Jamie Chung Can't Believe Connection to 14th Century Korean Leader | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

Actress Jamie Chung follows her family history back 200 years and learns her 18th great-grandfather held a high position in the Korean government on PBS’s Finding Your Roots. visitancestry.com/44MqdHT
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[@AncestryUS]

What’s the most incredible artifact you’ve discovered while digging into your family history?

[@imjuliewaters]

My dad's middle name is Hathaway. It's also his father's, grandfather's, and 2nd great-grandfather's middle name. It was his 3rd great-grandmother's maiden name. And I've been able to trace her line back to 1007 when my 27th great-grandfather William DeHeathway was born. Same direct line, the surname just changed slightly over the years.

[@nycgingercat]

I found news articles on my great grandfather who was a NYC Detective. He solved a case involving a murder within 30 minutes and was deemed a 'Psychic Detective' by the media. The media tracked his career and even his personal life for years later. He was even written about in a book called Night Stick.

[@victorialopez9717]

I've learned that my 11x great grandparents were on the Sea Venture and shipwrecked in Bermuda - and I lived there as a kid. My 8x great grandfather was Henry Hooper, who was one of the original English settlers in Maryland, which is where I later lived. I never knew my family had deep roots in these places I lived.

[@lollolowski8956]

cousin of my greatgrandmother was member of SS Galitzien in Ukraine. Later lived in UK where he died.

[@AncestryUS]

@@nycgingercat This is absolutely incredible 👏

[@MelLo-ri8hb]

"We don't talk about those things in our family." Very true.

[@siiiiiuu7]

Yup that hit me too. I'm multi-racial, and the Asian side of my family always blows me away by how resilient, but also tight-lipped they are about their stories of resilience. Everything I know was stumbled upon by mistake, never willingly shared. Only as a full-grown adult did I learn that my beloved grandmother wasn't actually my biological grandmother but in fact, a good samaritan who rescued an abandoned baby (my mom) and raised her with her other children, despite being poorer than dirt. And no one in my family ever thought to share that information. Even when I brought it up after discovering it on my own, the response was simply "well, times were very difficult back then... but anyway, did you eat? are you hungry?" lol

[@SunnyIlha]

She says that, We, They, are very private People. This is very Asian, in my opinion.

[@importanttingwei7747]

Government officials

[@SunnyIlha]

Her Ancestral history is linking back to Koguryo, Silla and Paekche Kingdoms that unified to become Korea. Her ancestor was a high official to a *King*

[@heymrscottwhatyougonnado9916]

You know some peripheral history stuff

[@yohan7083]

Yes, it's true. Plus 1300s might be around the Goryeo Kingdom time, after Goryeo united all the three kingdoms; Silla, Baekjae, and Goryeo. Korea, our country name actually comes from 'Goryeo.' Goguryeo is Korea from 37 B.C to 668 A.D.

[@SL16867]

Why do you still use MR spelling and not the RR system?

[@SunnyIlha]

@@SL16867 I'm sorry I apologize. I forgot how to write my Hangul. You're right. It's really awful. I could write before! I had a 99% average in Korean for 3 months solid in intensive government training program yet my Korean has fallen into misuse for years now.

[@terrayi]

What are you talking? The record of her ancestry goes back to 1300s when there was Chosun dynasty according to the video. So we don't know her ancestry beyond Chosun dynasty from this video. Therefore we cannot for sure if her ancestor "was a high official to a King" in Goryeo dynasty or during three kingdom period.

[@SunnyIlha]

Her Ancient Korean Ancestry are some intense People, man. Her 18X Grandfather served as a High Official to a King and Kingdom in Korea.

[@Bbanjahk]

Most of us can trace our lineage back to a government official or even royalty. Both of my grandmothers are from royal clans & my grandfathers are from noble clans.

[@SunnyIlha]

@@Bbanjahk On the contrary. Most people do *not* trace ancestry through Kings, Royalty, or even High Officials in most parts of the World. The only exception to this is a prevalence of this occurrence in Europe, particularly United Kingdom(of European ancestry) where the kings, or royalty *bred* themselves into many of the peasantry.

[@SunnyIlha]

@@Bbanjahk Perhaps you can. Most do not.

[@aligurume]

Thank you for sharing Jamie Chung's fascinating ancestral lineage. However, there is an important detail that has been overlooked. Jamie's ancestor, 시조, was not just any noble or deputy prime minister. Her ancestor, Chung Geum Gang, was an individual who didn't just climb the ranks via 과거 (the national civil service examinations). More importantly, Chung Geum Gang is renowned for being one of the founding members of the Chosun Dynasty, established by Yi Sung Gae. This is a pivotal part of Jamie's heritage and a remarkable piece of history that deserves acknowledgment.

[@TheAmbitiousDiaries]

Mind blown! Omg. Thank you for sharing this.

[@capmidnite]

See my comment about Koreans faking clan lineages. Her lineage is total BS and unprovable.

[@whalecove1283]

Thanks for the additional information, I was instantly curious to learn more of her ancestor's life and achievements.

[@capmidnite]

@@whalecove1283 Oh please. It reminds me of the claim that almost everyone with British ancestry is descended from Edward III.

[@whalecove1283]

@@capmidnite Survivors / winners procreate. Don't hate the players, friend.

[@susankim9105]

As a Korean-American myself, I would love to have someone research my ancestry. This is so hard to do as someone from immigrant parents coming from a country that's war torn and from a lot of poverty just decades ago,

[@jaereilly4108]

Trust me, its worse if you were adopted from Korea... No records of anything.

[@Nuzen]

Your Jokbo or family tree book is available to all Koreans-typically can go to any police station in Korea but it would have to be from your family’s city. If you know your grandfathers name and city where he was registered, it’s definitely there. But because of the war and Japanese imperialism, you might only find up to your great great grandparents.

[@AncestryUS]

Hi, Susan. Thanks for getting in touch. We can certainly understand why you'd want to research your family history. There can be challenges for some types of research. Some areas don't have as many records as others, but we're happy to show you what we have that is available in Korea. Please let us know if you have other questions. www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?keyword=korea

[@EJ-eh4kt]

So if you have a Korean last name, ALL Koreans belong to a clan so you can simply visit your clan office the next time you are in Korea.. looking up your ancestry all the way to the very first person that started your clan is as simple as Googling..

[@jaereilly4108]

@@EJ-eh4kt mine is Shin and there’s like 7 different clans. It’s not that simple.

[@thebriandez]

I love Jamie Chung. She’s always been a huge inspiration to me. I grew up watching her on Real World and then used her fame to become an actress…not many reality stars can transition like that.

[@RandomBlackGamer]

Yup. Her and The Miz are some of the most famous cast members to come out of Real World.

[@jakeroberts7435]

Yeah, l also idolize "stars"

[@thebriandez]

@@jakeroberts7435 Girl, bye.

[@jakeroberts7435]

@@thebriandez And what are your preferred pronouns? C'mon Scooter, don't be bashful

[@thebriandez]

@@jakeroberts7435 call me baby 🫣

[@janaejones8709]

Korean people. Beautiful people. Hope to visit one day. My dad was stationed in South Korea for a year but we couldn’t come. Loved hearing about Ms. Chung’s family history.

[@itgirl_nyc]

I see all these celebrities getting help in finding their roots. I wish common people like myself also can get the same help from Ancestry or PBS.

[@breezyrelaxation]

be interesting i think is the only thing "Common people" are lacking Jamie is an actor sure but she isn't any way near A status she is more of a normal person than super star... Plus this stuff cost a few thousand typically....

[@AncestryUS]

Hello Stella! We regret any concerns and wanted to provide some insights. It's true that "Finding Your Roots" follows the family histories of celebrities, but you may be interested in our shows "Roots Less Traveled" and "A New Leaf", which do follow everyday people's journeys. Our hope is that by showing inspiring stories via videos and social posts, all our members can find inspiration and research tips to use within their own research. We would not be in a position to offer free family research for all our members unfortunately, but you can use the tools we offer on our website to research your own family history. Our subscriptions start from $24.99/month, which will give you access to many historical records and our family tree program directly from your computer at home. We can recommend the following article for an overview of what to expect from an Ancestry membership: support.ancestry.com/s/article/What-to-do-with-an-Ancestry-Membership. Many thanks for stopping by. We appreciate your interest in exploring your family history and hope this is helpful!

[@larryANDlaurent]

@@AncestryUS, so celebrities aka well off people get your services for free for publicity/profit reasons but the average person has to pay? did i understand correctly?

[@xiaoka]

@@larryANDlaurentcelebrities bring the eyeballs.

[@arjunpiplani3617]

@@larryANDlaurentit’s about value, celebrities bring them publicity. What value would they get out of doing this for you?

[@paintedbird6791]

I am Korean-American living in America. I am the 28th generation of my family lineage. I am very proud of my ancestry. I am also happy to know where my DNA comes from. One notable person in America of Korean heritage, Margaret Cho, a comedian and entertainer comes from a very prestigious family lineage. Poongyang Cho lineage.

[@R_Priest]

Margaret Cho is a shameless person. Her ancestors are turning in their graves for the way she comports herself.

[@terrylejones1340]

@paintedbird6791 ~ Her DNA test showed that she is more Chinese than Korean.

[@shaessi]

​@@terrylejones1340 if you pay a little bit of attention to the history of East Asia, you will able to find out the fact that biological lineage and where the ancestors come from do not always correspond. and mate, google her full name. her middle name is "Moran(모란)", which is a Korean word referring to peony. and her parents' names, Seunghoon(승훈) and Younghee(영희) show they're 100% Korean.

[@capmidnite]

It's funny but every freaking Korean claims descent from nobility. Which is numerically impossible. There's a long history of Koreans faking their genealogy, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.

[@ruffgook]

it's quite common to have a lineage book as a Korean, normally kept by the eldest. We also have one which is size of a dictionary from my dad and my mom's side.

[@petercho8910]

I am so proud to be Korean-American and learn about Korean History and best thing about Korea is the korean food and culture.

[@whattheworldneedstoknow.]

I love this They protect their kids from historical trauma .

[@user-qv2th7ix1l]

I’m Korean, according to what I’ve learned in history class, her very first ancester was a ‘Si-Joong[Ju:-]’, not ‘Si-jong[jo-]’, and it was a Go-ryeo’s prime minister. ‘Si-jong’ means usually a servant or rarely, a slave.

[@jesusiskingofmyheart]

Aww, I still remember her MTV days 🥲💗 She's still so beautiful!

[@SunnyIlha]

That is really intense. Her Ancestral Korea History is riveting. And their American Journey is stunning.

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Jamie is so gorgeous it makes you think about all those beauty genes that got passed down to her.

[@incyphe]

What a lovely lady and interview. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@robertcholmondeley113]

A close family friend - good Korean chap - could trace back his direct male lineage back to 1400! Brilliant people, Koreans!

[@mkelly534]

So cool for Jamie and fun to see it for me.

[@Cozycountry1]

It is truly a gift to have your ancestors recorded by each generation so they know who their relatives are dsting back to the 14th century! Jamie was very blessed to find this out about her many times great-grandfather. If only all cultures had recorded their lineage from as far back.

[@thejojojo1111]

Watching this has decidely encouraged me to write my memoir and family Story. I want the next generation to know the truth , from my perspective, without having to hire a genealogist. Thank you so much for doing this show.

[@AncestryUS]

We're glad to hear the show has encouraged you to preserve your life story and family history! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your kind feedback with us. We wish you all the best in writing your memoir!

[@Suite_annamite]

Interesting how what Koreans call "jeok-bo" (族譜), the Vietnamese call "Gia phả" (家譜) to refer to a "geneology book": while the second syllable is the same word for a "register", what the former language calls a "tribe", the latter calls a "house".

[@arthuryang3004]

Actually 族 is more accurately translated as "clan" instead of "tribe."

[@shininggreentea]

Both probably comes from the Chinese zúpǔ (族譜/谱) or jiāpǔ (家譜/谱), also meaning genealogy book. Jiā (家) is more akin to "family" but home works since families have an ancestral home they associate themselves with

[@upennucsb]

Highly likely both came from Chinese traditions. My maternal and paternal families both have jiapu, which is a cool thing to have I believe

[@jazzfan7491]

Those Chinese characters I would translate as “family record”

[@Nielson941]

(Gia Phả) in Vietnamese meaning family tree, is more correct than clan or tribe, becuase it recorded only their family name while tribes have many surnames.

[@virginiaperez-baez2445]

wow great family history Jamie Chung

[@clair233]

soooo special! amazing

[@AncestryUS]

Such a great discovery for Jamie!

[@taxiafterwine]

If I could chime in to this wonderful episode: to compare 좌의정 to a “deputy prime minister” would be misleading (although there can never be a one-on-one comparison). It was the second highest position in the executive branch besides the King himself (the first, in terms of realpolitiks) and it is more akin to holding modern-day Secretaries of State, Treasury, Education etc. positions concurrently.

[@aaguirre123]

yes, koreans in general, are very proud people. absolutely.

[@patriciamurashige6879]

Love it!!!

[@maxdaly8185]

This one was pretty incredible. Wow.

[@astheskylarksings]

I learned more about Korea in this video than over a decade living here 😮

[@ninamatthews8747]

Wow, that’s crazy! I wish I could trace my history back that far, she’s so lucky

[@chloeeng6811]

Me too

[@bananajotaro8557]

That’s crazy how I got to this video after watching the movie Grown Ups which casted Jamie Chung (29th May, 2023)

[@ChipperCherry]

I think it's so interesting bc it seems that koreans main familial records after family registers. People are added (and removed) it's an instant family tree.

[@naturalgalwilliams]

Wow..beautiful lineage. OneLove ❣️

[@MsEriKaT]

I'll always see her as someone from MTV The Real World hahaha

[@jesusiskingofmyheart]

Same! She still looks the same! Beautiful 🥰

[@stewartcameron1516]

To go back to a relative in 1320 is just mind-boggling truly amazing .

[@JohnYoo39]

Most Koreans have their Jokbo reaching minimum back to the 1300s. Some are lucky to have records going back to the days of Confederacies.

[@lepipep]

This reminds me i need to figure out how to list my children on my jokbo in korea!

[@xDivinitysCreaturex]

Bae: I'm 20% [ethnicity] Me (to myself): don't sayyyy it... Me: how do you have 5 parents??? 🙃

[@yonytube119]

There are many Jeongs in Korea. 정 is korean name. In English Chung, Jung, Jeong and etc.

[@calumtait4925]

More Asian family history please!

[@AncestryUS]

Hi, Calum. Thanks for your comment. We can understand that you'd enjoy more Asian records on Ancestry. We're always working to access more records from all over the world including Asia. Hopefully, we'll have records to help you soon.

[@AmoebaCulture]

Her grandfather's claim to a certain clan "Jung san" in this case is most likely unreliable as it's anecdotal. Even if her family was able to demonstrate registration in the jokbo (family tree) itself, that would also be unreliable in today's day and age, as most jokbo's are fabricated. Much of it has been destroyed through Japanese colonialization but also because family names have been sold, purchased, and therefore the family trees have been edited during the early 20th century. The purchase and transfer of family names is actually a worldwide phenomena that occurred between 18-20th centuries. In Korea's case, this happened to an extreme in the early 20th century where everyone was forced to adopt a family name within a period of 3-5 years by the Japanese government. Many have adopted (purchased) family names in the upper echelon of Korea's caste system, which resulted in the majority of today's population having a surname of Kim, Lee, Park, Choi, or even Jung. I don't have enough information of Jamie's family to say that her family follows a very typical pattern above. However, Ancestry's "research" provides little to no evidence of her family roots.

[@balves2]

The lengths the Japanese went through to erase the Korean way of life, take their language, their names, their food, on top of the senseless taking of lives, is just unthinkably cruel. My ancestors also suffered under their colonialism 💔

[@chappy3125]

​@Bianca De Guzman can never let such actions be forgotten! Many things may have been erased but many more have been preserved; keeping such traditions going is the important thing. And who knows, old stuff is rediscovered all the time. Hopefully for the Koreans and your people as well more is unearthed in the near future.

[@hanz3967]

@@balves2 Your ancestors were mere rural farmers anyway. Nothing to erase there

[@marthas9255]

It's never been about what's actual, just what you can claim and maintain. The adoptions from the parents' side, claims on the childrens' side have muddled these bloodlines for all of time, and situations like the one you describe. A fitting spirit is most of the work.

[@ej3796]

as a korean was thinking the same thing when i saw this. ancestry/lineage is very difficult to prove because there was a nationwide laundering of family lines. most people didn't have surnames until relatively recently. 100-200 years ish

[@rosalindalove9718]

I don’t understand how for the stars they go back that far. I went there and I did my DNA and everything that’s been put into my family tree. It’s because I found it myself. And they only repeat what I found so it’s not all that is color to be. they got my grandfather‘s name because I put it into the ancestry but from there they haven’t found anything for me. I guess she’s the lucky one. Maybe she paid more money who knows maybe to bring more people to ancestry

[@AncestryUS]

Hi, Rosalinda. Thanks for reaching out. We're sorry to hear that you didn't have much luck doing research. We're happy to help. When you built your tree, can you tell us if anyone was born before 1950? Since the 1950 census records have been released, you should be able to find any of your family members born in the US before 1950. We have an article that can give you some ideas about how to build your tree and get the most records possible. Please check out "Lesson 2 and Lesson 3." support.ancestry.com/s/article/Getting-Started-Lesson-2-Building-Your-Tree?language=en_US

[@thejojojo1111]

"Very proud people" leads to pent-up anger, frustration, and despair because you are not allowed to express true emotions and the reasons for it. Taboo and dark secrets are kept under wraps.

[@TheAvengersRising]

Well, last year, I discovered that my ancestors were the architects to Lancater, NY townhall.

[@AncestryUS]

That's a great discovery 👏

[@alifc1082]

It's almost funny the exaggeration of the surprise... Where else could her ancestors be from?.. And that one in the 14 century was a town administrative, one of many... Isn't even clear if the clan started with him or what's the meaning of finding him? I mean would have been the same thing if he was an artesian, a comerciant, anything that was there those days....

[@johnbethea4505]

I am 76 and I found out that my bloodline goes back to 40,000 years to Neanderthal. I have over a million kin that have been found so for...

[@CindymeCindy]

Maybe we’re related 😁. My DNA said I have a lot more Neanderthal in me than most people.

[@JediSimpson]

Everyone has Neanderthal ancestry.

[@johnbethea4505]

@CharlieLOliver maybe so but mine was listed so I thought it was neat. How far back does yours go...

[@JediSimpson]

@@johnbethea4505 - What do you mean yours was listed?

[@johnnyearp52]

He's playing with you! 😂

[@modugasarang4988]

족보 is family tree. Sigung is vice-prime ministry.

[@capmidnite]

Korean genealogies proving noble descent are as valid as those mail order family crests and heraldry sold to those of European descent. Especially during the 18th and 19th centuries Korean genealogical records (which were maintained by the family heads) became lost, destroyed and often sold to the highest bidder. Also, slavery existed in pre-modern Korean, and newly emancipated slaves often took the last names of prominent local noble families.

[@thisiskaleidoscopic]

Okay, but how accurate is this..?? Most of this information is probably only available in the Korean government.. so did Ancestry contact the Korean government to retrieve all of these old documents? Finding ones ancestry in Korea is difficult... so not sure how credible this family tree is coming from a private company based in America.

[@capmidnite]

Every Korean claims they are of noble descent. True blue bloods are rare in any society. After all, before the modern era 99% of the population were farmers. In Korean history, clan records were often faked or sold to anyone who paid enough money, especially during the 18th and 19th centuries.

[@pbc_03]

What's up distant cuz? My mom's family is also traced back to the chung san clan.

[@Popunkwillneverdie]

Miss you

[@xrandomdonalds695]

Chung-san is a common name for 14th century because there were only 5 major clans in korea at the time

[@lyhthegreat]

yeah, i heard the reason why 4/10 koreans have the Kim surname was because they took up the ruling clan's name or something like that, kinda like ngyuen in vietnam. Iirc, most koreans were didn't had surnames until fairly recently like 1800s-1900s.

[@dustf1nger118]

There were more than 5 major clans. There were powerful regional clans as well who stayed away from national politics but were very relevant (between Gyeongju and Daegu). Then you have retainer clans. So with clans of power, you would roughly have about 14-20 depending on the period.

[@poppyorangeflower]

Jamie Chung is 40!

[@Popunkwillneverdie]

On a sidenote apparently my bandmates will roofie an annoying coworker 😂😂😂

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

chung😊😊😊😊

[@SanskarWagley]

would love to see a South Asian person on this show

[@midwestl7417]

Very funny. If you trust the ancestry book in Korea, you have believe that my great great great grand father rode on Mayflower.

[@EJ-eh4kt]

Tracing your roots if you are a Korean person is as easy as googling. Any Korean person with a Korean last name can simply go to your clan office, and ALL Korean person with a Korean last name belongs to a clan. If I want to know who started my clan, I simply visit my clan office and I can find out every ancestor all the way to the very first person something like a couple hundred years ago. Ancestry tv shows will never make it in Korea because... it is as simple as googling... lol

[@dinh5532]

But she's korean american so it hits differently.

[@slee2695]

@@dinh5532 she can ask her parents or grandparents to do it

[@dinh5532]

@@slee2695 I can technically try to do my own taxes too but I hire professionals for convenience and accuracy.

[@purplerainbow1995]

No, it's not simple to know your specific ancestry just bc you have a last name. That only gives your tribe, which is a whole lot of people. Plus a lot of people jokbo were destroyed by the Japanese.

[@yohan7083]

What's a clan office? What is its name in Korean?

[@Nancy-rx8ph]

My family ancestry is from the Royal Family Yi Dynasty

[@Nancy-rx8ph]

@@fedexwilson114 myeongseong the last empress of korea

[@maxbauer220]

Jamie Chung is such a cutie!

[@pandabearmadness6263]

This is pretty cool

[@Seoul1004ever]

found out that my grandfather x12 was Kim chun-chu

[@user-kb7zu1op2b]

Most of the family name Koreans have were bought in the 19th century. 19th century was a time of economic prosperity for the farmer class so the farmer class bought the 'jokbo' to acquire a family name or payed those who had family names to put their family in the 'jokbo' to become a part of their family. Only 1% of the population in Korea Had family names in the 14th century that number grew about 70% at the 19th century.

[@user-kb7zu1op2b]

fun fact 1.the reason Kim was a favourite choice as a family name is because Kim were the royal family of an ancient dynasty so they weren't acquired to do any mandatory military service.

[@user-kb7zu1op2b]

fun video but I hope you guys do a lot more research next time if you have a Korean American as a guest

[@sck2984]

Nice to see Asians getting some love.

[@namuumng3633]

One example of youths, we don't ask about our ancestors. Just waiting as if grandparents should talk firstly.

[@bluekimchiandrea4476]

It would be nice to hemp common, every day folks to find our ancestors. Not just celebrities

[@nillyk5671]

Have you partnered with Asian DNA data bases? They have a different way to measure SNPs but you could find a common ground if your scientists wanted to. You'd get to find a lot more information than just asking Korean historians about family clans. Knowing what clan you come from is not a difficult task at all, almost any regular citizen in South Korea has access to this information. They are very good at keeping track of their lineage and ancestry. You need to up your game. Don't give them crumbs. There's a lot more! You can do it!

[@AncestryUS]

Hi Nilly! Thank you for stopping by with your question. There is understandably a lot of confusion surrounding how different companies protect privacy in the modern world. Just like our members, we take privacy seriously and are always pleased to answer any questions you may have regarding our rigorous approach to safeguarding data. Ancestry does not sell consumer DNA data nor do we do business in China. Ancestry DNA data is processed and stored in the United States. Customer DNA data is stored in Ancestry’s systems and is de-identified, encrypted and segmented to a separate, dedicated access-controlled storage platform. We hope this helps answer your question but please feel free to review our privacy center to learn more about this important topic www.ancestry.com/cs/privacyphilosophy.

[@nillyk5671]

​@@AncestryUS😢 That's sad. I hope some day we'll all get to work together.

[@SuccessforLifester]

I saw her very clearly in a recent fantasy drama

[@ericinla65]

ALWAYS WONDERED why other families don't keep their own records. I can trace my family on both sides back over 350 years (15 generations). Along with what they did for a living for most. I also have photographs of my great great grand parents and up until now. Also have color movie film of my mother and her family when she was just 8 years old in the mid 1940's up until now.

[@kapuapatacsil1964]

some cultures were destroyed and made outlaw by others. some don't have written but verbal history.

[@CMJiyaaa]

Those whose families were forced to uproot for various reasons, did not have permanent homes, etc., perhaps also across generations, may not have/had this luxury.

[@danielzhang1916]

my parents' families are from Shandong and Anhui, they remember it orally

[@RedfordGuy]

Some records were destroyed by war, colonialism, and many other reasons. It's not because they didn't want to keep their records, but they didn't have a choice. Photographs or even paintings got destroyed by war, natural causes, nature, etc. YOU and your family have the privilege to keep those files intact. Not many families were fortunate.

[@purplerainbow1995]

In Korea, their genealogy books were destroyed by the Japanese to eliminate any Korean roots and identity.

[@ottot5]

Most Koreans have that Jokbo at home. We have the longest history of slavery in the world, so lineage or status of a family is very important to us.

[@dustf1nger118]

I think you should read a bit more. Forgot about the Ottomans? Persian Empire? etc.

[@ottot5]

@@dustf1nger118 The Ottomans and Persians were conquerors, both being civilized did not actually practice slavery or there are no articulate records of it. Korea on the other hand slaved their own people from the 1300s up to the 20th century and has the longest RECORDED slave history.

[@ottot5]

@@dustf1nger118 Also the Ottoman Empire began in the year 1299 and recorded Persian history starts from the 1500s. Korea has records of slavery way early than that. I think you should read more.

[@dfernandez3482]

Beautiful 💍💘😍

[@scottlee8399]

I love ❤️ u

[@missyhelldog]

My mom lied about my dad’s suicide and told us he died of a heart attack. Korean people are too proud that they don’t realize the damage that’s inflicted on their children. I had a severe panic attack when I reached his age of death and had to go to emergency because I thought I was having a heart attack.

[@terrayi]

What is that to do with "Korean people"?

[@Fartsquad_]

Tbh what does it really have to do with pride? Many people do not know how to even maneuver the topic of a partner or close relative’s suicide even in their own minds. Especially back in the day, Koreans native or immigrants didn’t have so much time or luxury to sit around exploring their own emotions and thoughts. Suicides hugely impact family members and close friends too, mentally and physically. Tbh you sound really selfish to me,. Not to mention prideful yourself..

[@missyhelldog]

@@Fartsquad_ do not project your bias. How can you call me selfish when I’ve been thru so much trauma growing up? You don’t know me.

[@missyhelldog]

@@terrayi what a troll

[@terrayi]

@@missyhelldog you ARE the troll.

[@scottyi88]

Not sure if i could trace my grandfaterh since he escaped to south korea during the korean war

[@R_Priest]

If your grandfather escaped to SKorea from the North during the Korean War, he was either a wealthy landowner or Japanese collaborator fleeing authorities. Perhaps both. (No diss. Just the facts of what likely happened. Many landowners and Japanese collaborators fled to the South.)

[@sdfv4zx]

This girl used to be on mtv right?

[@nDVSTRY]

Whole time im thinking he was saying chocobo 😂

[@aaliyahrahkaim537]

in-dig-e-nousssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss; indigenous; yin and yang beings, it's my purest tears crying to you with love. I am (Aboriginal) peace be on to you.

[@charmander777]

it would suck if you find out your ancestors were japanese collaborators "Chinilpa" (Korean: 친일파

[@yosefwiizard]

Not a chinpira?

[@R_Priest]

The SKorean government and business community are filled with collaborators. It wouldn't be surprising at all.

[@Popunkwillneverdie]

Still haven't played russian roulette with arrows ... so I'm in the clear

[@StyleOverPolitics]

Im Korean American and it says my clan is from the slums of shaolin called Wu Tang 😂

[@Chuugokujin]

😐

[@jessyi1228]

Koreans don’t really talk about past. I agree how they are very private people. The Korean king has married many women in old days. I know so many Koreans who is related to the king

[@TomF18]

We don’t talk about Bruno.

[@jualee0402]

Jamie chung이 청산정씨였네요. 청산정씨는 무과급제자를 7명 배출한 가문이고 1100여가구 3천명 인구를 가진 비교적 소수인구의 성씨입니다.

[@stephenprice5882]

Koreans all have a detailed jokbo. Its well recorded for people.

[@Popunkwillneverdie]

👋

[@user-ub3dz3rg8k]

Chung = X Jeong = O. Korean people don't know how to spell their names in the alphabet. Probably her parents, not her.

[@peterk6431]

But most Korean families have family book that traces their ancestors.

[@technician006]

That's cool and all but I am the blood descendant of the greatest assassin in Korean history.

[@N000T]

She wouldn't be a Blink for no reason.

[@jl7676]

LOL, every Korean claims they're connected to royalty of some kind.

[@American-drone]

제이미 정이 청산 정씨 셨군요 오홋

[@SteveC-so5ul]

This is so misleading. There are millions of chungs in Korea who are all related if you go far back. There are only like 10 common last names in Korea.

[@mamasmurf7830]

Half of our problems in American govt could be solved if candidates had to take an exam before being allowed to run for office. At this point, even a basic intelligence exam would suffice. 🙄

[@Peichen01]

This shouldn't be a surprise to any East Asian. All clan have a genealogy books and the latest book should point to where the pervious one is kept. Chinese invented surname for this very reason

[@jualee0402]

청산 정씨(靑山 鄭氏)의 시조 정금강(鄭錦綱)은 고려 말에 문하시중(門下侍中)을 지내고, 조선 개국공신으로 보국숭록대부(輔國崇祿大夫) 의정부(議政府) 좌의정(左議政)에 이르렀으며, 청산부원군(靑山府院君)에 봉해져 본관을 청산(靑山)으로 하였다고 한다.

[@jwkpov734]

Written in Chung but It should sound more Like Jung. English....lol

[@GodsJoseph13]

Fi

[@polymathecian]

Great leader?

[@inahsung9466]

She doesn’t have a good reputation in Korea because of her behaviors about not respecting Koreans. Is it truly meaningful to her ? I doubt

[@ymhktravel]

I think it's more difficult for a Chinese to trace based on family names. There are many ethncities in ancient china and its interaction with peoples from Persia, Mongolia, Arabia and Central Asia then. Some who are descendants of people from those islamic countries above have their names sincized. Eg. 马 Ma is a sincized surname of Muhammad. Countries with a lot more shared borders like China has more diversity in its population than say Korea.

[@ethanl868]

To clarify your statement (because I found it a bit confusing and others might too): 马 Ma is an original Chinese surname. It also is the way Chinese people have sinicized Muhammad.