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#DECOLONIZE || She/Her who loves my Islands, who loves the Sea || To Connect, Protect, & Respect our Indigenous Land, Water, & Peoples || #Pasifika Pod Producer

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    1. jordan‏ @emogf420 1 Oct 2020

      jordan Retweeted Lani Mermaid

      i agrée with this but i really want to know how to find out my history then? my parents dont knowhttps://twitter.com/Lani4Pasifika/status/1258999305781645314 …

      jordan added,

      Lani Mermaid @Lani4Pasifika
      PSA: please DO NOT pay to give your DNA to for-profit companies like 23andMe. They can replicate it and do whatever tests they want with it once you give it over. The time of genetic engineering is coming upon us fast & they do NOT have your interests in mind. Keep it to urself.
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    2. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @emogf420

      Are there absolutely no other resources to consult? No geneologies at the library, etc? What does looking into your DNA tell you of your family tree? It cant tell you who your grandparents are necessarily, nor can DNA give you a family tree unless your family also give theirs.

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    3. jordan‏ @emogf420 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @Lani4Pasifika

      i think it’s more of a need to confirm that i am the ethnicities i’ve been told i am (since I’m like super white passing yk) also i have a rough family tree but not much else

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    4. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @emogf420

      Reach out to your family perhaps? I mean, it's your choice to make! But just know that these tests that tell people their "ethnicities" are quite misleading. People are made up of a little bit of everything in their history, but DNA cannot tell us things like "14% Filipino" jsyk

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      Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @emogf420

      For ex, I gave DNA to National Geographic to allow them to better map the evolutionary path of my ancestors and all humans. The release I signed was for my DNA to be used exclusively only for that reason & anonymized. It told me I am 12% Mediterranean. What does that mean to me?

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        2. jordan‏ @emogf420 2 Oct 2020
          Replying to @Lani4Pasifika

          hm. okay, i get what you mean. i never really thought about it like that

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        3. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 2 Oct 2020
          Replying to @emogf420

          That's ok! Even our histories and DNA has been commodified thanks to capitalism unfortunately. Plus, STEM isn't always taught this deep in many schools, so it's natural you may not be aware of this. Look into your geneology at your local library though! You may find answers.

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