures over the years included jewelry retail, a general merchandising business, and import trade in gems, pharmaceuticals, and eventually automobiles. Along with them was another notable Jew from the Alsace region, Leopold Kahn, who became president and general manager of La Estrella del Norte and Levy Hermanos, Inc. Kahn also held positions such as the French consul-general to the Philippines, and president of the French Chamber of Commerce. The opening of the Suez Canal in March 1869 provided a more direct trading route between Europe and the Philippines, allowing businesses to grow and the number of Jews in the Philippines to increase.

[@TESZMillan]

Holy moly - this is GREAT! I had no idea about this part of our history. Thank you!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@IDBTitanosaurus]

Salam cousin: Forgive me for outing you, but you look as beautiful as your mother. Thank God for that!

[@TESZMillan]

☺️ My mother is truly beautiful. Thank you.

[@Tdot6]

If you are not at least 10% of whatever, then you are kidding yourself. Sorry, 1% Jewish is a rounding error.

[@TESZMillan]

Since it showed up in my results, I’m claiming it. Now if it didn’t show up in my results and I still claimed it, THAT would be questionable. Let’s carry on, my friend. 🤗

[@latinamerican7173]

@@TESZMillan I am Jewish , and yeah! claim it !

[@TESZMillan]

Yeah!!! 🙌🏼

[@MariaE28424]

It’s not an idea nor a contract. It’s simply that you did not opt to have a Filipino passport that is why immigration deems you not Filipino. If you want to fill up forms as Filipino then get your Filipino passport. If you would not, then simply accept that you will continue filling up forms as non-Filipino. It’s your choice. At least you know that you are 93% Filipino by blood even though you choose not to have a dual citizenship.

[@TESZMillan]

I like the empowerment of your message - thank you. If I could choose for myself, I would have dual citizenship. But since the laws prevent me, I will continue to fill my forms as a “non-Filipino” knowing very well in my heart and soul that I am Filipina. 💥 ❤️ 🔥

[@latinamerican7173]

I love your place , looks nice , clean ....... OMG look at the wooden window love it more.

[@TESZMillan]

I wish it was mine! I was staying with a friend who has great taste. ☺️

[@Sagbotgamot]

Does it say how much part of you is neanderthals and how much part of you is denisovans? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Tigerbuysplants]

Stumbled upon your video because my brother said he is 0.2% ashkenazi Jewish😆😆😆 our mom’s grandfather was from Austria and our dad’s grandmother’s family from cordoba settled in ilocos/cagayan for the tabacalera - I just know I’m a scooby doo perro Tiger😆😆😆

[@TESZMillan]

Whoa! I’m like your brother’s DNA twin… kinda sorta! 🤣 Thank you for sharing this part of your family’s history. So fascinating!

[@ramonlopez3683]

0.2 isn't much at all, honestly.

[@TESZMillan]

Still more than zero.🙂

[@ramonlopez3683]

@@TESZMillan you're 100% correct. (:

[@nathanielschwartz7194]

The Spanish conquistadors were Ashkenazi Jew , you have my Ashkenazi Jew DNA in you from them

[@TESZMillan]

Exactly! It's why I plan on visiting Spain very soon. There's a lot of history there that I want to discover.

[@vgshwk]

I thought Jewish was a religion not an ethnicity.

[@TESZMillan]

I once thought the same, but it can be considered a religion, ethnicity, culture or nation.

[@stephenfisher3721]

​@@TESZMillan Christianity actively proselytizes even today. They want the whole world to become Christian. Missionaries might convert a whole group of people in one area but they are not mixed in with Christians from another area. Judaism did not believe in proselytizing. It did allow for conversion but Judaism was a very difficult and demanding religion. After Christianity took over, it was often against the law for a Christian to become a Jew and the same thing happened under Muslim rule. So for hundreds and hundreds of years Jews only married other Jews and they were usually at least distantly related. During my lifetime the situation in the United States has changed completely. The Reform Movement has changed the definition of who is a Jew and in June 2024 started to allow its Rabbinical students to marry non-Jews. When I was a child, very few Jews, even Reform Jews, married non-Jews. Today 70% of non-Orthodox American Jews are marrying non-Jews.

[@markhyman5825]

It's both.

[@TESZMillan]

@@markhyman5825 💯

[@latinamerican7173]

I can answer your Q, we are not a religion at all, we are a community . We don't need to believe in Hashem if we don't want to but we are still JEWISH.

[@blueblaze9862]

I'm half Filipina and I got a teeny tiny amount of jewish too. It comes from my filipina mom. I think that's just arab admixture in Iberian ppl. Doesn't literally mean we have "jewish" ancestry

[@TESZMillan]

However you want to see it, I’m in honor of any minuscule amount of heritage and ancestry that shows up in my life. 🌟

[@MariaE28424]

Blood is blood, can’t deny it.

[@latinamerican7173]

@@TESZMillan Honey ... thanks for sharing that feeling for us. May Hashem bless you.... Shalom!

[@jaybalao168]

Try MyHeritage test if it still Jewish.

[@TESZMillan]

‼️I should totally do that‼️ Great suggestion.

[@jaybalao168]

I will be watching out for a video on your MyHeritage results then.

[@TESZMillan]

@@jaybalao168 🤗

[@ALTAJR-07]

@@TESZMillan Dont Bother with MyHeritage!!! Dont waste your money! They just did an Update and Asians are getting 100% Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia with No Breakdowns at all. All East Asians are now all Chinese,lol. All African descended or mixed are now ALL Nigerian, Of Course, the Europeans are very Satisfied with their New Updates....FIGURES!

[@mikymike-m1j]

@@ALTAJR-07 Europeans? Its your american companies who tell this fairytail story to people.. In europe the goverments already warned the people that those dna test are fake years ago bro... We have tottaly diffrent rules here in EU... Just like you said yourself they pick and choose and every few years you come from another country.. Real scientist/historians knows its a difficult topic to learn/understand and it takes many years more then a lifetime if you ask me.. But with AI maby in near future many things will come to light..

[@ixijackixi]

time to drop the Filipino flag and put of the Spanish flag

[@TESZMillan]

Why would I drop the Filipino flag when I am mostly Filipino?

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

Why because she has.02,% Not even 1% of Jewish please put up the Spanish flag😂😂😂😂😂😂 filipinos delusional 😅😅😅

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

Please 😂😂😂

[@Jprager]

What kinda dumb comment is this? Lol😂

[@deckiedeckie]

There is not such a thing as Basque.....other than ethnically!!

[@TESZMillan]

Doesn’t that mean it’s “a thing”?

[@Sagbotgamot]

And there is no such thing as filipino blood either. By being a filipino means a citizen of the Philippines. 90% of filipinos are of malay race or austronesians whose blood relatives starts from Taiwan, southeastern China down to Indonesia, Malaysia to as far as Madagascar to the West and the pacific islands to the east.

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

Lady you dont even know how to pronounce your last name

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

I have 60% Spanish so should I consider myself the queen of Spain 😅😅😅😅

[@TESZMillan]

How do you propose I say MY last name, your highness? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

@@TESZMillan is pronounced Millan

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

Like two Ls make Jay sound in Spanish

[@marthagonzalez-l3l]

@@TESZMillan google how people pronounce your last name correctly

[@esoto7251]

I'm mexican, my grandmother had an ancestor who was filipino, according to the records found in one of the Spanish Missions in Baja California Península, he was born in Manila in 1730. I've been asked if I am from Tailand, Japan or Filipinas 😮 after eight generations I got some asian features, I wonder if I took the test the result is going to come with just .2% filipino but my face says may be 10% 😅

[@TESZMillan]

I’m also curious to know what your results would be!

[@Literallyandfiguratively]

Both of my parents are mostly brown Filipinos facial features hints of little Chinese and Euro features. I have a very pointy Spanish nose, tanned olive skin and cleft chin which are chiefly caucasian features. My sister came out with light brown /hazel eyes. people say we look like Filipino mestizo but I don't think I am that. My youngest sister looks more Filipino/ Vietnamese .

[@TESZMillan]

@@Literallyandfiguratively Have you considered doing a test to find out?

[@Literallyandfiguratively]

@@TESZMillan yes. I've been watching stories like yours and waiting for the genetic data to be big enough.

[@TESZMillan]

@@Literallyandfiguratively I spoke with a scientist friend about the data that determines our results, and it really depends on what databases they have access to. So even if the general pool of genetic data gets bigger, it’s no guarantee that 23andMe or Ancestry.com have access to all the information. If you’re curious, I encourage you to just do it. ⭐️