Meet the woman confronting public figures with their immigrant histories

[Rhiannon12866]

12. I agree, though it does tell us a lot to learn about human history

And I am interested in learning where I came from. Though three quarters of my family "came over on the last boat," as my mother has described it. My maternal grandparents both emigrated from Poland, my paternal grandfather's parents both came here from Ireland, while my other paternal great grandfather could trace his ancestors back to early Dutch settlers.

And most people I know have similar stories, my best friend growing up had a Mom who came from Japan and two of my good friends as an adult had grandparents who came here from Italy and Syria. Most of us have backgrounds like that. As a kid, I just figured everyone did.