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So it was a surprise to go back in history as far as we were able. We also uncovered surprising genetic connections between our guests, and their ethnic admixture.  We presented each guest with a pie chart showing their racial admixture, and the people who were 100% Asian or European expressed regret at not being more mixed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. Were you surprised about anything you found as you explored the ancestry of your guests? Gates: I was surprised by the amount of genealogy data that exists for people who are not African American. Because of slavery, the \u201cpaper trail\u201d for African Americans only goes back 200 years. 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