Allana S Foster
Healer and hairdresser
I personally haven’t, but my parents have. We knew of our familial history through a genealogy search. On my dad’s side, we thought that my great-grandmother was Native American, but she tried to pass as white. The test came back with no Native American DNA. We found that perplexing. My mother’s test came back spot on—Native American and Mexican.
Dan Orvik
Pilot
No. I was never that curious about any results. It wouldn’t change the future that much for me. I’m not opposed to a test. Now that I think of it, it might be good to know about my heredity for health issues. It couldn’t hurt.
Jenna Hill
Nail technician
I did the 23andMe test. My dad died when I was very young, and he was adopted, so I intended to find out about my paternal side. Mom always said that he was Italian and looked like a mob boss with dark hair, etc. The test confirmed that I was 38% Sicilian, but what surprised me with the test was that the remaining percentage was Polish! I had visited Poland before, and the people there looked like me, and I had this weird, at-home feeling there.
Kianna Magno
Student
No. I understand the process, as I was a biochem student up at UNR. I would do it to find out about any possible diseases that my family may be prone to, and to find out about my ethnic origins. My family is from the Philippines, and the Philippines have been colonized so much over the years that it’d be interesting to know what ethnic groups are in my family. I guess that I may have some Japanese, Chinese and some Spanish blood in me. I think I might be in for a surprise.
Meagan Roach
Salon owner
When I was younger, I wanted to be a geneticist. My family history can be traced back to the 1700s in America. I took a DNA test. I thought that it’d come back as Scots-Irish, but guess what? My test came back as mostly European, mixed American, Southeast Asian and East Asian! Pretty bizarre!