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American people, help!!!?

This is for one of my classes, which is called ??American Culture??. My homework consists in asking American people to answer the following questions in order to know a little more about the early years of the U.S. and its first inhabitants. The questions are:
1. What nationalities were your ancestors?
2. When did your ancestors immigrate to America?
3. Does anyone in your family still speak the language of the old (original) country?
4. Does your family maintain contact with any relatives in the old country?
5. What family customs or traditions from the old country do you observe


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am what is called a "Heinz 57" (as in the number of ingredients in the ketchup) I'm a mut. My ancestors were Italian, Lithuainian, Scottish, English, Irish, possibly French, Viking, and a little Cherokee. There are more, but I have a hard time remembering them all.
Some immigrated in the 1930's, during the beginning of WWII in Europe. Some were here during the English colonial period, and the Cherokee were native, from a long time ago.
My great grandparents spoke Russian on one side, and Italian on the other. They all died before I met them, and the rest of us have all forgotten the old languages.
Supposedly the Prince of Monoco is a distant cousin, but we've never met him. (I'm being honest!) Other than that, I have no idea who our distant relatives in Europe are.
None of the old customs are left.