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Roy in 2010, Debby Wong \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Rachel Irene Roy<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: San Bernardino, California, United States<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: January 15, 1974<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – Bengali Indian
\n*mother<\/em> – Frisian, Dutch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel Roy is an American fashion designer.<\/p>\n

Her father, who is from Madras, India, is of Bengali Indian descent. Her mother, who is American-born, is of Frisian and Dutch descent. Rachel has two children with her former husband, entrepreneur and record executive Damon Dash. Damon is a cousin of actress Stacey Dash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rachel’s maternal grandfather was George Norman Monsma (the son of Jan J. Monsma and Hieke Klazes Kikstra). George was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Dutch parents.<\/p>\n

Rachel’s maternal grandmother is Irene A. Pals (the daughter of Arie Iemkes Pals and Hellena Jort Kooyman). Irene was born in Iowa. Arie was born in Terschelling, Netherlands. Hellena was born in Midsland, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.asiancemagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Rachel Roy (focusing on her mother’s side) – http:\/\/www.genealogy.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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