Woman Pays $100 for DNA Test, Can’t Stop Laughing at the Results

A woman interested in learning more about her ancestry took a DNA test only to get an unexpected result.

Shirley Huang, 25, lives in California but was born and raised in Hawaii, after her parents immigrated to the U.S. from China.

Wanting to explore her background and family history, Huang paid $100 for a 23&Me test, and her results had a huge response when she shared them to TikTok on June 10.

In a clip which has racked up 355,000 likes and 2.4 million views, the admin assistant revealed she was 100 percent Chinese. And not only that, but all of her ancestry came from just one area: Guangdong province.

She wrote on the clip: “Not me paying $100 for 23andMe to tell me I’m 100% Chinese.”

Speaking to Newsweek, Huang admitted she was “shocked” by the results, having expected mixed Asian heritage thanks to China’s proximity to other countries.

“I remember laughing in surprise at being completely Chinese,” she said, as she “didn’t know it was possible to be 100 percent anything on a DNA test.”

“It turns out my ancestors were from [Guangdong] and never left, making my parents the first generation to move away from South China,” she said.

Huang explained she took the test to learn more about her background, as her parents “didn’t know much.” Both her grandfathers died before she was born, and she didn’t have photos of older generations.

Her father had also been recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s and diabetes, and she took the DNA+Health test to see if she carried associated genes, which, thankfully, she didn’t.

“I’m really glad I took the test because it gave me valuable information about my ancestry, health, and traits that I wouldn’t have known otherwise,” she said.

Consumer genetic testing outside of a medical setting, by companies such as 23andMe and AncestryDNA, has become increasingly popular in recent years. In 2021 Statista predicted the market would to grow to nearly $1.2 billion by 2028.

Huang’s video generated a huge response, with thousands sharing both their own stories and their reaction to Huang’s results, with one admitting they have “NEVER seen 100% of anything” in terms of genetic ancestry tests.

Another shared that their husband got 100 percent Japanese, writing: “I didn’t know what he was expecting. He was born, raised in Japan, and all his relatives are Japanese, too.”

And one wrote: “BRO SAME, FIRST THING MY PARENTS SAID WAS ‘I COULD’VE TOLD YOU THAT FOR FREE’.”

Huang told Newsweek she laughed at many of the comments on her post, and didn’t let the negative ones claiming “she must be inbred” to get to her, as “I know it’s not true, and arguing with people in the comments is pointless.”

She added: “I just want to say that everyone is beautiful and unique, whether you’re one race or mixed race.

“If you’re curious about your ancestry or want to connect with relatives, doing a DNA test is totally worth it.”

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