Summer Glau's Ethnicity

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AGATSU

Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:11 PM

You mean Texanian.

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Monday, April 21, 2008 11:13 PM

I know you're convinced she's Asian, SonnyMariano, but she's not. Sorry. She doesn't have some secret Asian/Pacific Islander ancestor that she's ashamed of. A lot of Europeans have small lidded eyes that look very similar to the Asian eyelid. Most of my family has eyes like Summer's. We're a mix of European areas. It's just how it works sometimes.

I'm not ashamed either. Even though I don't share their bloodline, I'm very proud of my Japanese family members. We're a big world and a big family. Who cares what we look like.

We can't judge peoples' ancestry on looks because many have similar characteristics.

Summer was cast because she has that blended look (and a great actress). In the future it will be even more difficult to determine ancestry.

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ANOTHERSKY

Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:40 AM

While the definitive jury (Summer Glau herself) is out (and seems indefinately out, being as she likes to keep some secrets, like the rest of us)
I could see the 'same physical-feature' arguments going either way.

It is true that the small/pouty lips,cheekbones,eye shape/angle, forehead, small frame, body shape etc. could be applied to either, as has already been contended.

Another perspective:
As a very mixed Caucasian mutt, my friend shares many of these similar features(either Irish or SE Asian depending on who you ask) She is asked on a frequent basis if she's part asian, especially due to her small frame. Until people see her green eyes--then they get uncertain. So really, it's all in what you assume about the person.

Regardless, as some astute poster already mentioned, the actress has the right "look" Joss wanted in his post Earth-That-Was universe, whether her genes originate from Europe, Asia, or a mix of both.

It is a very interesting question, and I hope queries in this vein will continue to be good-spirited.

My food is problematic.

Going for a ride.

Another Sky

SHINYGOODGUY

Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:48 AM

I've got it! I unearthed the secret to River's, I mean, Summer's ethnicity/race.

Are you ready? She comes from the land of DDG.

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!!

Enough said

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

WHOZIT

Sunday, April 27, 2008 2:52 PM

www.summer-glau.net Say's she is German, Irish and Scotish in her Bio.

CYFER2

Friday, July 4, 2008 11:53 AM

Hi,Summer is of Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.

RALLEM

Friday, July 4, 2008 1:05 PM

I believe it is said that Summer Glau is from Montreal Canada so if she is half anything I would think it is either French Canadian which has lots of Native American blood or with actual Native American parentage.

http://swyzzlestyx.com/index.html

BREEZ

Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:02 PM

actually there have been historically "black irish" for centuries... the tuatha de dannon are rumored to be of middle eastern descent from where they came just out of nowhere a couple centuries after there was a migration from the middle east to the northeast

I think that it is very plausible... I have very asian features but my grandfother is scotch/irish and all my other grand parents are irish welsh and german

WASHNWEAR

Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Breez:
actually there have been historically "black irish" for centuries... the tuatha de dannon are rumored to be of middle eastern descent from where they came just out of nowhere a couple centuries after there was a migration from the middle east to the northeast

I think that it is very plausible... I have very asian features but my grandfother is scotch/irish and all my other grand parents are irish welsh and german

Well, I have it on very good authority (a Knight Rider-fan friend of mine) that Summer is Arab, pals around with terrorists, and has no idea what to do when the phone rings at 3:00 in the morning...

EDIT: I forgot to mention the $150,000+ she spent last month on shoelaces alone...

But seriously...Summer...is clearly human...and that's more than good enough for me...TOO good, really...

It was like even fantasizing about that kind of thing was way out of my league when we got here!

TRAVELER

Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:38 PM

A friend of mine married an Irishman with very dark hair. She called him Black Irish. Why do people think the Spanish all have black hair?

But we are all mutts. The human race has imigrated back and forth on this planet for thousands of years.

One tribe pushes another who pushes the next in line.

The owner of my company is from Puerto Rico and has the last name of Ramirez. If you met him on the street you would think he was Scandinavian. He even speaks with a perfect midwestern accent.

When people ask me what my ancestry is, I tell them Nebraskian. That is about as close as I can get.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

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