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[shoekitty]

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@SilleeMeewrote:

I used Ancestry. I'm part Asian and I don't recommend them if you are looking for Asian background differentiation. Not sure if any of the other DNA kits do, however.  

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Shoekitty said

oh no!  My daughter gave my husband and i two kits from ancestry for .christmas. We just turned them in last week.  My husband is japanese american.  His mom and dad wwere both japanese, as was his grands.  The test wont tell him much then?

[SilleeMee]

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@shoekittywrote:

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@SilleeMeewrote:

I used Ancestry. I'm part Asian and I don't recommend them if you are looking for Asian background differentiation. Not sure if any of the other DNA kits do, however.  

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Shoekitty said

oh no!  My daughter gave my husband and i two kits from ancestry for .christmas. We just turned them in last week.  My husband is japanese american.  His mom and dad wwere both japanese, as was his grands.  The test wont tell him much then?

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All it told me is that I am part 'Asian'. It did not break it down to to region or country of origin. I wanted to know exactly what part of Asia I'm from. For example, am I from Tibet or Cambodia? It did not differentiate that at all. Very disappointing. @shoekitty

[shoekitty]

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@SilleeMeewrote:

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@shoekittywrote:

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@SilleeMeewrote:

I used Ancestry. I'm part Asian and I don't recommend them if you are looking for Asian background differentiation. Not sure if any of the other DNA kits do, however.  

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Shoekitty said

oh no!  My daughter gave my husband and i two kits from ancestry for .christmas. We just turned them in last week.  My husband is japanese american.  His mom and dad wwere both japanese, as was his grands.  The test wont tell him much then?

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All it told me is that I am part 'Asian'. It did not break it down to to region or country of origin. I wanted to know exactly what part of Asia I'm from. For example, am I from Tibet or Cambodia? It did not differentiate that at all. Very disappointing. @shoekitty

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@SilleeMee Oh doo doo! He was hoping as you were, it would tell him what part of the world, before japan he was from.  I will let you know.  We should get it back in another 5-6 weeks!

[JaneMarple]

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@shoekittywrote:

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@SilleeMeewrote:

I used Ancestry. I'm part Asian and I don't recommend them if you are looking for Asian background differentiation. Not sure if any of the other DNA kits do, however.  

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Shoekitty said

oh no!  My daughter gave my husband and i two kits from ancestry for .christmas. We just turned them in last week.  My husband is japanese american.  His mom and dad wwere both japanese, as was his grands.  The test wont tell him much then?

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@shoekitty Ancestry.con continually updates their data bank. I was informed that because some racial and ethnic groups aren't all in their system yet including a few Native American groups. The latter mentioned group wasn't listed on my profile initially but has been added since I took the test. I am 5% Native American. 

[shoekitty]

@JaneMarple

Thank you for the info Jane