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Ever wondered what mixed chicks chat about and their issues or concerns or are you mixed and wanted to connect with other mixed chicks online? There's a place reserved for you over at HoneyMag.com. Yes, the lovely Fanshen and Heid bring a weekly podcast to their listening audience, and you can visit their site to get in on the talk action.

The next podcast is on Oct 24th, and the discussion topic will be Episode #22 "Is Mixed More Beautiful?" They feature interesting, thought provoking issues on being multi or biracial. READ MORE... MixedChicksChat.com
If you have no time to listen to the podcast visit their Mixed Chicks Chat Blog, READ MORE...

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Here is a project I contemplated participated in well over a year ago, and recently revisited the idea. The project is called The Genographic Project and it allows users to have their ancestry lineage traced with DNA. Your results will be similar-- to what Oprah Winfrey discovered about her ancestry. "I went in search of my roots and had my DNA tested, and I am a Zulu," Ms Winfrey said at a seminar in Johannesburg last week ( in June 2005).

For all of us claiming to have Native American in us, this or that, well the proof is in this DNA test. It's a simple test and easy to perform. Some of us aren't curious and could care less, but some really what to know.

National Geographic notes: "Your results will reveal your deep ancestry along a single line of direct descent (paternal or maternal) and show the migration paths they followed thousands of years ago. Your results will also place you on a particular branch of the human family tree. Some anthropological stories are more detailed than others, depending upon the lineage you belong to. For example, if you are of African descent, your results will show the initial movements of your ancestors on the African continent, but will not reflect most of the migrations that have occurred within the past 10,000 years. Your individual results may confirm your expectations of what you believe your deep ancestry to be, or you may be surprised to learn a new story about your genetic background."

Here is a link to National Geographic's site where you can get DNA kit information:
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Here is a link to a BBC News article where you can get information on trace a genetic line:
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