Follow-Ups to Answer from Expert Dana Krempels, Ph.D.

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Hmong Girl wrote at 2010-04-21 12:43:13
Hey Mai,



I'm not providing an answer here because Dr. Dana has already sufficiently done so and I know nothing anyway, but I hope this will be posted. haha.



That's very cool to hear about your family and very interesting to hear Dr. Dana's response.  I'm actually working on a research project right now about this topic and I wonder if it would be possible to get in touch with you, Mai, somehow...  



I don't think I can post my email on here because of the filters implemented on here, but you can find my contact detail under "about me" on the right on my old blog: http://the-japan-junkie.blogspot.com/



I don't update on there anymore, but I do use the email.  I hope you read this and hopefully we can talk!



Best,



Hmong Girl

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traxler1 wrote at 2010-06-10 23:19:42
Most likely Hmong people with naturally blond or red hair may have a distant relative who is Caucasian.  The French and Americans and other Europeans have been in IndoChina for nearly 100 years. So intermarriage with a French priest, merchant, or soldier could explain the red or blond hair.



The gene could come from an grandfather, great grandfather, or great great grandfather.



I once saw a tv program about Mongolian tribespeople. And sometimes a Mongol would have blond hair and blue eyes.



They did a genetic test of one girl and concluded she had Russian blood.  So I believe red or blond hair in a southeast Asian indicates intermarriage somewhere down the line with a Caucasian ancestor.

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