Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This is a new thing I'm doing on Wednesdays where I answer your DNA related questions and include your photo reveal!!
0:00 – Teaser & Introduction
1:03 – Dennis: Sicilian Roots, North African DNA & History
7:19 – Cody: Ukrainian Secret, Ostarbeiter History & Resettlement
14:10 – Noah: Jewish, Puerto Rican (Taíno) & American Assimilation
19:47 – Pam: Underground Railroad, Split Branches & Central European German Heritage
24:59 – Wrap-up & Submissions
Four viewers sent in DNA results this week : Kody, Noah, Dennis, and Pam each came in with a question--- The history behind these reveals runs through postwar displacement in Europe, the assimilation arc for Jewish immigrants into "white" Americans, the way DNA companies map the Mediterranean, and the German diaspora trail. Lets goooo!
Submit your DNA results to be featured on a future Wednesday episode:
It's totally free to submit your information, but paid Patrons go to the front of the line!
Join Patreon here:patreon.com/NYTN
Submit your DNA info here: https://forms.gle/eRd5LDCr9YLuakeF9
Select Sources
Kody: Herbert, Hitler's Foreign Workers (1997); Wyman, DPs (1998); Tolstoy, Secret Betrayal (1977); Polian, Against Their Will (2003). Ostarbeiter ~2.8M total, ~2.2M Ukraine.
Noah: Martínez-Cruzado, AJPA (2005) on Taíno mtDNA; Brodkin, How Jews Became White Folks (1998); Goldstein, Price of Whiteness (2006); Jacobson, Whiteness of a Different Color (1998); Fermaglich, A Rosenberg by Any Other Name (2018); Karabel, The Chosen (2005).
Dennis: Metcalfe, Muslims of Medieval Italy (2009); Watson, Agricultural Innovation (1983); Gambino, Vendetta (1977); Guglielmo, White on Arrival (2003); Ngai, Impossible Subjects (2004); Dillingham Commission (1911).
Pam: Bartlett, Making of Europe (1993); Higounet, Ostsiedlung (1989); Smelser, Sudeten Problem (1975); Butler, Huguenots in America (1983).
Full sourced deep-dive available for Patreon members: patreon.com/NYTN
✅Join me OFF of Youtube
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OTHER VIDEO PLAYLISTS
► Melungeon + Redbones: youtube.com/watch?v=LyLd8rizXCQ&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hS0duqgK5mkBh_9aqIpbooI
► "Who Counts as..." Series in the US: youtube.com/watch?v=yUbLF-tgbB0&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hRisWeiK9K5E8X7asZdz4X1
► Mexicans youtube.com/watch?v=IwJyAwnx39Y&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hSU0OWM1p4QUln0iBpI77wf
► Enslaved Ancestor stories youtube.com/watch?v=uAxyz0q0A4s&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hQxDnyRTah5wYRX9b4FSrqR
► My family story of white passing : youtube.com/watch?v=SQp7jeNp_yg&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hQcox9CjaJWA7QKTYXw9Zn2
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Come join me on a new docu-series that explores identity, racial tensions in the South during the 20th century, and the unique experiences of those who historically called Louisiana home.
My name is Danielle Romero, and all my life, I have romanticized Louisiana.
Growing up in New York, it represented a place where I could step back the sepia-toned life of my great grandmother, Lola Perot, who died before I was born.
Now, it was time to go back to Louisiana--although I had no idea what the truth would be or what questions to ask---who was Lola really? Who were we?
*Amazon links are affiliate links. If buy something through these links, we may earn affiliate commission. Thank you for supporting this project!
This is a new thing I'm doing on Wednesdays where I answer your DNA related questions and include your photo reveal!!
0:00 – Teaser & Introduction
1:03 – Dennis: Sicilian Roots, North African DNA & History
7:19 – Cody: Ukrainian Secret, Ostarbeiter History & Resettlement
14:10 – Noah: Jewish, Puerto Rican (Taíno) & American Assimilation
19:47 – Pam: Underground Railroad, Split Branches & Central European German Heritage
24:59 – Wrap-up & Submissions
Four viewers sent in DNA results this week : Kody, Noah, Dennis, and Pam each came in with a question--- The history behind these reveals runs through postwar displacement in Europe, the assimilation arc for Jewish immigrants into "white" Americans, the way DNA companies map the Mediterranean, and the German diaspora trail. Lets goooo!
Submit your DNA results to be featured on a future Wednesday episode:
It's totally free to submit your information, but paid Patrons go to the front of the line!
Join Patreon here:patreon.com/NYTN
Submit your DNA info here: https://forms.gle/eRd5LDCr9YLuakeF9
Select Sources
Kody: Herbert, Hitler's Foreign Workers (1997); Wyman, DPs (1998); Tolstoy, Secret Betrayal (1977); Polian, Against Their Will (2003). Ostarbeiter ~2.8M total, ~2.2M Ukraine.
Noah: Martínez-Cruzado, AJPA (2005) on Taíno mtDNA; Brodkin, How Jews Became White Folks (1998); Goldstein, Price of Whiteness (2006); Jacobson, Whiteness of a Different Color (1998); Fermaglich, A Rosenberg by Any Other Name (2018); Karabel, The Chosen (2005).
Dennis: Metcalfe, Muslims of Medieval Italy (2009); Watson, Agricultural Innovation (1983); Gambino, Vendetta (1977); Guglielmo, White on Arrival (2003); Ngai, Impossible Subjects (2004); Dillingham Commission (1911).
Pam: Bartlett, Making of Europe (1993); Higounet, Ostsiedlung (1989); Smelser, Sudeten Problem (1975); Butler, Huguenots in America (1983).
Full sourced deep-dive available for Patreon members: patreon.com/NYTN
✅Join me OFF of Youtube
patreon.com/NYTN
💚💚Get you $50 cash back @ Rakuten rakuten.com/r/DANIEL9771
☕Send me a coffee!: ko-fi.com/nytn13#linkModal
nytonashville.com
► 👕 NYTN Merch: nytonashville.com
▶Download the first section FREE of my "Be a Good ancestor" course here:
nytonashville.com/shoplola/be-a-good-ancestor-course-digital-download-videos-bjks6
FOLLOW ME 📸
► YouTube: / @NYTN
► Facebook: / facebook.com/findinglolafilm
► Website: nytonashville.com
► X: / twitter.com/ImFindingLola
OTHER VIDEO PLAYLISTS
► Melungeon + Redbones: youtube.com/watch?v=LyLd8rizXCQ&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hS0duqgK5mkBh_9aqIpbooI
► "Who Counts as..." Series in the US: youtube.com/watch?v=yUbLF-tgbB0&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hRisWeiK9K5E8X7asZdz4X1
► Mexicans youtube.com/watch?v=IwJyAwnx39Y&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hSU0OWM1p4QUln0iBpI77wf
► Enslaved Ancestor stories youtube.com/watch?v=uAxyz0q0A4s&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hQxDnyRTah5wYRX9b4FSrqR
► My family story of white passing : youtube.com/watch?v=SQp7jeNp_yg&list=PLvzaW1c7S5hQcox9CjaJWA7QKTYXw9Zn2
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Come join me on a new docu-series that explores identity, racial tensions in the South during the 20th century, and the unique experiences of those who historically called Louisiana home.
My name is Danielle Romero, and all my life, I have romanticized Louisiana.
Growing up in New York, it represented a place where I could step back the sepia-toned life of my great grandmother, Lola Perot, who died before I was born.
Now, it was time to go back to Louisiana--although I had no idea what the truth would be or what questions to ask---who was Lola really? Who were we?
*Amazon links are affiliate links. If buy something through these links, we may earn affiliate commission. Thank you for supporting this project!
