Why do I look Asian? Mexican DNA test results reveal

[@nikot4410]

As a native Siberian I enjoyed watching your video. You’re beautiful inside and out. To all native people of North and South America, Siberia, Mongolia, Central Asia = we’re all blood related ❤️

[@tinadraper9143]

We all have Mongolian birthmark, greetings from Cheyenne nation.

[@satanshameer690]

You can include east Asians, southeast Asians, Polynesians, micronesians as well if you want. They also have eastern Eurasian ancestry

[@momonamafg1917]

There were 2 migrations the Inuit and the mongool ppl are the same not the ones in the south

[@forextrader6246]

You bastard what about the other Asians?

[@MJ-hg1mk]

@@forextrader6246 🤣

[@ninacarranza5189]

because Natives are the first Americans who moved from Asia a long time ago

[@mariomario-ih6mn]

How did you comment 12 hours ago

[@ninacarranza5189]

@@mariomario-ih6mn im smart

[@ninacarranza5189]

@@non-indexed2896 because his last name is Castro 😅😂😭 and white people hate him :'(

[@ijustneedmyself]

@@non-indexed2896 Lol. That's what I'm trying to find out. I'm genuinely confused.

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

That's true They came from the Altai region in Central Asia,look at my grandmother on profile picture, she was Salvadoran

[@mexicaqueen5035]

Your result is so beautiful! I didn’t realize such a pure bloodline still existed among our tribe. There is so much mixture. I got 76% and thought that was pretty good. But I have a lot other mixture too. Yours is amazing!! Yes, I’m jealous! Love you girl!!!

[@55CINCO55]

There are millions with no Spanish DNA

[@rockn4798]

The Yucatan is overwhelmingly native, 30% of the population still speak native languages. The other 50 to 60% have no European but speak Spanish.

[@rusellgonzalez3564]

I've calculated my dna ancestry, and did find out that i'm 12.5% corean; 44.075% european and the rest of me is 43.425% mesoamerican. What a genetical mess.

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

46% for me. Including 27% British Isles. That was a shocker to me. I'm a rice and beans guy.

[@rusellgonzalez3564]

@@dontworrybehappy8080 XD

[@RobSmithSporty]

You could definitely pass as a Filipina, but whatever your genetic makeup, you are stunningly gorgeous, and your husband is very fortunate to have you in his life!

[@mon-in4vk]

even her accent sounds filipino

[@deboraballes9044]

And you will have beauty insurance as you get older....you look like you are of those blessed skin that gets very few wrinkles 😉😂

[@kylezmcgee455]

I was thinking she looked and sounded Filipina, went straight to the comments

[@LCdaniel5]

i saw somewhere that it say that filipinos are mexicans , when the spainiars went to filipines they took aztec ect and some stayed there

[@neutronneuron5582]

@@deboraballes9044 mmmhmmm 😊

[@fgialcgorge7392]

You are the most indigenous person I've seen so far from Mexico. Crazy. Awesome results.

[@adrian_21055]

@Michelle nah not really

[@cookiemonsta3350]

Not really she is just Mexican

[@Cosmicfraud3209]

Parece peruana

[@LeticiaRamirezMartinez-gk4sj]

Then you haven’t really seen people from Mexico

[@fgialcgorge7392]

I definitely have...

[@arowen4360]

Everyone from the Americas came from Asia. These results are kind of amazing actually. You can track the movement of your people from Asia through Canada all the way down the Americas this is awesome!

[@Arcoriris26]

No. Many people are more descended from Spaniards.

[@misterhill5598]

MesoAmerican = native American All native American on the America conitinent came from a single gene pool from about 26,000 to 35,000 years ago. They share the same gene as Asian from North Asia, such as Siberia, Mongolia, Northern China, some from middle Asia and East Asia region. In other words Native Americans are Asians. The migration from Asia continent to America continent was a slow process over thousands of years. There are some subtle differences to their look but they are all Asian. Similar story with Philippines and Indonesia. Mexicans who have native American blood are basically Asians who live on the America conitent. Mexicans and Asians are blood relative.

[@adrian_21055]

@@misterhill5598 dude 35000 years ago?! Get a grip thats an fn long time ago. Might as well say were all africans, monkeys, or humans 😆

[@ericamorales8726]

@@Arcoriris26 not true I’ve seen plenty of dna results their indigenous dna is more compared to having Spain

[@Arcoriris26]

@@ericamorales8726 where have you seen that?

[@petrab743]

People think I look asian too but I'm latina. Latinos don't have a look despite the stereotypes people put on us. Your DNA results were incredible, you are a treasure!

[@footballfan5462]

Technically Native Americans are Asian.

[@chibiromano5631]

You're not Latina tho. Latinas are literally people from Italy .80% of Mexicans have C2, B2 and D1 haplogroup in them, this would explain you're asian eyes not the 'Latin' European side. The Latino brand or label is a tribute to the persistence and continued potency of the Roman Empire's enduring legacy.. are you proud to be Roman-Italian? I'm proud to be Mexican first and not term pushed for me by Kissinger. Mexicans have C-Haplogroup which is from South east and Northeast asia. We also have B2 from Altiac from the Euro-asiatic regions of Russia. Some Mexicans like the Mixtec and Otomi and the Andean Peruvians carry D1 Haplogroup, this one is razy beause it's related to the JAPANESE Ainu. Kennewick man in Seattle was found and confirmed to be AINU Japanese and he was dated back to 6000BC , this would explain so many similiarities between Edo Mex Mexicans and Japanese ; our words, color theories, proverbs- dichos, foods etc. Some of our Nahuatl-Otomi words are also found in Russia through the Ket influence like Xochtli; Sochi Chiquitle. Theres also the Dene Caucasian(Uto-Aztecan) hypothesis that confirms this. You're only Latino/a if 80% of your features are strongly western european- meaning at least one parents(grand parent) hails from W.Europe. So if you're from Monterrey then yea you're a Latina but you will not hae Asiatic features like the Mexicans in Edo Mex. The majority of White Mexicans thats ancestry is from Iberia actually came from the 1930s under the migration of Franco. Vicente Fox, Gael Garcia Bernal all those novela stars; their grandparents were 1st generation Mexicans that arrived to Mexico in the 30s. But none of them have that 'Asian'/'Chino' look. Diaz Ordaz(President of Mexico during Tlateloclo masscare) is descended from Bernal Diaz and is also related to Porfiorio Diaz. None of them have the Chino look. Ana Gabriel is also half Chinese & Native and she passes for Otomi (Pre-Nahautl-Native Central Mexicans) and Lakota. .. Ana Gabriel looks Chinese. Lila Downs is half Mixtec-Native and half English but she doesn't carry the 'chino' look, instead she looks more Indian-hindi. Which proves that Otomi and Nahautl peoples are a descendant of the North East Eurasians and South East Asians. I've also found that first names in French Polyesia have similar Nahautl-Otomi names like Tepito, Tetuanui , . So the Austronesian link also exists. It's only the Americans with deep roots in Turtle Island that do.

[@wenkexing9328]

@@chibiromano5631 well said!!! 👏👏👏

[@petrab743]

@@chibiromano5631 I'm Latin American.. Happy now?

[@ulical]

@@chibiromano5631 AMLO falls into that category as well. His mother is the daughter of Spanish immigrants and his father was a mestizo from Tabasco.

[@catherinehubbard1167]

I wonder if the small amount of Inuit and “Asian” DNA came from older ancestors who crossed the Ice Age land bridge from Asia into what is now Alaska. I know investigators of human migrations found common markers shared between a modern population of indigenous people in northeast Asia and the Inuit on the other side of what used to be the land bridge.

[@deductivereasoning4257]

You're getting warmer. The problem is DNA is proof massive changes don't take millions of years - actual observations in other species (mammals and insects) shows major mutations can take place in 7 generations...

[@sarahpiaggio2693]

The DNA tests we buy aren't a fraction as sensitive as the tests that investigators have to use for migration research, so the test this lady did is unlikely to be sensitive enough to pick up the markers to say what happened thousands of years ago. Also, when you have a small percentage like 1 or 2% this is considered a trace amount and usually the company comes back after a few months to say that actually that nationality isn't in your dna after all.... Which doesn't mean that those migrations didn't happen, of course, just that this home dna test isn't evidence of it.

[@Ernesto-i3t]

Funny. Years ago I brought up the correlation to Chinese people while in China. They smiled and scuffed at my suggestion unveilievingly.

[@GS-wz1ud]

There probably is some connection. I'm Polynesian and we came through Taiwan and are spread out through the Pacific. I look more Mexican than her, and I don't have any connection in the america's.

[@angelaj8958]

@@Ernesto-i3t years ago, I read an article in a major mag, maybe Smithsonian or something, that did DNA on a north American indigenous people, sorry I cannot remember which one, and their DNA was exactly the same as a particular area of China. One of the tribe members even traveled to that area of China, and the first hour he was there, he saw an old woman in the street who looked exactly like his grandmother, same mannerisms and all.

[@krystal6137]

I’ve only met one other person that was genetically indigenous, from Peru and was Incan with no trace of Spanish ancestry. Very fascinating! I also think you look very much like my beautiful friend from Honduras so the indigenous genes may be strong in her as well.

[@choco.es.unlimited]

It's a fallacy that everybody is mixed with Spanish in Latin America.

[@Cosmicfraud3209]

​@@choco.es.unlimitedIberian men were so horny lol😂

[@LaKarencitaMX]

If you haven't watched the video, leave your guesses here and let's see if you guessed correctly If you liked this video, you might enjoy my follow-up about racism in Mexico. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLaooaAqL12mNE

[@arturoalbino2610]

Pues no hubo sorpresa para losq somos de México... todos tenemos sagre nativa y europea

[@mariomario-ih6mn]

Ok

[@kita3256]

I think you are European and indigenous. That gives you the “Asian” look. That’s my guess. My husband is from Sinaloa and he looks thai, but his results came back native indigenous and European 🙂

[@prime8nate]

Norwegian

[@mariomario-ih6mn]

@@prime8nate ?

[@globalman2]

I am not surprised. I know people in Peru (Quechuas who are on the Altiplano) who look like you. Very cool

[@arturoalbino2610]

Nel...ya quisieran

[@GhostSal]

I think she is extremely attractive with an engaging and welcoming personality. So if you know a place where there are more women like her, don’t hold back tell us where specifically that is?

[@melis6294]

I'm Peruvian and many people look like her. Some have more Spanish than others but lots of people look like more or so like her.

[@chibiromano5631]

I think she might be Otomi or Mazahua mixed with Mixtec. Mazahuas are confirmed to have a Colombian and Peruvian origin. They also have a similiarity to people of NEPAL via the D1 haplogroup.

[@edithespinoza6225]

Hahahaha

[@CozyGameCat]

I think it’s so awesome that you’re 100% indigenous! Your family has really built your area into what it is today. I am proud to have my people be in my area since the 1600s but I was disappointed my parents’ DNA tests didn’t show any Native American - all Northern European :(

[@odinoky5814]

Why disappointed!

[@sicilianr1]

Nobody is native to North America 😂🤣

[@mishterkhalid3117]

you are disappointed about your ancestry? thats a bit racist dont you think

[@robwebnoid5763]

@@sicilianr1... Nobody is native to anywhere except Africa.

[@mellowenigma8862]

You should be proud. You hit the genetic jackpot. Only about 8% of people in the world are white. We are the rarest race on the planet right now.

[@travellingaccordian]

I think 1.1% is considered a trace result. Could very easily be a misreading. Only way to make sure is to get other people in your family to test! But these DNA companies very often group Asian and Native American together because of our genetic similarities (due to the way early people migrated) so it makes sense why you got that number :)

[@marmar90000]

Yes - The trace amounts of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Inuit is very likely DNA picked up from Indigenous Americans' ancestral journey from Asia to the Americas through the Bering Strait. 23 and Me connects these two peoples through a category they call "Broadly East Asian & Indigenous American".

[@jmikdc728]

Karencita I must confess that I’m a little jealous of your results, I’m only 75% native. Congratulations you are a prime example of the beauty and brains of our Native American women!

[@ulical]

She's not Native American...that's a term coined to describe the indigenous people of the United States, which she is most definitely not. You can call her indigenous, aboriginal, etc...but not Native American.

[@nazariol01]

@@ulical The term Native American, is for all indigenous people in the Americas, not only the United States.

[@nazariol01]

@@ulical also indigenous people before colonisation didn’t have these borders lol you could find the same native groups in Mexico and the US or US and Canada.

[@jmikdc728]

@@ulical The name of the continent is America! North, Central and South so any person native to this continent is a Native American.

[@SquidProQuo80]

@@ulical She is entirely Native American... you just don't understanding the meanings of words.

[@Lucas-cf6kx]

As a brown Brazilian I've always get mistaken with South Asian and sometimes people try to tell me I'm mixed with filipino,being latino is a big struggle because people can't understand we have our own roots and origins,even many latinos themselves can't tell what are they,consequences of the conquistadors...🤦🏽‍♂️ Anyways great video and stunning results😯

[@sansnom1606]

What you mean your own root, you mean cultur? Cos all Asia and South American,Indigenous American,North Russia are all from the same root.

[@V.E.R.O.]

I also get confused with Filipino as a result many of my good friends have been Filipino.

[@billybob-vy4sw]

I know the Lucas the ignorance is astounding

[@Yourmombih]

That is so true and it’s crazy smh .. like I’m full Mexican and look at my skin ! lol I didn’t get that beautiful brown skin but it is crazy how we look so different and it goes way back too why

[@albertorojas97]

Qué orgullo que tengas el 96% de sangre indígena, tus antepasados de cientos de generaciones descansan en estas tierras y eso te da una pertenencia hermosa a su legado cultural. Además eres una verdadera princesa, belleza de nuestro continente.

[@ulical]

No creo que leiste los resultados bien. Yo diria que ella es casi 100 por ciento indigena si no lo es por completo.

[@albertorojas97]

@@ulical Tienes toda la razón, ya sumando los porcentajes de otras etnias del continente, da 98.8% Es increíble esta chica, ojalá y todos pudiéramos tener nuestro análisis de ADN para aprender sobre nuestros antepasados. Saludos.

[@efimeraexistencia.enunpequ9663]

Y tomando en cuenta que muchas migraciones de los primeros habitantes de América llegaron de distintas partes de Asia... Bien podría ser que su herencia asiática provenga de siglos atrás...

[@albertorojas97]

@@efimeraexistencia.enunpequ9663 Sí, es muy probable

[@terroralabruja]

See you are contradicting yourself when you say that the population of mexico was 25% Negra. you would not be 96% Amerindian. I'm Zapotec Amerindiam and Tarahumara.

[@olivieraeschlimann2547]

For sure you are a Tolteca Princess

[@LaKarencitaMX]

This is so nice 😍 Thank you!

[@reflexboxer2ndlt807]

No. She has Vietnamese

[@DRTATTOOSTUDIO]

100% agree 👍

[@ricardonunez2204]

@@reflexboxer2ndlt807 So are you 100% sure that the original Toltecas didn't have any Vietnamese blood?

[@wendycooper9571]

I thought she looked like a princess. Very noble face.

[@hannah3250]

My mother is “Mexican American “, but she looks very Asian. In fact, she receives a lot of comments like you! My dad is white. My DNA shows Almost 20% indigenous, 22 Spanish and 24 Scottish. My great grandparents on my mothers side were all born in Mexico. Anyway, I wish I knew more about her family. Her father is the biggest mystery. The church the held his birth record burned. Very awesome you know you your family history!

[@lazarohernandez8399]

What about the other 34%?

[@The0ldboy]

Mexican American, but they are already Americans. America is a continent, friends, be careful with your words because in reality they are planting small seeds in your brain that by association end up convincing you that America is the USA and the rest are just accidental homeless people.

[@leilareggie1826]

Good you used two companies. I did not realize their testing was so diverse. As a person who is half Lebanese and half western European mix I appreciate your diversity. Keep up the good work in educating people that the purists are few and far between.

[@octavia7408]

Basal East Asian, the shared ancestors of everyone who came out of Asia or Eurasia, that's probably where you got the Asian Gene. You really do look Southeast Asian, hehe, it's fascinating. I'm Filipina and my friend told me I look like his Guatemalan friend. :D

[@wailingalen]

You are a Mayan Princess 🥰 You could definitely pass as Vietnamese woman, you remind me of some Vietnamese singers. I'm so glad you got to do the dna test! I am Vietnamese American but people have told me I look mixed, so I want to find out and take the test!! If your nana told you that you have a great grandparent that is Japanese, that could account for the 1.5% Asian that your test gave. 😇 You are so beautiful inside and out!! Your content is so refreshing to watch!!! 🙏 Thank You!!

[@hayabusa1329]

You can pass as half white

[@yoda8192]

Nah she looks Polynesian or even Indian (from india)

[@Nubianette]

Everyone I’ve seen who has Native American ancestry, ends up with that small percentage of Asian. I think it’s still connected to the origins of Native Americans. We also had 1% Asian. Over time, it came back Filipino. I doubt this, and wonder if it’s because a lot of my cousins have taken the test, and they’re actually partially Filipino from their other side. The small percentages are up to the company’s interpretation of the data.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I think you're probably right. It's very interesting!

[@Night_Dragon11]

It happens the other way around too, Asian people get a small percentage of Native American, especially the Mongolians. If we consider that Ancestral Native American (Mesoamerican and South American) was 60% East Asian and 40% Ancient North Eurasian (a dissipated ancient European population that lived in Siberia), then the average Hispanic person really is about 20-30% East Asian and considering this girl is almost entirely Native, she will likely be 50-60% East Asian ancestry.

[@jiffyyoyo6253]

The so-called:" Native American" are Siberian Russians, Mongolians, and Asians that migrated to the Americas 20,000, 15,000, 10,000, and 5,000 years ago. These people mixed and created other groups of people constantly mixing up to the present time. Filipinos are mixed with Asians, Spanish, and Africans. Same with Hawaiians. and the Pacific Islands.

[@cosmicHalArizona]

Correct

[@robertopacheco2943]

@@jiffyyoyo6253 Could you provide me with some literature were you read this data? I am a mexican and I like to know all of it by the facts.

[@indigenouspodcast2257]

Wow, mostly Native/Indigenous DNA. Beautiful results and great video! We got something similar with our DNA videos too!

[@kimwold]

Wow, I really thought pure indigenous people were darker, we're looking at an authentic native American, la neta me da gusto ver porque siempre ando buscando fotos de los originales, y es difícil saber si están mezclados o no, pero tu eres 100% nativa

[@jdub4k]

yea but those pure indigenous people were in the sun 24/7 she’s definitely not

[@wednesdayschild3627]

No, some have light color skin.

[@JustChillingOnTattoine]

Hungarians come from Asia too, it could be matching you up with that 1% asian ancestry before the migration to the americas. Your first result showed Vietnam and China. Now, some modern hungarians share mitocondrial dna with certain chinese and vietnamese enthnic groups because of our asian origin, this could be reason why true ancestry matches you up with hungarian samples. True ancestry focuses on European ancestry (it is a swiss site), it isn't the best for Asia.

[@skellagyook]

Hungarians speak a language that came from Asia (having come with the Magyars, who were Uralic/Ugric-speaking) but genetically they are mostly European (though many do have traces of Asian DNA). But the Huns were Asian/significantly Asian and were likely an Altaic/Turkic-speaking ethnicity originally from east central Asia.

[@TheQsanity]

@@skellagyook i watched a video on this. A group of south east Asians speak the same language or have the same lingo roots as Hungary or some other eastern Europeans. The language stayed in EU, but not the people.

[@skellagyook]

@@TheQsanity I don't think any southeast Asian group speaks a Uralic language (like Hungarian is).

[@discontinuuity]

@@skellagyook There's also a Siberian language related to some Native American languages: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn6WiZyEnJuraK8

[@skellagyook]

@@discontinuuity Yes. I know. Ket. It's related to the NaDene (and Nde generally) languages in North America.

[@coconutmix]

I think long long time ago the mayans or Aztecs or native Americans came from Asia. Indonesians, Malaysians, and Polynesians were sea travelers and would settle to different places. Most Filipinos have Malaysian & Indonesian ancestry. DNA testers only match samples with which area or country have more similarities.

[@kireinadesune2607]

Most Indonesian is Austroasiatics please learning abouth histories , Dna and Culture ..Indonesian they Austronesian is Part with Filipina/Malays/ Polynesian because Language is vey close

[@coconutmix]

@@kireinadesune2607 , a lot of Indonesians and Malaysians came to the Philippines and settled there before the Spanish colonization. The native Filipinos actually are the Aetas and they look more like short Africans with darker skin and kinky hair. Pacific Islanders were seafarers by nature and they traveled from Asia to the Americas.

[@stedgar369]

@@coconutmix Haida, on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, traded with the Maori for hundreds of years before Europeans arrived.

[@coconutmix]

@@stedgar369 , Polynesians were traveling by sea around the world since 300 BC as evidence of their ancient artifacts were found. Some American natives were most likely breeding with European traders back then since most of them now have larger noses and taller statuettes but with south Asian skin color and facial features. That's just my theory.

[@tagbarzeev4850]

There was a land bridge between the Artic part of Russian Asia and what is now Alaska and the .As glaciers shrank during warming periods people went across these land bridges.This warming and cooling happened several times 10k -12 years ago.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I never expected the response that this video received 😳 Do I REGRET my DNA test results reveal? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4bMaKOKlN94b5Y

[@johnholzhey8149]

It makes a lot of sense that your genes overlap with those further south and even Asian. We know the New World populations came across the land bridge, and possibly by boat later on. It proves the saying that we are all related on one level or another.

[@starrynight1657]

I don't think DNA tests go back as far as that. Of course we all came from Africa according to science now.

[@tonytone5300]

@@starrynight1657 they do, most of asia belongs a,b,c,d and m for india

[@Sufi_Shadow_Bunny]

@@starrynight1657 you would be surprised. Some of the oldest tribes on earth carry specific dna crucial when comparing to us. The y gene is also extremely old as it is a direct copy but mutations affect the y. Neanderthal dna in humans are being studied.

[@starrynight1657]

@@Sufi_Shadow_Bunny The mitochondrial DNA seems to go back further, though not all companies do that.

[@xolotlmexihcah4671]

@@starrynight1657 The statement that "we all came from Africa" doesn't really mean anything, especially when you take into account that the current indigenous Americans and Eurasians, owe their genetics, physical features and cultural traits not only to one single human species (homo sapiens, Africa) but to other human species that were native to Eurasia like the _homo neanderthalensis,_ which was a human species that naturally had fair skin and ultimately evolved, merged and inhabited in Eurasia, not Africa. But yeah, if you want to go even further than that Afrocentrist theory, you could also say that we all came from the sea.

[@anonamous6968]

There is a belief that native Americans migrated from Siberia across the Bering land bridge many many years ago. They are distant descendants of Asia. If you look at pictures of native Americans from a hundred plus years ago, they do look Asian. Also, DNA has been traced back. A woman known as Kolyma1, who lived in northeastern Siberia about 10,000 years ago, shares about two-thirds of her genome with living Native Americans.

[@reservoirdog1]

This is pretty much he correct answer, we know from fossils of ancient Siberian’s migrating thru Beringia. Hence the epicanthic folds and dark skin as an ancestral trait.

[@MsMRkv]

Native Americans came in different waves. The Inuits came in last and are related to East Asians. But andeans and other groups have inhabited the region since at least 18500 thousand years, and it's weird that the oldest settlement in the Americas is in Chile and not in north America. 20 thousand years ago our planet was in the middle of an ice age, and temperatures around the poles were extremely cold, and even now they are frozen wastelands and harsh on human life, so the hypothesis that humans actually crossed the Bering land bridge is falling out of favor. Most likely they rafted all the way there following the coast line. Also at least one third of native Americans DNA traces back to Western Europe, according to this study.

[@aleyssa.dancer]

All ya'll are white

[@anonamous6968]

@@aleyssa.dancer She is the topic of discussion here. She asked the question "why do I look Asian?" It is possible that her ancient ancestors were Asian. I am not the topic of discussion but, I like a lot of people, am from a number of continents and countries. Not that this is relevant to the question asked by the originator of the video. Perhaps we should focus on her and her question.

[@timbrown6629]

@@aleyssa.dancer They used to be until Nixon got into office. When he was president the classification system began to change and people of Hispanic and Latin American heritages were no longer viewed as "white", which is stupid because many of them are definitely white in appearance. These days the classification system is really more of a cultural thing than a genetic classification.

[@KimAhrina11]

Native/indigenous Austronesian people look like some of native/indigenous hispa/Latin people especially facial wise. You look so Austronesian or Austro-asiatik. My mom's friend from Indonesia really looks like you.

[@robertreyes6719]

Yes, with due respect at first glance you look Asian just like me a Filipino. Asian pride we are not alone in this world. They everywhere. 🇵🇭 ^.^

[@islandbee]

I can't tell you how much I think she really looks like a Filipina. She also has an accent and voice that makes herself look more Filipina.

[@michelleg7]

She is pure indigenous 🥰 and sometimes it shows as asian

[@michaelangelo789]

Even though Spain are pussies today they did colonize a lot of people/land. That’s probably why she looks Asian.

[@kikoeamedina3846]

@@michaelangelo789 You must be from one of those "tough" countries that was just forced to retreat out of Afghanistan lmaoo .And your comment about asians and Spain doesn't make any sense

[@eded3827]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6TEZpZnpZuUeZI

[@detectivebrown6211]

Karen! Sabía que eras casi completamente 100% Mexicana nativo Americana y nada mas! Que orgullo!!!

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Siii!! Le atinaste. Es una pena que no sé ningún idioma indígena

[@margaritakleinman5701]

@@LaKarencitaMX Pero puedes aprender! Hay mucha gente hoy en dia que hablan nahuatl, maya, zapoteco, etc. Tengo una amiga oaxaqueña aqui en E.U. que habla y enseña el zapoteco. Yo aprendi unas canciones en nahuatl, son muy bonitas. Disfrute mucho tu video:)

[@LaKarencitaMX]

​@@margaritakleinman5701 Me gustaría aprender más sobre esas culturas y los idiomas y también documentarlos en mis videos. Podría ser un tema delicado pero espero que se dé la oportunidad en algún momento. Gracias por ver el video!

[@margaritakleinman5701]

@@LaKarencitaMX De nada Karencita, me gustan mucho tus videos:) Ojala que en el futuro puedas investigar y aprender mas sobre las ricas culturas indigenas de Mexico.

[@Ayazidas]

La categoria "Mesoamericano e Andino" no refiere a los indígenas puros, sino a los mestizos, o sea, al mexicano o peruano promedio, ya que MyHeritage aparentemente utiliza a los mestizos como su población de referencia. Es probable que esta muchacha tenga más genes indígenas que españoles, pero no es tan "pura" como muestran estos resultados. Ella debería hacer la prueba de ADN con 23andMe o AncestryDNA, ya que los algoritmos de estas empresas distinguen mucho mejor el componente indígena, europeo y africano.

[@carolannsuniga3766]

This was so interesting, thank you for sharing your DNA results. I did my DNA test and I 'm trying to learn more.

[@oshisantosprado5414]

I'm Mexican too and I'm about sending my MyHeritage test too! I'm very excited and expectating about my results. For my physical characteristics I predict that my results will include Mesoamerican, European, Middle East and maybe sparks of African and Asian gens. I'll share with you my results here to see if I was right. Regards from Mexico City!

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Yes. Share your results when you have them

[@oshisantosprado5414]

@@LaKarencitaMX yeh! Sure I will! 😊🌷

[@BantuKing99]

@@oshisantosprado5414 what’s the results?

[@areyouok6322]

@@BantuKing99 55% indigenous 20% irish 25% iberian

[@xviphoenix69]

You look like your European genes are strong. You are most likely mestizo. 50/50 Spanish/Amerindian.

[@ranger0209]

People fail to realize that most Mexican people are native Americans. And no not all are Aztec and Mayan decent. Before Europeans came to the Americas tribes roamed freely from what is now Canada, USA and Mexico.

[@mrsalwaysrightforever6283]

I know there where many other tribes as well I’m Mexican from central Mexico I really want to do one of this DNA test

[@anamericanfriend2367]

Did you know there is a theory than eastern tribes have ancestors from Europe? The idea was that during the last ice age an ice bridge also formed between Europe and North America. The eastern tribes don't look as "Asian."

[@ranger0209]

@@anamericanfriend2367 I am sure a DNA test could clear that up. They have gotten pretty accurate with them.

[@gsxss3741]

@ranger0209 Spot on

[@ranger0209]

@@gsxss3741 the problem with the way of thinking at least in the US is they classify Mexicans as white and refuse to accept Mexicans as Native American even though the majority of Mexicans are not whites. It’s like saying you are from the USA therefore you are all white now. Regardless of how you look you will all now be classified as white. Makes no sense.

[@jimbayler4277]

In addition to your physical appearance (very Filipino), your mannerisms, way of speaking, and your accent is very Filipino. I don't know how you did it but, if you could speak Tagalog or one of the other Filipino dialects, no one would question you for a minute !! I have much exposure to Filipinos. In one of my jobs, of 50 people, I was the only one not Filipino. Most of my friends in College were also Filipino. You would fool me !! DNA tests: Most companies only test certain/small sections of you genome. That is why you can get different results from different companies. There will be variances. Because of the way genetics work, you could still be part Japanese, but your ancestor's genes were not dominant.

[@kellylynch2428]

Thank you for your videos! I love how thoughtful, authentic and honest you are. I think you are a descendant of Toltec royalty. You are beautiful, intelligent and caring. Keep up the great videos. I enjoy learning new things from you.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi 👋how are you doing?

[@armandoanley4740]

Congratulations!! I wish I was 100% Native American, just like you!! Nothing makes me more proud than my indigenous side! I love it! I was very confident that at least 60-70 % you were indigenous. I need to take that test, but I'm sure I have more mixture with europeans, even though my features are very mestizo, which I love.

[@fazefaze5535]

Seems like your not very proud of your other side lol

[@GarlicToast]

I am so interested in your family's story of your Japanese ancestor...I assume families do not intentionally lie. My grandmother was also mistaken about her ancestor, so I have always been curious who told her about our mythical ancestor and why. Maybe they just did not know but got asked a lot until finally they just start to claim it.

[@alphapapahern]

I definitely get where you're coming from. I've been told I look Asian all my life. I'm at the point I can easily tell when someone is trying to "figure me out". I've even had people argue with me that I HAD TO HAVE SOME Asian in me, even to the point where they go as far back to when the land bridge existed connecting Russia and the Alaska. And they tell me I'm Asian because Asians crossed that land bridge. I will definitely get my DNA test done. I'm very curious now. I will say, because of your stature and your accent, I can see how some may say you're Filipino, especially where you say your "F"s. Regardless what the DNA tests say, you're a very beautiful LATINA. Where it proudly.

[@asturiasceltic3183]

Mexican Indians seem more related to South East Asians than North Asians according to tests

[@johnpaulrico2981]

Thank You For Sharing Your DNA Ancestry Test! You are Almost 100% Indigenous People Wow that Nice!! Dont Worry @La Karencita Pilipino Still Love you No Matter What Ethnicity You Have 😘😍❤🇵🇭

[@LaKarencitaMX]

And I'd love to visit the Phillipines. I like the idea of making a video comparing both countries.

[@johnpaulrico2981]

@@LaKarencitaMX yes Queen!!! 👑👑👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I'm More Excited About That. 😍😘😍😘

[@telltruth7027]

@@LaKarencitaMX Please don't make a video Filipinos think they are not Asians and are confused already. Filipinos are also close to full Indigenous Austronesian.

[@rhodalague7474]

@@telltruth7027 latin american considered bro

[@telltruth7027]

@@rhodalague7474 NOPE. You have to be from Latin America to be Latin American/Latino/a. Not from Asia. Filipinos are from Southeast Asia!

[@GodsChildrenOnEarth]

I’m Mexican and I’m 49%/Native American. I’m also 38% European ( mostly from Southern Europe) with 20% specifically from Spain and 1% British/Irish. I’m the definition of Mexica (mixed) ie. Mexican! I also have 3% Ashkenazi Jew and 6% African as well as 1% Coptic Egyptian and another 1% Saudi Arabian/Middle Eastern, which tells me my father’s family was Spanish that mixed with the Northern Africans/Arabs (Arabs thinks my dad is Arab). Digging deeper, my father’s Arab side came from around Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Georgia area. Then I also have about 2% Northern Russia and 1% Chinese Southeast Asian. So part of my family ancestors crossed the Bearing Strait and thus I have the Native/Indigenous American genes.

[@yeox95]

Wow 🤩 You’re native to the continent that’s something to be very proud of, saluditos 😁😃

[@Pnoydoc8]

From 1565 to 1815 (250 years) Spain ruled their Philippine colony through Mexico due to the shorter distance across the Pacific Ocean. Large sailing ships called galleons carried trading goods between Manila and Acapulco. Many Filipinos made their way to Mexico as sailors; fishermen and skilled craftsmen and established small Filipino communities along the Pacific coast. I bet a genomic map around Acapulco would reveal foci of Austronesian ancestry.

[@colectivoanti-mitodelprogreso]

Before 1565 more than 20 thousand years ago, melanesian and polinesian nations sailed into the pacific coasts settling many cultures in what now called "Acapulco" . Spaniard influence is not relevant.

[@historysmysteriesunveiled8043]

@@colectivoanti-mitodelprogreso Proof?

[@mariloutangon8526]

Yes very true

[@DiemNguyen-ln7lh]

I always wonder why filipinos look like mexicans

[@Mr713mexican]

Also in Acapulco and surrounding coast are the descendants of Africans. So you have a hood mix of Filipino, African, native, and European. That’s why I love the look that Guerrerenses have! I’m from Guerrero too.

[@anielrivera7977]

my wife is filipina and i am puerto rican born and raised in new york when someone has indio mixed with spanish blood you will get that filipinos and mexicans look similar because of those mixes , some and not all

[@Cosmicfraud3209]

Filipinos have Iberian dna😮

[@ivettemckenzie1646]

Wow! Very cool results!! Also, my great grandfather was 100% Otomí from Xótchitlan de las Flores! It's very close to Tula.

[@Zarugoza5969]

I think it's important to know that when taking a DNA test, it is YOUR DNA. I know that sounds obvious, but it means that sometimes it won't show your whole ancestry. You know, since you get half of your DNA from your biological mom and half from your biological dad. So some information of your ancestry would get lost. So you can be fully Indigenous but your mom or dad might have some outsider DNA that didn't make it into you

[@lucylu530]

You are correct

[@GregGarciaHouse]

No, el ADN MITOCONDRIAL solo pasa de mujer a mujer y se puede rastrear perfectamente el linaje etnico.

[@DM-1111]

@@GregGarciaHouse what about the Y chromosome?

[@GregGarciaHouse]

@@DM-1111 El ADN mitocondrial es independiente del ADN Nuclear de la célula. ¿Que significa esto? Significa que las mitocondrias se reproducen de manera independiente cuando la célula eucariota se divide. Es decir, el ADN mitocondrial no se encuentra en los cromosomas. El ADN mitochondrial solo se transfiere de mujer a mujer porque él ovulo sí tiene citoplasma que es donde la mitocondria puede vivir. El espermatozoide no tiene citoplasma y no tiene mitocondrias. Así, cuando ocurre la fecundación, el nuevo ser humano obtiene siempre sus mitocondrias de la madre.

[@albertov137]

@@GregGarciaHouse entonces... que significa eso

[@AshGreen359]

Lots of people from Guatemala where I am, They look very indigenous My father was Mexican, my test came back 20% native. While Iook white to most people one native trait I inherited is that I have less body hair than my Chinese wife.

[@wendyk00]

Haven’t watched the video yet but based on your thumbnail imma just say, judging from your looks and the fact that you’re Mexican those “Asian” features most likely come from a Native American/Indigenous ancestor as “Native American” and “Asian” share something in their DNA that is very similar to each other from what genealogists say, so that might be why people confuse you with Asian a lot haha

[@djBLOOMchalGA]

Your results are amazing! Your admixture is very rare! Thank you for sharing! My step mother is from Guerrero and her results were 67% Native American. Many people also think my step mom looks Asian too. My parents are from Nuevo Leon I only recieved 17% Native American : (....

[@bruhvibes5941]

I see it u look rlly white, don't be ashamed if ur of spanish, french, etc blood!

[@TheAlmightyClipse]

There's up to 10% Filipino dna found in Guerrero due to the Manila - Acapulco galleon trade

[@stephenmani8495]

Hello - I think there is absolutely nothing unusual about indigenous Americans like yourself looking Asian! If you know history, that would be seen as perfectly normal! That is because the first Indigenous Americans actually migrated from East Asia. They crossed over from the land bridge Beringia. So, the first Indigenous Americans were all actually East Asians, and it was only later over a matter of time that their skin tone changed slightly, and they also became heavier set due to differences in diet, etc. To this day therefore, many indigenous Americans continue to have some East Asian features, which would also explain your own appearance. By the way, you do look beautiful! Thanks for the informative video, and sharing the information.

[@goofrider]

This is fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us.

[@Kccaro999]

Yo también hice el test de MyHeritage después de que la gente me decía que yo era asiático, chino, filipino, etc. Mis resultados es que soy mas del 90 % indígena nativo mexicano, y igual que La Karencita también tengo un poquitito de Amazoniano. Es interesante conocer de qué región del mundo provienen nuestros genes!!!

[@Ayazidas]

MyHeritage no es una buena opción para gente de Latinoamérica, ya que su algoritmo tiene una falla fatal. La categoria "Mesoamericano e Andino" no refiere a los indígenas puros, sino a los mestizos, o sea, al mexicano o peruano promedio, ya que MyHeritage aparentemente utiliza a los mestizos como su población de referencia. Probablemente tienes más genes indígenas que españoles, pero no eres tan "puro". Te recomiendo hacer una prueba de ADN con 23andMe o AncestryDNA, ya que los algoritmos de estas empresas distinguen mucho mejor el componente indígena, europeo y africano.

[@Kccaro999]

@@Ayazidas Gracias! Es cierto, ya había yo leído que los que mencionas son más específicos en etnicidad. ¿Te has hecho un test de esos? ¿Hiciste un video?

[@eheheh3263]

@@Ayazidas yo me hice uno con 23&me y me salió más de 50% Native American y la gente siempre me pregunta si soy de Filipinas

[@paola4677]

Tiene lógica si los de asia emigraron hasta Latinoamérica convirtiéndose en los indígenas es normal q un gran porcentaje de personas de México Ecuador Bolivia en donde se presenta mwnoa mestisaje tenga este porcentaje

[@arianaraquel1958]

Osea eso quiere decir que los Mexicanos que se ven como asiáticos, son más nativos!

[@carlosmoreno9094]

12:03. Aztecs didn’t kick them out when Aztecs got there Toltecs were not there and Mayans and Aztecs didn’t meet because Toltecs, Mayans and Aztecs era from different eras ,

[@annecosgrove2133]

Thank you so much for sharing your DNA adventure with your viewers. I really enjoyed your video. I'm really wowed that you are close to 100% indigenous, I'm Caucasian in the U. S., but I know my great grandmother was a member of the Mohawk tribe. My father and brothers show their ancestry, but my husband says I'm marshmallow fluff!

[@kturbill270]

No way, I’m a descendant of the Mohawk tribe too, crazily enough I’m from Australia. I’ve legit only ever talked to my own extended family about this part of my culture I’ve never heard anyone else talk about this tribe

[@IvanTravels]

Gracias por compartir! It’s super interesting to see your results, and amazing that you are essentially 100% native. So cool! 🎉

[@cindykawa2492]

That is very interesting, I hope you are happy that you did it!

[@youngsol309]

Your English is better than my Spanish 😂❤but you are so cute

[@alexjacobs3441]

Yes you looked Indigenous from the get go in your previous video so I followed the link here. As a Native Artist, I lived in New Mexico & saw many similarities among Native peoples. Many Native Americans live & intermarry in New Mexico. Filipinos have married into Arizona & West Coast tribes. One friend is Jemez Pueblo but looks like a Japanese actor. Another is a Navajo model but she is spitting image for a Chinese woman model on a calendar in our favorite Asian restaurant. The Spanish brought Tlaxcalans & other Natives North as "workers" or slaves, many ended up in El Paso after the Pueblo Revolt. Some of my Native people back in New York look like Indigenous people in New & Old Mexico. Our Iroquois white corn is a very old strain from Old Mexico. There are actually very few "Spaniards" in NM, they are predominantly mixed now, Mestizo, Genizaro, Chicano but some still call themselves Spanish. The DNA tests vary as you found out. They also can be biased as you found out. Native peoples traded & migrated everywhere before the Europeans & it was a different kind of movement after 1492 Contact, often as refugees & slave workers. The Amazon DNA strain is an older bloodline of migration I believe. The Native peoples walked up & down the Americas for thousands of years. I agree you are a Toltec Princess!

[@whatta1501]

I had a friend from Taos, NM. Their family looked very Native yet they went by Spanish. What kills me is the prejudice that comes with that. I have family frome Mexico and they all look, Native, Asian and White. I always ♥ embrace the mixture. It's beautiful whether you are 100% or a mix. I've always felt Native and i don't look Native💖☮🤷‍♀️

[@alexjacobs3441]

​@@whatta1501 I have many friends & associates in NM and have met & worked inter-acted with great "Hispanic" artists & writers. Many if not most who appreciate, respect & honor their Native heritage & connections. Genizaro is a term describing the Mestizo or Mixed peoples & communities who founded their own villages actually in between Native Pueblos & Spanish Towns where they worked the exchange between the cultures for trade & commerce. See it in the MATACHINE Dances. The whole Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos - is viewed thru Indigenous eyes as much & really more than the Christian. Halloween the European pagan celebration, Day of the Dead or Dead Feast in North America & All Souls Day got all merged in practice. Catholic Church must've founded All Souls & All Saints Days to account for the ceremonies that were not going away.

[@Mr.IncognitoMode2012]

Mexicans and Filipinos has a lot in common and ethnicity is one of them. Nice content and to know you're culture. Viva Mexico ❤❤❤

[@adrian_21055]

Nah not really

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

Her results prove Mexicans and Filipinos don’t have shared ethnicity.

[@aychemara]

Filipinos share ancestry because of Espania Spain we have their last names as well. When the Spanish American war was won by the Americans they took over the Spanish colonies of the Philippines. Philippines shares the same Spanish mentality just like in Mexico. Philippines has corruption just like Mexico and America all this corrupt ideas came from outside invaders influences. Us simple people are always victims from these rich colonists, that exploit our countries. Now look what’s happening on earth. Soon it will be doom an gloom to look forward to. Then maybe a golden age will come afterwards.

[@TruthTeller8888]

Only some Mexican specially southern mexico. North are totally different.

[@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538]

Mexico and Philippines were conquered by Spain however is what they do have in common.

[@alexialanda27]

You should try Ancestry or 21 and Me. I tried other sites such as My Heritage and I don't believe they are as accurate. Both my paternal grandfather and my maternal great grandmother were white, but My Heritage results did not reflect that whereas Ancestry did. Ancestry also broke down where exactly my indigenous roots are from, which are mostly from central Mexico. I knew I had Purepecha ancestry and my results were correct. I'd also like to add how beautiful you are!

[@danielanorde4348]

Hola

[@Ayazidas]

That's because MyHeritage is not really well suited for Latin American customers. The "Mesoamerican and Andean" category is not pure native American, but mixed race. For some reason, they didn't bother to base this reference population on people of none or minimal non-native ancestry and instead chose individuals of mixed native-European ancestry, with a somewhat stronger native component (like the average Mexican or Peruvian). This girl is probably something like 70% native.

[@Elitecommando501]

@@Ayazidas I’m Mexican and no she definitely looks 96% Native. If she was only 70%, the strong native features would show less

[@brianburgess5746]

This is really cool. In Pre-Columbian times, archeologists theorize that sea trade was established between Mesoamerica and various Andreas civilizations, through which metallurgy was spread to Mexico. La Karencita, your DNA is literally is evidence of that Mesoamerica/Andean connection. Again, very, very cool.

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

Which archaeologist theorize this? I have never heard of such a thing and metallurgy in the Americas was for the most part used for decorative and religious artefacts not weaponry or for forging.

[@brianburgess5746]

@@Fan_Made_Videos Off the top of my head? I have no idea, but if memory serves me correctly, based on what I have read previously Andean civilization achieved full metallurgy and used metals in art, as well as money and as weaponry in the form of axe/mace heads. And based on the metallurgical properties found in metal artifacts in Western Mexico, I have read theories that metallurgy was diffused into Mesoamerica from Andean trade links. It’s been several years since I have read this information, so whether or not it’s still considered viable is beyond my ability to say. I will try to find the source from which I read.

[@brianburgess5746]

@India Noname As someone who is also of Native American descent, I was saying it was cool to see Karen’s DNA results. I am perfectly aware of the different forms of genocide perpetrated by the various European colonizers. I don’t, however, see how my original comment is anyway related. And please realize that while, yes, Native peoples are related to Asian peoples, Native Americans reached the Americas before the Asian ethnicities you mentioned developed. In most cases, besides the Inuit of Alaska, Native Americans were separated so long they became distinct but related groups from their Asian cousins. The same can be said for Polynesians. While I think it’s great to point out the connection between Asians and Native Americans, I don’t appreciate conflating both groups. Nor do I appreciate the conflation you are drawing between Africans and Polynesians, based on appearance; such simple classifications have been disproven with DNA analysis.

[@nycbass78]

@@brianburgess5746 The Incas ,weren’t the only ones with metallurgy capabilities,their territory stopped at t southern Colombia in the Pasto region close to Ecuador.many indeginous nations in Colombia,The Quimbaya for one lived bordering the Andes and had a very sophisticated way of fusing gold with bronce for tonalities,also Panama and Costa Rica also had skilled craftsmen that dealt with metals.

[@NightswatcherYadi]

Metallurgy was brought to Mexico by the Purépechas in modern day Michoacan, and it was due to this fact that they were the only tribe that was never conquered by the Aztecs.

[@DonaGeek]

Im Mexican and look Asian as well. I took a dna test and I am 39% Indigeouns Mexican and 33% Spanish 7% Filipina 😊 everything else is from Basque and Middle East Edit : yours is beautiful! I love it, yours is pure Mexican native and that is awesome 🤩 since you get to find out more about your roots

[@209smokie2]

Yeah she is so beautiful she looked natives central American, middle eastern, south east asian, or you know her ancestral is asian descent. Such a beauty.

[@romeoromeo9487]

She looks nothing like a Middle Easterner

[@tedjohnson8319]

People will say anything and don't even belong there

[@Brandon-eo6mx]

In el Salvador people do not look like this, maybe in guatemala but El Salvador had alot of Spanish

[@altcape]

The most important thing is that you are beautiful outside and inside, proud of your heritage 👍

[@wednesdayschild3627]

My friend is a Moctezuma descendant from his daughter Isabel and Also Lenore Cortez. I thing she is half Aztec and half Spanish. I want her to do the test. Some people think she is Asian. I do not think so. She has very shiny black hair. Raven black...

[@truthbtold8040]

Sometimes we can figure out how we have certain dna, most of the time we can't. My big surprise was having Asian dna. I am black but have eyes like you. I have central american indiginous, not surprised. Was always told about native american ancestors.

[@salahudinpallikkeel3954]

History of human migration says that the old American natives were actually offsprings of Asian migrants who migrated through the north of America by land. It seems obvious to me why native Indians look very similar to Asian people.

[@sindri2007]

Yes scientists now call it the Bering Land Bridge although it was most likely a frozen part of the Pacific during the Ice Age.

[@salahudinpallikkeel3954]

@@sindri2007 yeah knew about it. Thought not to make it too nerdy

[@sindri2007]

@@salahudinpallikkeel3954 not nerdy at all. Its a basic fact of human history and I'm surprised how people in general don't know such things.

[@dealwolfstriked272]

I feel that its the other way around where the Americans migrated into Asia like how the Africans migrated into Europe.

[@salahudinpallikkeel3954]

@@dealwolfstriked272 science is against how you feel. If that's the case, all the Asian diaspora will be descendents of native Americans. And that's not the case.

[@hernanruiz6683]

All I can say is, you are a beautiful human being and you should be proud of who you are, we all come from different countries and backgrounds and we should be proud, God bless the world. 🇺🇲🙏🇨🇴❤️✌️

[@nerored6235]

My initial guess, put you as Peruvian. Looking at the map, it would be some of your earliest ancestor. That means over time, your biological family line slowly moved north. Which means you having Mayan ancestry as well makes sense. You're initial ancestors, likely traveled island to island from Asia to the western South America region. From there your ancestry goes to Aztec to Mayan to Modern Mexico. That your genetic line (so fully near 100%) survived the collapse of both of those empires puts you at a good chance of having some type of royal blood among one or the other.

[@onedirection3510]

I can totally see the Peruvian look! Interesting heritage journey!

[@victorcohen4890]

Congrats in your results

[@theocean6524]

Wow, thanks for sharing this. I assumed you were very indigenous. Great to solve the mystery!

[@jules4423]

A lot of people tell me i look indigenous, indian, and asian, i see myself more in the indigenous side then the asian side. I wanna take the test too to see what i am

[@SH-ix6mc]

Karencita, thanks for sharing, this was super fun. This encouraged me to finally take a DNA test.

[@Mesocricetos]

wow, so native in our continent that is heavily mixed, that´s amazing!

[@alfonsohshk8998]

After so many Centuries of interracial marriages, the majority of Mexicans are mixed according to DNA researches. Most Mexicans are biologically mestizo, primarily of European and Native American ancestry. From wikipedia: “A University College London study which included Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, conducted with each country's anthropology and genetics institutes, reported that the genetic ancestry of Mexican mestizos was 56 percent Native American, 37 percent European and five percent African, making Mexico (after Peru and Bolivia) the country with the highest Amerindian ancestry of the five sample populations.” Many Mexicans say, that Spaniards exterminated the native Americans or Indios, however the facts tell us that it has been the admixture over the Centuries that makes difficult to find nowadays pure Native Americans or pure white people in Mexico. Nice KZbin channel, congrats! 🤗

[@ShallExplore]

IMO you can blend in perfectly with any of the Southeast Asian and South American countries. I think you said something similar to that too. and btw I also got 1.6% Indigenous Amazonian...

[@redrust3]

You look like my best friends, whose parents come from Philippines. Their father is aware that he does have some Spanish ancestry. You could easily pass for Filipino. Also, my friend from college is all Mexican, but he could also pass for Filipino as well.

[@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781]

There's less than 5% of Filipinos with Spanish ancestry.

[@redrust3]

@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 my friends’ parents are from Ilocos Norte,but have a Spanish surname. My father in law had a Spanish surname, he was from Pangasinan. My mother in law was from Ilocos Norte, and her surname was Italian. Also have other friends whose ancestors are Chinese, who have lived in P I for generations. Philippines is a lot more cosmopolitan than most of Asia.

[@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781]

@@redrust3 Who cares ? What's that have to do with what I said?

[@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781]

@@redrust3 I hate when people bring up having a "Spanish surname", that means you were colonized, it doesn't mean you're mixed with Spanish blood. LIKE I SAID less than 5% of Filipinos have Spanish blood. There's a thing called DNA now that proves things.

[@redrust3]

@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 In Philippines, as with most of the nations, family names are paternal. Philippines was colonized I spent hundreds of years ago. Man who left Spain married local women, resulting in so many Spanish surnames. Most of my friends are aware of their Spanish heritage. Seems to be really widespread, a confirmation of Filipino history. Undeniable. You can do all the DNA testing you want, most of it will confirm Spanish heritage. my friends which Spanish surnames appear Filipino, but can determine at least one Spanish ancestor Who lived in the 19th century, according to their family tree. in those days, Philippines provided new opportunities that not exist in Europe, wher wealth was based on inheritance. Someone to North America, perhaps South America, or even Africa. Others were too undeveloped countries like the Philippines. none of my friends denies their Spanish heritage, it’s just part of who they are.

[@JanVergelYOLO]

This is so beautiful to watch. Very informative 😊

[@patriciareddy]

Yo también quiero hacer un canal en Inglés para practicar!!! 😆 también me hice la prueba pero me salió 4% Filipinas y la verdad es que gente filipina me ha hablado en su idioma pensando que soy de allá y soy de México.

[@michaeljohnson7676]

I’m not going to lie, when I first saw you and heard you speak, I thought you were Vietnamese. Did anyone else have the same sense?

[@nhitnut]

I think more like Filipino or Indonesian vietnamesee have lighter skin..... But anyway, super cool isn't it

[@phanomchanthavong1668]

Lol I am lao and went to Mexico for vacation. Was tanned and the Mexicans thought I was Mexican

[@bbjagaa]

Filipina

[@carlosmoreno9094]

I really enjoyed your video and I’m willing to get my dna test done soon. Thank you ✊🏾

[@jillcampbell3510]

I love this. Thank you for sharing. My son's dad is from Ecuador and I am of European descent and my son, and his sister look Asian also! I want to do my son's DNA because I don't know alot about his dad's side of the family.

[@ralphkehrer6136]

Let us unite and just call ourselfs "The World People". No more race, no more judging, no finger pointing. We all have to take care of our planet Earth.... I think that's the most critical mission right now.

[@francoisdaureville323]

Typical white man who loves ignoring race issues pretending race doesnt exist doesnt make it reality

[@PsychoFisho]

Most native american groups did Not come from N asia via the Bering Strait. It will be some time before this gets into grade 4 to grade 9 social studies textbooks. Some college classes are finally teaching this, but its from instructor research and not yet in established college textbook series. Very few early migrants came from the Bering Strait, it wasn't frozen long enough for much groups to travel through, and there was not enough food resources to support island hopping from one iced-over island to the next. The majority of indigenous groups came from various waves of movement from the south pacific, they were polynesian. Several non-asian groups also made it the CA coast, perhaps related to the aborigines and Maori based on skull shape, but they fizzled out. Either they returned or they died out. The ancient peoples of Siberia and those of polynesia are very different people, its practically a world apart and the two groups never ever intermixed before colonial times. Will be interesting to see what a gene-flow analysis shows for more detailed migratory patterns.

[@daviddunzy3405]

I’m 1/2 Native American/1/2 white and she looks more Canadian Native but her color is prettier. She gets some sun

[@Justjustice546]

You remind me of myself. My whole life I just thought I was “white and black”. I finally took a DNA test and it came back mainly from Scandinavia, West Africa and Iberia ! 😲

[@destyon9966]

Yeah white and black

[@princerose233]

Lol, that is white and black. Literally.

[@sr2291]

What percent of each?

[@samanthamorris2744]

Y'all got me 😂😂 but yeah that is black and white fam

[@Justjustice546]

Y’all got me cracking up 😂

[@patriciaedlr]

Lol your husband! Karencita, I’m from Northern Mexico and I also been told that I look Cambodian or Vietnamese. I’ve been tempted to do a DNA test, maybe I will! Gracias me reí mucho y están padrísimos tus videos

[@sharonl4821]

Oh, you are special Karen. Glad you got your results. I did mine and as more people do theirs it seems they refine the results so over the past 3 years mine have changed slightly. I was adopted and I found 8 half siblings after doing my DNA test. Take care.

[@albertov137]

8? 😳

[@sharonl4821]

@@albertov137 yep 8!

[@noneyourbusines6738]

I dont want to even look my.. i just go with the lady or the men wrote is not where you were from but is where you re now..because were alot fight and to get where we are now.. yall should listen to farrel friend songs( they say they came to far to go back )

[@dougsmuaythai]

My wife is from the same region in Mexico as you and also was 96 percent Mesoamerican and Andean. She also is almost 4% Inuit, which is crazy because Eskimos didnt immigrate to Mexico as far as I know.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I suppose it supports the theory that the first settlers crossed the Bering Strait. I suppose some stayed in the north and became Inuits and some continued down to populate the rest of the Americas.

[@dougsmuaythai]

The Inuits came thousands of years after the first Native Americans crossed. My wife also used MyHeritage and had just about the same results. Suprisedly, she has no European dna, but we always thought she had a grandfather with green eyes, in fact, my suegra had very light skin and green eyes. My wife and suegra were both born in Mizquiahuala, very close to Tula.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

@@dougsmuaythai My sisters live in Mixquiahuala!

[@dougsmuaythai]

@@LaKarencitaMX small world. My wife’s famiky moved to Tecate BC in the early 70s and that’s where I met my beautiful bride in 2000.

[@dougsmuaythai]

@sneksnekitsasnek that is so true. I have literally been arguing with my daughter all day that she must have had a blue eyed great grandfather. 3 dna tests showed no European Dna. My family actually did fall into the Cherokee myth as well. DNA and Dawes Rolls shows no proof of royal Cherokee blood even though family legend claimed a Cherokee great great grandmother.LOL

[@LovinLife-pv7op]

When the U.S. was expanded westward, such as California, there was a large Chinese population who came in to work on the railroads.

[@redlight3932]

What are u talking about homie😂

[@jennyortega7018]

@@redlight3932 it's true. Here's info from The Guardian: "From 1863 and 1869, roughly 15,000 Chinese workers helped build the transcontinental railroad. ... Chinese workers made up most of the workforce between roughly 700 miles of train tracks between Sacramento, California, and Promontory, Utah." -Jul 18, 2019. The Chinese were also brought to work in South America as slaves.

[@lolll3360]

@@redlight3932 history...

[@redlight3932]

@@lolll3360 rad

[@mp53840]

Asians arrived in Mexico waaaaaaay before whites arrived to America (the continent)

[@kristinamorales1492]

DNA analysis has shown that the ancestors of indigenous peoples in the Americas (North to South) crossed the frozen land bridge from Asia, so for that reason many of us look Asian. We are related. When I was a baby/toddler, many Koreans asked my parents if I was adopted from Korea. LOL

[@jessicali8594]

Yes, the Bering Strait land bridge of centuries ago.

[@marceloorellana5726]

This is news to you? You didn't go to school?

[@olg06]

Some mexicans are born with "mongolian spot" as well, which proves the Bering Strait theory even more factual

[@Scyllax]

The indigenous people of Alaska and Canada sailed over about 4000 years ago.

[@Scyllax]

@@jessicali8594 10,000 years ago

[@joykendrick6156]

I took a My Heritage DNA test and I got English 53% Azores Islands Portugal 26.4 % Irish Scottish Welsh 8.9 % Scandinavian 7.6 % East European 4.1 %.

[@EddyOver9000]

One reason people mistaken her for Asian might be because East Asians and Native Americas are related in ancestry since thousands of years ago the ancestors of Native Americans crossed from Siberia to Alaska when there used to be a land bridge. They came in multiple waves at different time periods and the last wave to arrive was the Inuit peoples you see today in Alaska, Northern Canada, and Greenland who do mostly seem to look East Asian.

[@melahuak]

indigenous from the Americas is not same genetic origins as asians, there is difference in genetic variation that indigenous shows up as seperate origins from Asia,so NO asians are not same genetic population as Indigenous Americans,if it was then my 47% native genetics would show up as Asian/east Asian, but i clearly have less than 1%, so as a genetic population we are Not asians,have nothing to do with asians. The bering strait theory is Still a theory, no definitive proof exists asians were the only ppl who crossed into the americas 30,000-10,000yrs ago, even if so too much genetic variation has occurred that Asians and indigenous Americans are NO Longer the same "race". This is FACT. Native Americans ARE NOT Asians, even in terms of race and genetics, they are separate populations. No IFS and BUTS, we ARE NOT Asians, we are Indigenous Americans, Native Americans, Latin Americans,whatever u want to call it

[@EddyOver9000]

@@melahuak yes of course, I speak with you as a Mestizo with Native American Chichimeca Caxcan ancestry from Mexico and I agree with you that East Asians and Native Americans are genetically distinct now largely do to genetic mutation with time and both have experienced differences through time so I also don’t identify as East Asian. One thing that is evident is with Native American DNA test results showing that the more north of the Americas the more genetic similarities are to East Asians(the highest being Inuit peoples), but I am not saying that we are East Asians today, only that we may have had common ancestors to East Asians 10,000 - 30,000+ years ago. There’s some evidence to this, but then again like you said it only a theory at the moment so it’s not quite 100% for sure.

[@Pianoscript]

I congratulate nature's complexity for having put together such a beautiful person.

[@chloenichols7256]

Yo también estoy mexicana and most of my family looks Asian and by seeing this really surprised but it’s so cool to see your results!

[@Nottyboy50]

It's great to see all of the interesting commentary your video has inspired. Please let me make just one comment on the subject. We all come from Africa, the homeland of all of humanity. We are all connected.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

🙂 I agree

[@timbrown6629]

Actually, the "Out of Africa" theory is being questioned these days. That is the funny thing about scientific theories, they constantly evolve due to new information and discoveries. They discovered intact jaw bones between 500,000 and 700,000 years older than the ones used to formulate the OOA Theory, and it is now being suggested that we came from Eurasia. We've had 4 of us take several dna tests and none of them returned with any non European heritage. Essentially. We were Scandinavian, Western European, and a heavy Neanderthal genetic line. We all are built like the guys who compete in the strong man competitions. With long faces, large heads. And average height around 6'3". A Filipino guy I used to work with always used to say, "Here come my Vikings!" I didn't think much of it because as far as we knew, we were Scot-Irish, because that was what we were told. Guess what. Zero Scottish dna showed up. But tons of Norman / German region dna. Essentially Upper Paleolithic Survivors of the Brunn-Borreby type. www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-out-of-africa-theory-out/

[@marciejade1408]

You are so sweet! You took people's noseyness and found out your background. Thanks for being a good sport and people really need to mind their own business and stop assuming people's nationalities!

[@ChadGardenSinLA]

Thank you so much for taking this test and sharing the results. Perhaps the DNA test is recognizing BOTH sides of your family coming through the bering strait. That's why South East Asia and Inuit appear in your results. I just ordered four different tests for my my parents and sibling to take. Maybe your mom can take the test. Whatever is the difference between you and your Mom may come from your dad's side. Also, if anyone from your dad's side has taken then same test, they may show up as a relative of yours. Can't wait for our tests to arrive in L.A.!