Okay, so the other day, someone brought up Zach Edey, the big guy in basketball, and asked about his background, you know, his ethnicity.
Honestly, I hadn’t thought much about it. You see a tall guy playing well, you just watch the game, right? But the question got stuck in my head. So, I did what we all do, I started digging around a bit.
First, I just typed it into the search bar on my phone. Simple enough. Saw a bunch of articles, forum posts, the usual stuff. It seemed pretty straightforward at first – most places mentioned his mom is Canadian, and I read somewhere his dad might be too, but people really focused on his mom’s side. They kept saying she’s of Chinese descent.
But then it got a little fuzzier. You know how the internet is. People start debating specifics, percentages, what label fits best. It reminded me of this time years ago when my family tried to figure out our exact origins.
That Whole Family Tree Thing…
My aunt got one of those DNA kits, right? Sent it off, all excited. When the results came back, it was chaos. Stuff nobody expected. We had this whole family lore about being purely from one place, and suddenly there were bits and pieces from all over the map showing up. Caused a right stir at the next family dinner, I tell you. Arguments about who knew what and great-grandma’s ‘secret cousin’. It was a mess, frankly. Took ages for things to settle down. People get really attached to those identity labels, you know?
Anyway, back to Edey. Seeing the online chatter sort of mirrored that family drama, but like, on a public scale. People trying to put folks neatly into boxes.
So, what I did next was try to find more solid info:
- Checked some sports bios on reputable sites.
- Looked for interviews where he or his family might have talked about it.
- Scrolled through fan forums (sometimes useful, sometimes… well, you know).
What I gathered is pretty simple, really, when you cut through the noise. His mom has Chinese heritage, and she’s Canadian. He plays for Canada internationally. Seems like he identifies with his Canadian nationality strongly. People online were making it way more complicated than it needed to be, trying to pin down exact fractions or getting hung up on labels.
So yeah, that was my little journey trying to figure out the ‘edey ethnicity’ thing. Started simple, got a bit sidetracked by my own family memories triggered by the whole identity discussion, and ended up realizing it’s usually less complex than online debates make it seem. He’s a Canadian player with Chinese heritage through his mom. That’s the gist I got. Just sharing what I found out during my digging!
