How Diverse Is Your Family?

OneEyedDiva

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I only had one child and he has 5 children. But on my birthmother's side (the family I was raised in by my wonderful parents, her uncle and his wife) my family is very large. On my biological father's side...not so much. I have cousins who's spouses are Chinese, Japanese, both German and American Caucasians as well as Dominican. They all had children. My two great grand nephews' mother is Mexican. My maternal grandmother said we also have Indian (from India) and Hispanic roots and a family historian says we have German and Native American blood as well.

We have diverse religions as well....Christians (Methodist, Catholic, Baptist), Muslims and Mormons. Our occupations vary from laborers and civil servants to doctors, lawyers and entertainers: singers, recording artists, movie/T.V. actors. We don't do the "4th cousin twice removed" thing. If you're blood...you're blood. With our family it's hard to keep track anyway. And my "half sister" and I simply refer to ourselves as sisters when we speak of one another to others.

Tell us about the diversity (or lack of) in your family. Is your family large or small?
 

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My OH is Scottish-Canadian. I'm Japanese-Canadian. Our son-in-law is Polish-Cdn. Nephew's
spouses are Polish-Cdn, Egyptian/Danish-Cdn. and Turkish born, Cdn. Relatives are Muslim and
Catholic. It's a wonderful potpourri of cultures (and food) when we get together.
 
I only had one child and he has 5 children. But on my birthmother's side (the family I was raised in by my wonderful parents, her uncle and his wife) my family is very large. On my biological father's side...not so much. I have cousins who's spouses are Chinese, Japanese, both German and American Caucasians as well as Dominican. They all had children. My two great grand nephews' mother is Mexican. My maternal grandmother said we also have Indian (from India) and Hispanic roots and a family historian says we have German and Native American blood as well.

We have diverse religions as well....Christians (Methodist, Catholic, Baptist), Muslims and Mormons. Our occupations vary from laborers and civil servants to doctors, lawyers and entertainers: singers, recording artists, movie/T.V. actors. We don't do the "4th cousin twice removed" thing. If you're blood...you're blood. With our family it's hard to keep track anyway. And my "half sister" and I simply refer to ourselves as sisters when we speak of one another to others.

Tell us about the diversity (or lack of) in your family. Is your family large or small?
out of curiosity are we likely to know your relations who are singers , recording artists, and actors? :)..anyone well known?
 
English ancestry of which we are proud and we are also very proud that our family can trace it’s history back to the Revolutionary War.
 
Lesseeee...lessee....

Mom's side;
German, German, and more German

Dad's side;
Irish, English,

and

.....some sorta Mongolian tribe of the Oriats ('forest people')
Not sure how that happened
But,

it is what it is

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Of late, things have been a bit more diverse

Afro, Mexi, Erin, Anglo...maybe others, but.... thankfully.... none have come forth
 
Both my Parents were Italian. Most of my cousins on my Dad's side married Italians, with the exception of me and my sister who married Irishmen. My cousins on my Moms side married people of different Nationalities. The funny thing is that most of my cousins on my Dad's side don't speak to one another,but my cousins on my Mom's side stayed happily married,and never lost connections with their brothers or sisters like the cousins on my Dad's side.
 
My immediate family (parents, their parents, my sister) are all Italian from middle Italy. According to Ancestry.com I have a smidgen of middle east and greek blood. My daughter married this guy with English and Italian ancestry. I have a lot of cousins in Mass but we're all estranged because of distance.
 
My Family are Italian and so is my husband's family, Italian....Some Aunts on my Dad's sister's side, married Men from another country....
Dad had 9 sister's and brother's....Mom, also had 10 sister's and brother's....My parents died....Mom at 72 yrs old and Dad 89 yrs old....
My older brother, also past away....I have my dear younger brother, he is 6 years younger than me....We are very close....He has 2 children
that have children....5 young cuties...And both have wonderful spouses...
My husband's brother died 2 years ago, November....His wife is still alive....She has 3 girls married and all have children....and spouses...
We have a daughter and a son, both married, both have 2 kids each....We have a wonderful daughter in law and a wonderful son in law....
My grandson is getting married next August to a wonderful girl....
 
I am the second youngest of six kids. My mom always said her family was Irish, but after talking to some cousins, we determined she was a mixture of Irish, Welsh, Scottish, etc. She came from a family of 7 kids. My dad was Hungarian. His parents immigrated to the USA in the early 1900's. He was one of 9 kids. Tons of cousins, aunts, uncles.

I then found out, after I had been married a couple of years, that the man I thought was my biological father wasn't. My younger brother and I are the only full siblings we have. A shock to say the least. And I wonder how often this type of thing happens. Maybe without anyone knowing.

I have a whole other family out there I know nothing about.
 
@Uptosnuff , just curious.... how much does this matter to you now? I think I would be consumed with curiosity, at least at first.

Has this revelation changed the family dynamics between you and your "adoptive" father's people? Did he know? How about your brother?

Please don't feel pressed to answer.
 
My mothers side was Polish, my Father's Italian. Both sets of grandparents came over through Elis Island. My cousin did an Italian family history. They were from Sicily, so yes, some "wise guys". There is some Greek too, but my cousin was not able to exactly trace that lineage.
Nothing spectacular in either side. Though a cousin in my dads side is a big deal at MIT. If you Google Meditech, his name will pop up as founder.
 
I did look him up, Marie, and he has quite an interesting story! I know MIT very well.

eta--he gives a history of your family in NY in an interview for MIT Infinite History.
 
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@Uptosnuff , just curious.... how much does this matter to you now? I think I would be consumed with curiosity, at least at first.

Has this revelation changed the family dynamics between you and your "adoptive" father's people? Did he know? How about your brother?

Please don't feel pressed to answer.

I'm not sure if it has changed the dynamics of the family on my dad's side. I still feel close to some of those cousins and they have never mentioned it. I'm not sure they even know.
 


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