What's your ancestry? (curious)

[rentalguy1]

100% Bad Ass Born in Brooklyn New York 1953

My wife was born in Flushing, but she won't admit it...lol. She was raised in Austin, TX, and has lived in TN since I brought her here in 1994. She tells everyone she's from here now.

FWIW, her lineage is German and Polish. If you haven't guessed by her being born in a heavily Jewish area of Queens, and her lineage, she never got the opportunity to meet the majority of her ancestors thanks to Adolf Hitler.

[Guest Caveman]

Lumpia are pastries of Chinese origin similar to spring rolls popular in the Philippines and Indonesia. The term lumpia derives from lunpia (traditional Chinese: 潤餅; pinyin: rùnbǐng; POJ: jūn-piáⁿ, lūn-piáⁿ) in the Hokkien language. The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Netherlands and Flanders, it is spelled loempia which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia.

My wife's best friend is pure Phili and makes them her way. A way similar to A SPRING ROLL!

Oooo hooo hooo....BO0-YA-SHOCKA

Edited January 15, 2010 by Caveman

[Guest mustangdave]

Lumpia are pastries of Chinese origin similar to spring rolls popular in the Philippines and Indonesia. The term lumpia derives from lunpia (traditional Chinese: 潤餅; pinyin: rùnbǐng; POJ: jūn-piáⁿ, lūn-piáⁿ) in the Hokkien language. The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Netherlands and Flanders, it is spelled loempia which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia.

My wife's best friend is pure Phili and makes them her way. A way similar to A SPRING ROLL!

We just got SCHOOLED by JACK:owned:...that being said I still will take some lumpia...

[LagerHead]

Lumpia are pastries of Chinese origin similar to spring rolls popular in the Philippines and Indonesia. The term lumpia derives from lunpia (traditional Chinese: 潤餅; pinyin: rùnbǐng; POJ: jūn-piáⁿ, lūn-piáⁿ) in the Hokkien language. The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Netherlands and Flanders, it is spelled loempia which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia.

My wife's best friend is pure Phili and makes them her way. A way similar to A SPRING ROLL!

It does come in different flavors. The way my wife's family makes it has more meat and less vegetables though. I like them and spring rolls, but I'll take the lumpia first.

[Guest Sgt. Joe]

I saw this somewhere else and thought it seemed appropriate here.

John Wayne and the hyphen

thanks MC

[Oh Shoot]

Scottish... Clan MacGragor (S' Rioghal Mo Dream!!)

Clan MacDougall

"Conquer or Die" (well, actually, maybe we'll negotiate)

Visited the old digs in Oban years ago, had tea with clan head at the time in the "new" house that was built just down the hill from the ruins of Castle Dunollie (in 1746)!

- OS

[LagerHead]

The OP was simply asking about the ancestry of folks on here, not which hyphenated-Americans we are. I think 99% of us here consider ourselves 100% American. But our ancestors, and where they came from have shaped who we are to some extent. Some more than others.

I do like the poem by John Wayne though. I see his point clearly. I'm not a Polish-American or an Italian-American or a Welsh-American. When I served in the Army, there was only one flag I saluted, and that's the Stars & Stripes.

But that doesn't mean I am going to forget about where my ancestors came from, because that means I forget what it means to be American. My ancestors came here from various countries because they felt that America was going to be a better place to raise their families, to live out their dreams, or maybe just to get away from some really crappy situation or standard of living. And they found it here. In the land of the free and the home of the brave. God bless America!

[Guest Ae-35]

I don't know what was in them, or care. All I know is they taste good ,and sure did soak up the San Miguel.!!!

[gnmwilliams]

Looking at me you'd think my family descended from a mixture of donuts, cakes, and other assorted baked goods, but I'm really part Polish, Welsh, and a smattering of American Indian on my dad's side.

[Kano]

My wife was born in Flushing, but she won't admit it...lol. She was raised in Austin, TX, and has lived in TN since I brought her here in 1994. She tells everyone she's from here now.

FWIW, her lineage is German and Polish. If you haven't guessed by her being born in a heavily Jewish area of Queens, and her lineage, she never got the opportunity to meet the majority of her ancestors thanks to Adolf Hitler.

Flushing Meadows

My grandmother lived there ...

[Guest clownsdd]

The OP was simply asking about the ancestry of folks on here, not which hyphenated-Americans we are. I think 99% of us here consider ourselves 100% American. But our ancestors, and where they came from have shaped who we are to some extent. Some more than others.

I do like the poem by John Wayne though. I see his point clearly. I'm not a Polish-American or an Italian-American or a Welsh-American. When I served in the Army, there was only one flag I saluted, and that's the Stars & Stripes.

But that doesn't mean I am going to forget about where my ancestors came from, because that means I forget what it means to be American. My ancestors came here from various countries because they felt that America was going to be a better place to raise their families, to live out their dreams, or maybe just to get away from some really crappy situation or standard of living. And they found it here. In the land of the free and the home of the brave. God bless America!

+100

[res308]

From what I know so far: I'm a Cherokee, Seminole, Blackfoot, and German mutt.

[Guest bkelm18]

German and English mostly. Some French. But we've been here a while. Distant relative was a General in the War of Northern Aggression.

[bubbiesdad]

Scot/Irish on my faters side, German/English/Irish on my mothers side.

[Guest jackdm3]

Thought ya'll might get a kick out of this. My undisclosed last name is German and it translates into three parts.

1. Courage or Spirit

2. The Champion of the tribe - the biggest, baddest, bravest, bad-ass elected to fight battles on behalf of the tribe.

And my favorite.

3. BRINGER OF DEATH!

I think another avatar signature is in order.

[USMCJG]

That I know of: Irish, Scottish, English, Cherokee, Lenape(Delaware), Norman, and German. One of my great-great-etc. Uncles was a Brig. Gen. who was killed during the War of Northern Aggression. The European part of my family has been here since at least the 1650s. The native part was here much earlier.

[Guest proudsuthrner]

i believe that i have german in me, seeing that my last name ends with o.f.f. but i could be wrong. i mean, i could be a direct decendent of King Arthur.. now wouldnt that be something lol

[Guest Sgt. Joe]

The OP was simply asking about the ancestry of folks on here, not which hyphenated-Americans we are. I think 99% of us here consider ourselves 100% American. But our ancestors, and where they came from have shaped who we are to some extent. Some more than others.

I do like the poem by John Wayne though. I see his point clearly. I'm not a Polish-American or an Italian-American or a Welsh-American. When I served in the Army, there was only one flag I saluted, and that's the Stars & Stripes.

But that doesn't mean I am going to forget about where my ancestors came from, because that means I forget what it means to be American. My ancestors came here from various countries because they felt that America was going to be a better place to raise their families, to live out their dreams, or maybe just to get away from some really crappy situation or standard of living. And they found it here. In the land of the free and the home of the brave. God bless America!

I also agree with you 100%. My posting of the poem was not an intent to offend anyone or an attempt to hi-jack the thread, if it was taken as such I apologize.

Duty...Honor...Country

God Bless America

[Chief07]

American First!Dad's family came from Germany in the 1700's.Mom's family came from Ireland.Now I know why beer making is one of my hobbies!

[Guest Bluemax]

Paternal Great Grandfather immagrated from Prussia, My paternal Grandmother Scot/Cherokee Maternal Grandparents from Sussex England. A mutt by any other name is still a Mutt

[LagerHead]

I also agree with you 100%. My posting of the poem was not an intent to offend anyone or an attempt to hi-jack the thread, if it was taken as such I apologize.

Duty...Honor...Country

God Bless America

I don't think that offended anybody. Least of all me. I'm as patriotic as anyone on here.

[cybernorris]

Tennessean ... great-great-great-great-great grandfather came across the mountains with Daniel Boone. William Bean built a cabin in 1769 near where the Watauga River and Boone's Creek unite. He is acknowledged as the first European settler of the state.

Oh yeah, I probably have some Melungeon blood in me as well.

[sigmtnman]

I was born a poor black child.

[Guest mosinon]

I've got no idea what my ancestry is. Cause I'm adopted and all. I guess everyone else gets into this stuff but I just I'm just happy to be an american.

Besides that, my dad bought me off an unfortunate oompa loompa. I can't even find that placeon google maps.

[wjh2657]

German, Dutch, English and Cree Indian.