How a work project uncovered my true family roots [NewsWorks] |
How a work project uncovered my true family roots [NewsWorks]
Shannon Wink: Communications, content and digital strategy
2012-06-25
Back in March, my boss at NewsWorks/WHYY came to me and offered what I then considered to be just a fun opportunity to spread my wings at work.
Months later, I’m still working on the project that’s basically changed the things about my life I’ve always accepted as truth.
Through a grant from WNET and the Henry Louis Gates “Finding Your Roots” initiative, I worked with DNA analysts and genealogical researches to confirm what I’d always been taught about my roots: I’m Native American, but not Irish. Turns out neither is likely true.
The full story is below. It originally ran on NewsWorks as a two-video package.
What do you get when you mix the genes of an Irish guy who was chased away from his family at the barrel of a shotgun with the genes of a gifted jazz musician who spent his life struggling with his own confused racial identity?
Me…
Read the entire article here.
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