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Ahna Skop, Professor
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William Thomas Smith
B: 27 Mar 1872 - Kentucky, USA
D: 17 Feb 1961 - Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1920 United States Federal Census
Name W T Smith
Age 47
Birth Year 1873
Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1920 Lower Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Residence Date 1920
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Household members
W T Smith 47
Esther Smith 35
Monroe Smith 21
Evastor Smith 18
Maggie Smith 16
Marinda Smith 14
Linnie Pauley 14
Homer Smith 12
Emma Pauley 12
Finis Smith 10
Mary Pauley 9
Maxie Smith 6
Martha Pauley 6
Gladys Smith 4
Columbus Pauley 4
1910 United States Federal Census
Name William T Smith
Age in 1910 38
Birth Date 1872
Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1910 Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Household members
William T Smith 38
Mary Smith 33
Joseph M Smith 12
Erastus Smith 10
Maggie M Smith 7
Marinda Smith 4
Homer Smith 2
1900 United States Federal Census
Name William Smith
Age 29
Birth Date Jul 1870
Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Home in 1900 Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Married
Marriage Year 1897
Years Married 3
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Household members
William Smith 29
Mary Smith 21
Erastus Smith 6
Joseph M Smith 2
1880 United States Federal Census
Name William T. Smith
Age 8
Birth Date Abt 1872
Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1880 Martin, Kentucky, USA
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Household members
Joseph Smith 30
Mary Ann Smith 30
William L. Smith* 8
Marinda Smith 5
James C. Smith 2
*I looked at the actual census and believe the "L" middle initial is a transcription error. After reviewing the census taker's handwriting and samples of how "T" was written in the 1800s, I believe the middle initial is correctly written as "T".
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name Wm T Smith
Gender Male
Birth Date 1873
Age 24
Spouse's Name Mary E Hinkle
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Age 21
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1897
Marriage Place Mingo, West Virginia
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name William Thomas Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 27 Mar 1872
Birth Place Martin Co, Kentucky
Father Joseph Smith
Mother Mary M Canada
Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
Name William T Smith
Death Date 17 Feb 1961
Death Place Pike
Age 88
Residence Pike
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name William Thomas Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 88
Birth Date 27 Mar 1872
Birth Place Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death Date 17 Feb 1961
Death Place Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Father Joey Smith
Mother Mary Canada
Mary E Hinkle
B: 16 May 1878 - Kentucky, USA
D: 3 Mar 1918 - Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1910 United States Federal Census
Name Mary Smith
Age in 1910 33
Birth Date 1877
Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1910 Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Wife
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Household members
William T Smith 38
Mary Smith 33
Joseph M Smith 12
Erastus Smith 10
Maggie M Smith 7
Marinda Smith 4
Homer Smith 2
1900 United States Federal Census
Name Mary Smith
Age 21
Birth Date May 1879
Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Home in 1900 Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Wife
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Household members
William Smith 29
Mary Smith 21
Erastus Smith 6
Joseph M Smith 2
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name Mary E Hinkle
Gender Female
Birth Date 1876
Age 21
Spouse's Name Wm T Smith
Spouse Gender Male
Spouse Age 24
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1897
Marriage Place Mingo, West Virginia
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Mary Smith
Maiden Name Hinkle
Gender Female
Race White
Death Age 39
Birth Date 16 May 1878
Birth Place Pike, Kentucky, USA
Death Date 3 Mar 1918
Death Place Pike, Kentucky, USA
Father George Hinkle
Mother Annie Ray
I have traced Ahna Skop's family back to 1870 with every family member listed as "white" on every record (except, possibly, on the death certificate of Ahna Skop's grandmother, Josephine Smith Prince). In my opinion, based on publicly available information, this research shows that Josephine Smith was incorrectly listed as "Cherokee" on her death certificate. You don't become Cherokee/Native American overnight. It follows each generation through records. Ahna Skop's family did not live anywhere near the Cherokee as they lived in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Kentucky was shared hunting ground but the Cherokee never had permanent settlements in Kentucky. I will not be adding additional genealogy. I may add screenshots as of Ahna Skop's family tree.
educatedindian:
What I was asking is if she's truly Lebanese or Syrian as claimed. The older "scientific racism" claims that Arabs were caucasian/white. Some of my Syrian or Lebanese students could pass for white, sometimes brown hair, fair skin, or light eyes. But they certainly face discrimination as Arabs, demonization like the last president attacking them and barring them.
Some have been in the US many generations and can pass easier. People as old as me remember the comedian Marlo Thomas of That Girl. Skop, even if she is Arab in her ancestors, could pass since she likely would have no accent.
But I didn't see any Arab names in the genealogy. Skop is a Jewish or Polish name and Poland is near the Ukraine. But her mother's side has all English names except for Liken which is German.
So the Syrian, Lebanese, and even Greek claims of hers also seem to be made up or based on family claims or something we don't know about yet. While many minority scholarships and awards do include Arabs, if she made that up too, she got the awards based on dubious claims.
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--- Quote ---Tweeted by Dr. Ahna Skop, Ph.D. @foodskop at 2:52 PM on 12/4/2017 (screenshot attached)
Dr. Ahna Skop, Ph.D.
@foodskop
Finally an article that nails it!!
@SenWarren is not Cherokee.
#actionslouderthanwords
https://thinkprogress.org/elizabeth-warren-is-not-cherokee-c1ec6c91b696/
2:52 PM 12/4/17
--- End quote ---
Here's more information on the great article Ahna Skop shared:
11/30/2017: "Op-Ed: I am a Cherokee woman. Elizabeth Warren is not." - By Rebecca Nagel
Direct Link: https://archive.thinkprogress.org/elizabeth-warren-is-not-cherokee-c1ec6c91b696/
Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230124204250/https://thinkprogress.org/elizabeth-warren-is-not-cherokee-c1ec6c91b696/
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Ahna Skop discusses how she relates to BIPOC students and states that she was a McNair Scholar in the YouTube video linked and transcribed below. I recommend starting the video at least a few minutes before the transcribed section. In my opinion, there are some interesting verbal and body language changes when Ahna Skop begins discussing her alleged Cherokee ancestry. I decided not to make readability-edits to the transcribed section for that reason.
--- Quote ---YouTube: SAi Seminar - Too creative for science? - Dr. Ahna R. Skop
Streamed: April 17, 2021
Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JROonrFNZxk
1:03:25 - I guess other things I did as a grad student too is -um- because my mom's, my mom's mother, -is- is Cherokee -um- and really grew up in a traumatic home and ran away from home, is that I spent a lot of time talking to her and understanding -um- the issues of indigenous in this country. And so, I done a lot of outreach and I started -um- tutoring students -who are- who are not only Native but, you know, BIPOC students -at that time- in my free time -um- because it was really important to me. I was a McNair Scholar myself. I have a low-income student. You know. I have a disability too. I have invisible disabilities too. So- so, I've always done that in the side and art always comes into play there. But, also, telling my own personal story is very helpful for those students to see themselves in you and do that path and so -um- a lot of people didn't know I was doing it but I did it because someone gave me a chance, right? Someone gave me, you know, federal government gave me work-study money. I was able to do this and so I always have given back stuff. Um. So, I guess balancing your time in grad school doing that -um- those are how I incorporate it my daily life.
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Eligibility criteria for McNair Scholars is below:
--- Quote ---McNair participants are either first-generation college students with financial need, or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education and have demonstrated strong academic potential. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society.
Direct Link: https://mcnairscholars.com/about/
Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230127020017/https://mcnairscholars.com/about/
--- End quote ---
Ahna Skop references not being a first-generation college student in other YouTube videos. Despite Ahna Skop's frequent mention of having been or being low-income (shifts between past and present tense in different sources), that would make still make her ineligible under the first eligibility option which would mean Ahna Skop likely received funding by claiming to be a member of a traditionally underrepresented group.
educatedindian:
I went through the McNair Program myself. They help you apply to grad school, coach and mentor you, pay your application fees for ten schools (@$400-600), and pay for your expenses at an academic conference (membership, plane ticket, hotel, stipend ($800-1200). Plus there's a summer camp to prep for grad school. Easily $5000 or so, plus you're far more likely to get into a better grad school.
They used to accept women as an underrepresented group, but that was 30 years ago when I was in it. They don't appear to now. I didn't see Arab listed as underrepresented. At the time I went through it, they were strict about who was accepted as Native. Enrolled tribal members only, so I went in as Latino since I'm also Mexican. Seems they've dropped the strict enrolled only rule.
Financially benefitting, and academically, and altering or misrepresenting genealogy records. Moved to Frauds.
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