reconnecting with my roots

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cameroon/comments/1ix94uj/reconnecting_with_my_roots/

created by Difficult_Object69 on 24/02/2025 at 18:29 UTC

19 upvotes, 6 top-level comments (showing 6)

helloooo!! i hope you’re alright🧡🧡🧡 i’m a 23y/o mixed Black person and since i lost contact with my cameroonian family i feel really lonely and lost in these mostly white spaces i’m in rn.. since i’m a kid i really miss my cameroonian connections so that’s why i’m really trying to reconnect with my roots! i just feel kind of overwhelmed and alone because i don’t really know anything about my family and i feel like i don’t belong anywhere.. do you have any tips or thoughts on where to start? i miss feeling in touch with that part of me and my history🧡 sending love!!

Comments

Comment by Xianre at 24/02/2025 at 18:40 UTC

7 upvotes, 1 direct replies

First thing first identify what part of Cameroon u think your roots might be... that way u might meet some people who come from there to start with...

Comment by CommonExpress3092 at 25/02/2025 at 20:05 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Welcome - best way to stay connected with Cameroon is by connecting with instagram pages such as traveling influencers. You’ll get to see different aspects and cities.

Comment by Independent-Fly-9493 at 24/02/2025 at 20:27 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Do your DNA ancestry, that will give you an idea of where you’re from.

Comment by Proud_Pressure_4085 at 28/02/2025 at 17:48 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

what’s your father’s first name(or mother’s) since from there you’ll be able to situate from which part of the country you are. There’s a lot of history about the “discovery” of the country and the politics online if you want to…You could DM me if you have specific questions about whatsoever. I’m not the most knowledgeable on history but i know a lot about the culture (and probably anyone in this sub for that matter)