her mom is cantonese chinese (hakka is in guangdong region near Hong kong) and her father is definitely black jamaican. SHE IS HALF CHINESE AND BLACK JAMAICAN..It is so sad that she loses so much of her chinese heritage.
@@ninersnation3298 ... such a wrong analysis but glad to help you better understand. My mom is of HAKKA CHINESE decent. her parents (which I grew up with) are both from Guandong before migrating to Jamaica in their early 20's. my dad is black, and isn't Jamaican :). its sad that you feel that's sad.. but it was a beautiful experience to go see where my grandparents came from!
@@jlueche I'm sorry. You barely speak a full sentence of cantonese. your mom is 100% cantonese. don't worry, i feel a failure too, me and my wife are 100% chinese but our child barely speak chinese. we live in san francisco, with a big chinese population,, too..
When I moved to China, I didn't speak the language, but my wife and son did, I speak just a little manderian, and sometimes beat myself up for not being fluent, but I put my energy into my business that is thriving and now I have staff around me to translate
@@jlueche Nah, since you speak Hakka, Mandarin is just next door, believe me, it is easier than your thought. I am overseas Chinese speak fluent Hakka, speak it at home still with my brother and sisters, and I master like 25% of Mandarin just because I wanted to, no use of it in my daily life. Your Hakka dialect is more or less the same like mine ( I believe it is a Dabu Hakka -- mind you, there are many Hakka subdialects). I am sure you are a bit bewildered Hakka people in China do not fully understand what you said in Hakka, that is partly because the Hakka in Guangdong is influenced by Cantonese and Mandarin they hear on daily basis in Hongkong movies and Chinese TV, so it is not the same anymore like the language your Hakka family spoke in Jamaica. the Hakka people are the mixing agent of Chinese people, they are everywhere in the globe :) . My son is 50% Hakka, 25% South Asian, 25% Persian, look like Persian and Chinese and speak like 0 Hakka. He is very much into black music like Jazz and funk, he's a bass player too. we are Christian family and I think my Hakka heritage is ended with me. I dunno what to feel, staring into the future 500 years to come, when people intermarry with each others, there are no races anymore but human race, I think we are ahead of our time, that's all.
@@handaxia1251 that's so dope! I actually do have cousins ( my mom's older siblings's who were born in China and went straight to America and had their kids) who speak fluent Cantonese and Hakka- and one of my older cousins says that our Hakka is closer to Mandarin than Cantonese! I grew up in Toronto around a lot of Canto folk so I feel like sometimes the words are more familiar but if y'all say so!! lol! my dad (black) made us go to cantonese school when we were younger and I wasn't able to gather much but Im sure now that I'm older if I put my mind to it I could!! Our dialect is the "Dung Gon" Hakka! soo cool to connect with other Hakka Ngìhn!
@@jlueche i'm 50% cantonese (paternal) & 50% hakka (maternal). I speak yue's standard cantonese (guangfu), broken meixian hakka & officially educated in standard Mandarin that enable me to write Chinese characters & speak mandarin. I speak min's dialect, its subgroup dialects Hokkien & broken teochew too.
This is heartwarming! People don't understand the hardships of being from a diaspora community in the Americas. I can see your empowerment within this video. It's like planting roots and connecting to your ancestors. I need to do that. Thank you for giving me goals!
@@na15464ewww. the hardship he’s referring to here is knowing your roots. clearly you don’t know what diaspora means and you watched this whole video and still don’t understand what all was being conveyed. just the simple complexities (which aren’t a bad thing) of being multiracial, even Hakka has many sub-dialects. it’s about discovery and appreciation not adaptation. you’re not “smarter” or better for “adapting” any diasporic has already adapted if they’re still alive and thriving. what you’re referring to is being a bootlicker and complacent without knowing pieces of you, and that’s fine. just shut up and let people share their stories. you’re not smarter or better, you’re weak and ludicrous. also mentioning your ancestors have nothing to do with your being is ridiculous, their sacrifices and stories, shape your moral complex. whether you decide to go the same route as them or not. everyone needs someone, and you’re just a bitter spiteful person, even if you have something you still lack tremendously.
Well done! I followed you every step of the journey. My mother is Jamaican from Kingston, my father American. Because my Dad was a career soldier we travelled with him to distant assignments around the globe. Along the way mother passed to me many wonderful stories of her homeland and growing up there. It wasn’t until I reached 33 yrs old that I was able to travel to Jamaica with her, my first trip. It was wonderful meeting my Jamaican family. She is 99 now. I wish you well and safe travels.
wow, thank you for sharing !! that is so beautiful that you got to go to Jamaica with her- truly I fall in love with Jamaica every time I absolutely looooove being there! Blessings to your mama! O to live to see 99, and to have travelled the world with pops as well ❤ more to come, big love!!
I have been smiling throughout the whole video. I loved this! your grandparents are forsure proud and happy you were able to go back home and experience your roots!
I was born in Guilin and moved to the US when I was 4. This year I went back there to see where I was born for the first time since I moved away. That was 35 years ago. It was indeed an emotional experience.
Thank you for sharing your journey to China. It's really great that you speak your grandparents language Hakka. So wonderful that you are connected to your grandparents and your Chinese roots. I hope you share more of your stories of you and your family history as well as your adventures in the future.
Love love this documentary. I also reconnected with my Chinese roots after 20 years growing up in Scandinavia. It warms my heart to see your journey. Well done!
wowwwww!! Scandinavia! isn't it amazing how migration just completely changes an entire history of a blood line?! and especially the Chinese who travel far and wide! that's awesome you got to connect!
My mom’s Indian, and my dad’s Chinese. Honestly, I think ethnic identity often comes down to what’s practical. I identify as Hakka because it lets me join Hakka associations or Chinese business chambers in cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Sometimes I reach out to Indian business chambers too, but it’s pretty hard to get solid business collaborations with Indian communities.
I'm half Hakka yin and half Cantonese born in Malaysia. Just came back from visiting our ancestral (paternal) hometown in the rural area of Zhuhai recently. Wish you all a wonderful trip. 😂
@@jlueche I live in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur which used Cantonese as the lingua franca among the various Chinese dialect groups for decades. So, other dialect groups here such as Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew etc. used Cantonese in their daily conversation among ethnic Chinese, while those younger generations may used Mandarin which is taught in Chinese schools. Cantonese used to be a lingua franca in Guangdong as well in the past where most of the Malaysian Chinese originate. My mother's family is Hakka from Huizhou, hence all of her family members speak Hakka among themselves. 😂
Love this episode ,I left for the Uk with my parents when I was 6 and whenever I return to my village of my grandpas and see the old houses it has such a mysterious connection even after all these years 😊
Just visited my parents' home villages in Taishan for the first time and even met relatives I've never known! Enjoy your amazing journey! Shout out to a fellow Toronto native!
oh wow 🥹🫶🏽 honestly it was my pleasure to share- a trip i’ll always remember! next up on my list is actually ethiopia and kenya!!! i can’t wait. and i’m wishing more experiences like this for the both of us! def going to get into more content like this ❤ appreciate you!
That was the most beautiful story adventure I’ve seen in a very very long time as a blk man who was raised along the times of Bruce Lee and martial arts and who loves martial arts drama ❤❤❤I felt your spirit and there’s on this journey you allowed me and everyone here to come along it by far better then I imagine thank you so much for sharing I’m 63yrs old and loves ❤the Chinese culture so much who knows maybe I was Chinese in another lifetime..thank you and God bless and Godspeed ahead ❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✈️✈️✈️✈️💰💰🧳
that message really touched me, GODSPEED 🥹❤ My dad (black) also really loves Chinese cinematography and often watches those Bruce Lee and martial art films... hahaha maybe y'all definitely were Chinese in another life time! SOO glad you got to watch, more to come... and God bless you as well ❤❤❤
So glad this video popped up on my UA-cam. You are a wonderful, special young lady. Your love for your grandparents shines through and your embracing of your Chinese heritage is beautiful. Travelling to smaller cities and towns in China is not an easy thing for westerners, but you made it look easy. I will go back to watch all your videos. I grew up in Toronto, Hakka from Trinidad. Glad I found your channel.
wow 🥹 appreciate that! more content like this to come - and shout out to all Chinese Caribbean in Toronto somehow, someway our origins are all quite similar ❤ I've also been to Trini many times !!
I am also Hakka originally from Timor-Leste, just like you ,growing up with Po Chai pills. I've also been to our ancestral village. in Meizhou and Dapo.
oh wow! you learn something new everyday- I just googled where Timor-Leste is! I love hearing where other Hakka-ngìhn ! How was your visit in Meizhou and Dapo did you still have family there? hahah those who know Po Chai pills know how good they work!!
Probably one of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. The sense of family and belonging made me smile. I wish I could have known my dad extended family like this.
Loved this so much. So glad you and your mom got to travel together there. I lived in China for 4 years, two of them in Dongguan teaching English. Absolutely loved Hakka culture and food. Seeing West street in Yangshuo brought back so many great memories 😊
oh wow!!!! I love that!! I contemplated for a split second what would life be like if I Lived in China for a bit- did you learn the languages as well!! And thats so dope man, Hakka culture is very much alive even though where im from in Canada it's seen as a dying language and culture. thanks for sharing
i went to europe when i was about 2 yrs. old and never went back again to china till my 18th . that was the first time i also met my grandparents ( of my mother's side ) and other relatives of my mother's side . i couldn't really communicate with them because i didn't speak mandarin or the region dialect . But it was a very nice and warm/welcoming experience, they were so nice and sweet to me . Never abandon your roots, family is GOLD .
you're absolutely right..GOLDEN 🍯 and thanks for sharing! glad you got a chance to go back and also to meet your maternal grandparents. those are moments you can Cheris for a lifetime!!
I'm Cantonese, at my old age I'm still learning about different Chinese heritage, know little about Hakka people, didn't know it untill recently Hakka people origin from northern part of China migrating to the south escaping wars or natural disaster through history! That's why they had unique custom different from Cantonese! Even though I'm full blood Chinese, still many history of China I need to learn! You having curiosity about your mom heritage is heart warming!
Wow....An absolutely moving and emotional film. Thank you for inviting us into family reunion. You have such a wonderful family. Thank you for showing us China through your eyes....... beautiful country and people. It must have been very emotional when you were leaving. Looking forward to seeing when you take your child to China and what you do to keep the culture going.
such a heart felt message!!! thank you, it truly was a trip of a lifetime! Now that my son is older, im back to travelling I just booked a trip for me and him for next month, God grant us the life to see it!!! we're just getting started me and him, more to come so thank you!!
Really loved watching your entire video Got to say you are a courageous resourceful and a beautiful Chinese person with a deep love and respect for your roots and family values Congratulations and good luck on your travels thanks for sharing 😊
Wonderful to see you visiting your roots. And very impress that you speaks hakka. When i visited meizhou, and people always looked funny at me as i soeaks en older version of hakka, people told us that we use words and phases that they grangparents use. When our ancestors migrated ti India, we bought with us not only a part of out culture, food etc, we also bought with us the then hakka dialect. Hakka dialect in meizhou has evolve and we from india had stayed the same. Lovely to see you enjoying china.
aw I love that! there a lot of Chinese-Indian in my area growing up and while our Hakka is a different dialect we do have a lot of similar words when I listen carefully! thanks for sharing your history- most of my friends only know "Hakka" from all the Hakka restaurants they always ask is it Indian? Hakka Nghìn are so resilient !
I enjoyed watching this, I'm a foreigner living in Southern China and have been here for a decade with my Chinese Wife, I wouldn't have it any other way, so pleased you enjoyed your visit, I'm sure you will be back sooner than later, by the way you are extremely beautiful, it must be the Chinese side of you❤ take care
I enjoy your shared experiences; I sure words can’t express the emotional and spiritual connection you felt. God bless and keep you and yours safe always 🙏🏽
This is truly amazing, I love your passion and respect for both sides of your heritage. Thanks for being so genuine and sharing your family with us. I wish you continued happiness.
I went to Shanghai and I said to myself with the people I met, damn that person looks like my father, auntie etc. I felt at home and never returned to the US. I currently live in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. I am building 3 factories in China, Biotechnology sector and will have branch offices in 31 cities in China
good for you, chinese is like another version of jewish. we just work hard, move up in life, and to be a good example of later generations. I wish i will be moving back to my hometown huadu (the new airport in guangzhou) to retire. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THOSE WHT BLCK MEXICAN HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO!!! i retire to huadu, i could be a rich landlord in my little village..
wow!!! I wish I got a chance to see more of the industrial/factory side of Shenzhen, I know its one of the powerhouse industrial cities- I kept thinking damn I pay so much in shipping to send product from China to Canada 🤣
@@jlueche Travel from Canada to China during their off peak season and you can get cheaper ticket and of course will be nice you can travel there during the spring festival to experience the festival there ...
Hi, thanks for sharing, i understood your hakka, like your grandmother, my family migrated to Western country too. It good to know there are many others who still using the hakka language. May it continue to the next generation.
@jlueche we ended up in Australia. Meet a few others Hakka, but their accent was different. Yours more familiar. ha. Our ancestors might be from same area.
How amazing You family made that journey to Jamaica Truly amazing Thanks for sharing As in Jamaica One people. Ps You are have a special spirit and your grandma would be so proud and glad Onwards and upwards
i am Jamaican Chinese raised in England . i loved your blog and will definitely follow your quest . i want to do the same thing soon . love and blessings . continue giving such good content
This warmed my heart and had me feeling all types of emotions. It reminded me of my trip to Japan. I hope you and your family in China stay in touch when you return home. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. It was beautiful to watch ❤.
Hakka here, born & raised in India. Now in Toronto for 25+ years. If you want to meet and see a bunch of Hakka people, go to Woodside mall at McCowen & Finch on the weekends. There are programs on the weekends and very kid friendly too as the mall has a bunch of dinosaurs, real birds and stuffed animals for kids!
ah thanks for sharing that! I wouldn't be surprised if many of them (maybe passed on now) are folk that my grandparents knew! There used to be group of "Dung Gon" Hakka at woodside I would go often with my Jia-Pòh and Jia-Gúng!! What a small world eh? Lots of Hakka living in Toronto!
This was a beautiful video. You are blessed to see such beauty, Im jealous as I love to travel! Lol... The sights, sound,and food looks amazing! I look forward to more of your travels. Good luck!!!
Beautiful video, Jephina. So impressed by your ability to connect with the locals and how respectful you are while travelling. I agree with you about how innovative Asian people are, they think of everything to make things more convenient like of course they’ll put a foldable fork in the instant noodle cup 😉 that just happened when I was in Phuket. Did you mean South Asians when you were referring to the programs on the tv about how they integrated into Chinese culture?
Thank you for sharing it’s such a blessing you were able to go there and experience a bit of life your grandparents lived.. and see your relatives and some are entrepreneurs so all of that is in you too. btw you are beautiful you should model there I’m sure you will become wealthy I believe you would be booked and busy and be able to shop where you want. I’m so happy you got to see a bit of home your family legacy . I pray you can go visit often.
Wow! I love this video! It's really special to see you explore your culture! I love Guilin, it is so beautiful, my favourite place I have ever visited in China ❤
I love this video so much. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I would love to do a trip like this with my dad one day. We're Hakka diaspora as well, but have never set foot near the original village. I can feel the Ancestors smiling down on you. Also, much love to all my Blasian brethren everywhere 💞. I see you, and I appreciate y'all ✊.
@@jlueche Yess. From what I can piece together my grandparents - who I never got to meet - went from a Hakka village in Guangdong province to Vietnam and settled in Saigon. Then we ended up in Canada where I was born. The history is definitely spotty, but I hope I can retrace some of the history with my pops in the next couple years. I'm not Blasian, but I consider y'all my fam too haha. One love 💓
Love your video. You are truly a beautiful Chinese moy. Thanks for a wonderful trip as we experience our great heritage. I am, also, Chinese Jamaican from the Lee family. Of course, I am Hakka.
It's amazing how diverse Hakka people are. You're getting comments from all over the world rn, from people of all different colours. But united under the same roots.
Hi Jephina if you are still in China if you do have the time please visit this architecture was built by the Hakka people call Tulou....The Hakkas who settled in mountainous south western Fujian province in China developed unique architectural buildings called tulou, literally meaning earthen structures. The Hakkas set up these unique homes to prevent attack from bandits and marauders. The tulou are either round or square, and were designed as a large fortress and apartment building in one. Structures typically had only one entranceway and no windows at ground level. Each floor served a different function - the first hosts a well and livestock, the second is for food storage and the third and higher floors contain living spaces. Tulou can be found mostly in south western Fujian and southern Jiangxi provinces. Tulou buildings have been inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site...
oh wow!! unfortunately I am no longer in China, but based on this inforrmation (and many others shared) there will be more reasons to go back and explore more! how neat! have you been?
@@jlueche Yeap China is a vast country and if you can travel to Beijing to walk on Great Wall of China, go to Hanzhaou to see the West Lake and try wearing the Han costume the Hanfu and go to the North East of China to the border of North Korea and Russia and many more... Thank you for asking and I am very well and hope you have many wonderful days ahead of you...
The three bows are a Buddhist thing but mostly among Chinese Mahayana Buddhists. It means “I pay my respects to the Buddha” first bow “ I pay my respects to the Dharma (the Buddha’s teachings)” second bow I pay my respects to the Sangha” (the monk and nunhood who help to guide to the Dharma and pray for all beings to be happy and free from suffering), third bow. In other places people bow once (ie Japan and Korea). In others they even prostrate three times (ie in South and Southeast Aisa, plus Tibet and Bhutan)
beautiful, what a memorable trip to live a dream ... my grandparents came from Guangdong Province, I have never been and most likely never will, so appreciate this to help me imagine their own lives. You have a wonderful legacy and generations of memories to live through. God bless..
🥹🥹🥹🥹 this message was so special! I hope this video serves for all of us with roots there who may never go, or have not gone yet! my absolute pleasure, more to come!
Now this is what I call a vlog. Feel like mi did deh deh tpc 😅. We have such strong Chinese representation in Jamaica but we know didly squat about their culture. I remember visiting Hunan city for work & cars would literally stop in the road so ppl could stare 🤣
deh dehhh 🌏🙏🏽!!! thats true you know, nice to have seen the culture in real time myself! thats dope that you were able to go CHina before! the stares were real lool
Its one of the benefits of being multi-cultural in your own family; you get to celebrate all holidays and enjoy food and customs of both cultures.
soo true! I really felt like I got the experience of Chinese and Caribbean culture! soooo much great food for sure!!
@@jlueche u fit in at Caribbean and Chinese New Year. You get to eat the dim sum and the oxtail. So jealous.
I remember as a child, the Wongs, Chins, and Chens on Mountain View Ave. Thank you for representing Jamaica, China, and Canada in one voice. 🇯🇲🇺🇸
BELIZE, too ❤
We are similar, father Chinese and mother Hawaiian, I visited China 30 years ago and never returned to the US, China made me prosperous 🇨🇳🙏
oh wow!! which part of China did you originally go and now live in? did you always speak a Chinese dialect or did you learn when you moved?
her mom is cantonese chinese (hakka is in guangdong region near Hong kong) and her father is definitely black jamaican. SHE IS HALF CHINESE AND BLACK JAMAICAN..It is so sad that she loses so much of her chinese heritage.
@@ninersnation3298 ... such a wrong analysis but glad to help you better understand. My mom is of HAKKA CHINESE decent. her parents (which I grew up with) are both from Guandong before migrating to Jamaica in their early 20's. my dad is black, and isn't Jamaican :). its sad that you feel that's sad.. but it was a beautiful experience to go see where my grandparents came from!
Nice....
the growth you will have seen
@@jlueche I'm sorry. You barely speak a full sentence of cantonese. your mom is 100% cantonese. don't worry, i feel a failure too, me and my wife are 100% chinese but our child barely speak chinese. we live in san francisco, with a big chinese population,, too..
There is a Chinese population in Jamaica that dates back to over 200 years by the way for those who don’t know.
Lol it amazed me that a chinese dude named Leslie was the first producer to record Bob Marley In Jamaica. I was like what? How'd that happen
When I moved to China, I didn't speak the language, but my wife and son did, I speak just a little manderian, and sometimes beat myself up for not being fluent, but I put my energy into my business that is thriving and now I have staff around me to translate
wow! that's so amazing and inspiring! Mandarin is definitely tricky to learn but I'm glad to hear that you have many people around to translate!
@@jlueche my Dad Manchurian Chinese
@@jlueche Nah, since you speak Hakka, Mandarin is just next door, believe me, it is easier than your thought. I am overseas Chinese speak fluent Hakka, speak it at home still with my brother and sisters, and I master like 25% of Mandarin just because I wanted to, no use of it in my daily life.
Your Hakka dialect is more or less the same like mine ( I believe it is a Dabu Hakka -- mind you, there are many Hakka subdialects). I am sure you are a bit bewildered Hakka people in China do not fully understand what you said in Hakka, that is partly because the Hakka in Guangdong is influenced by Cantonese and Mandarin they hear on daily basis in Hongkong movies and Chinese TV, so it is not the same anymore like the language your Hakka family spoke in Jamaica.
the Hakka people are the mixing agent of Chinese people, they are everywhere in the globe :) . My son is 50% Hakka, 25% South Asian, 25% Persian, look like Persian and Chinese and speak like 0 Hakka. He is very much into black music like Jazz and funk, he's a bass player too. we are Christian family and I think my Hakka heritage is ended with me. I dunno what to feel, staring into the future 500 years to come, when people intermarry with each others, there are no races anymore but human race, I think we are ahead of our time, that's all.
@@handaxia1251 that's so dope! I actually do have cousins ( my mom's older siblings's who were born in China and went straight to America and had their kids) who speak fluent Cantonese and Hakka- and one of my older cousins says that our Hakka is closer to Mandarin than Cantonese! I grew up in Toronto around a lot of Canto folk so I feel like sometimes the words are more familiar but if y'all say so!! lol! my dad (black) made us go to cantonese school when we were younger and I wasn't able to gather much but Im sure now that I'm older if I put my mind to it I could!! Our dialect is the "Dung Gon" Hakka! soo cool to connect with other Hakka Ngìhn!
@@jlueche i'm 50% cantonese (paternal) & 50% hakka (maternal). I speak yue's standard cantonese (guangfu), broken meixian hakka & officially educated in standard Mandarin that enable me to write Chinese characters & speak mandarin. I speak min's dialect, its subgroup dialects Hokkien & broken teochew too.
This is heartwarming! People don't understand the hardships of being from a diaspora community in the Americas. I can see your empowerment within this video. It's like planting roots and connecting to your ancestors. I need to do that. Thank you for giving me goals!
🥹🥹🫶🏽 man. what a comment- listen, i’m rooting for you because you’re absolutely right that’s exactly what it felt like! may you see it through ❤❤
It is not hard, stop it. The smarter, better ones of us just adapt. My ancestors have nothing to do with it.
@@na15464ewww. the hardship he’s referring to here is knowing your roots. clearly you don’t know what diaspora means and you watched this whole video and still don’t understand what all was being conveyed. just the simple complexities (which aren’t a bad thing) of being multiracial, even Hakka has many sub-dialects. it’s about discovery and appreciation not adaptation. you’re not “smarter” or better for “adapting” any diasporic has already adapted if they’re still alive and thriving. what you’re referring to is being a bootlicker and complacent without knowing pieces of you, and that’s fine. just shut up and let people share their stories. you’re not smarter or better, you’re weak and ludicrous. also mentioning your ancestors have nothing to do with your being is ridiculous, their sacrifices and stories, shape your moral complex. whether you decide to go the same route as them or not. everyone needs someone, and you’re just a bitter spiteful person, even if you have something you still lack tremendously.
@@na15464 Ridiculous! smh.
Well done! I followed you every step of the journey. My mother is Jamaican from Kingston, my father American. Because my Dad was a career soldier we travelled with him to distant assignments around the globe. Along the way mother passed to me many wonderful stories of her homeland and growing up there. It wasn’t until I reached 33 yrs old that I was able to travel to Jamaica with her, my first trip. It was wonderful meeting my Jamaican family. She is 99 now. I wish you well and safe travels.
wow, thank you for sharing !! that is so beautiful that you got to go to Jamaica with her- truly I fall in love with Jamaica every time I absolutely looooove being there! Blessings to your mama! O to live to see 99, and to have travelled the world with pops as well ❤ more to come, big love!!
I have the same as you. my mother is Chinese from Jamaican my father is American.
I'm not sure how this video was recommended on my feed, but I'm glad it did. Such a heartwarming journey. Big up yuh damn self 🇯🇲
🇯🇲🙏🏽🙏🏽 large up!!!
I have been smiling throughout the whole video. I loved this! your grandparents are forsure proud and happy you were able to go back home and experience your roots!
that makes me sooo happy! fr man, I really REALLY do believe somehow someway they know I was there! thanks for tuning in ❤
I was born in Guilin and moved to the US when I was 4. This year I went back there to see where I was born for the first time since I moved away. That was 35 years ago. It was indeed an emotional experience.
wow!!! I bet 🥹❤ Guilin was absolutely stunning. 35 years later I'm sure you were blown away!
When you said "I made it Popo!!!" The first time had me tearing up, this vlog was BEAUTIFUL Phi!!! 🙏🏽🕊🥰
whewwwww 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 God knows!! I can still feel that exact moment in this very moment, thank you thank THANK YOU ❤
Thank you for sharing your journey to China. It's really great that you speak your grandparents language Hakka. So wonderful that you are connected to your grandparents and your Chinese roots. I hope you share more of your stories of you and your family history as well as your adventures in the future.
coming up next ❤ definitely sharing more! thank you for tuning in
Loved this so much. The food, the dancing, connecting with family, the history.. all the feels!
thank you my girl! it was a trip I'll always remember fr fr ❤️
Love love this documentary. I also reconnected with my Chinese roots after 20 years growing up in Scandinavia. It warms my heart to see your journey. Well done!
wowwwww!! Scandinavia! isn't it amazing how migration just completely changes an entire history of a blood line?! and especially the Chinese who travel far and wide! that's awesome you got to connect!
My mom’s Indian, and my dad’s Chinese. Honestly, I think ethnic identity often comes down to what’s practical. I identify as Hakka because it lets me join Hakka associations or Chinese business chambers in cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Sometimes I reach out to Indian business chambers too, but it’s pretty hard to get solid business collaborations with Indian communities.
thanks for sharing! i’m sure both communities have great things happening in both but i’m especially happy the Hakka-ngíhn got you covered 👏🏽🥂
be careful dealing with indian businesses.
Unfortunately most Indians I've interact with in the US are unpleasant and rude....
I'm half Hakka yin and half Cantonese born in Malaysia. Just came back from visiting our ancestral (paternal) hometown in the rural area of Zhuhai recently. Wish you all a wonderful trip. 😂
oh wow!! did you grow up speaking or hearing one more than the other?
@@jlueche I live in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur which used Cantonese as the lingua franca among the various Chinese dialect groups for decades. So, other dialect groups here such as Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew etc. used Cantonese in their daily conversation among ethnic Chinese, while those younger generations may used Mandarin which is taught in Chinese schools. Cantonese used to be a lingua franca in Guangdong as well in the past where most of the Malaysian Chinese originate. My mother's family is Hakka from Huizhou, hence all of her family members speak Hakka among themselves. 😂
This was beautiful all around. Your grandparents are smiling down on you
this made me smile... miss them bad!!!
Beautiful!!!! I had a smile on My face the whole video!!!! Shout out from West Philadelphia!!!!!
😭🥰 man that makes me sooo happy fr fr. blessings to ya!
I watched this smiling from ear to ear and tearing up. I could only imagine how full circle this may have felt…what a blessing. Thank you for sharing!
thank you for the smiles, It was truly a beautiful trip and im so glad to have shared! more to come ❤️
Beautiful, your heritage is so rich, how blessed. The history of Buddha is beautiful. You make a great travel video. Thank you
Love this episode ,I left for the Uk with my parents when I was 6 and whenever I return to my village of my grandpas and see the old houses it has such a mysterious connection even after all these years 😊
you get me!! great way to describe the feeling
Just visited my parents' home villages in Taishan for the first time and even met relatives I've never known! Enjoy your amazing journey! Shout out to a fellow Toronto native!
shout out to all my fellow Torontonians!! that's beautiful you got to visit! going to google where taishan is
Thank you for choosing to experience this out loud
oh wow 🥹🫶🏽 honestly it was my pleasure to share- a trip i’ll always remember! next up on my list is actually ethiopia and kenya!!! i can’t wait. and i’m wishing more experiences like this for the both of us! def going to get into more content like this ❤ appreciate you!
That was the most beautiful story adventure I’ve seen in a very very long time as a blk man who was raised along the times of Bruce Lee and martial arts and who loves martial arts drama ❤❤❤I felt your spirit and there’s on this journey you allowed me and everyone here to come along it by far better then I imagine thank you so much for sharing I’m 63yrs old and loves ❤the Chinese culture so much who knows maybe I was Chinese in another lifetime..thank you and God bless and Godspeed ahead ❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✈️✈️✈️✈️💰💰🧳
that message really touched me, GODSPEED 🥹❤ My dad (black) also really loves Chinese cinematography and often watches those Bruce Lee and martial art films... hahaha maybe y'all definitely were Chinese in another life time! SOO glad you got to watch, more to come... and God bless you as well ❤❤❤
Visiting one’s heritage and ancestral roots is truly a magical moment. The feeling that your soul is reunited back to the land is amazing.
perfectly said! thanks for tuning in 🙏🏽
Algorithm working, love the vid. Greetings from Jamaica
big up the algorithm 🙏🏽❤️
I feel your vibrational frequency and you would have a very prosperous life in China
appreciate your support to the fullest!
So glad this video popped up on my UA-cam. You are a wonderful, special young lady. Your love for your grandparents shines through and your embracing of your Chinese heritage is beautiful. Travelling to smaller cities and towns in China is not an easy thing for westerners, but you made it look easy. I will go back to watch all your videos. I grew up in Toronto, Hakka from Trinidad. Glad I found your channel.
wow 🥹 appreciate that! more content like this to come - and shout out to all Chinese Caribbean in Toronto somehow, someway our origins are all quite similar ❤ I've also been to Trini many times !!
I am also Hakka originally from Timor-Leste, just like you ,growing up with Po Chai pills. I've also been to our ancestral village. in Meizhou and Dapo.
oh wow! you learn something new everyday- I just googled where Timor-Leste is! I love hearing where other Hakka-ngìhn ! How was your visit in Meizhou and Dapo did you still have family there? hahah those who know Po Chai pills know how good they work!!
Hakka moi. Hao liang oh.
@@jluechePo Chai pills！
Probably one of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. The sense of family and belonging made me smile. I wish I could have known my dad extended family like this.
Loved this so much. So glad you and your mom got to travel together there. I lived in China for 4 years, two of them in Dongguan teaching English. Absolutely loved Hakka culture and food. Seeing West street in Yangshuo brought back so many great memories 😊
oh wow!!!! I love that!! I contemplated for a split second what would life be like if I Lived in China for a bit- did you learn the languages as well!! And thats so dope man, Hakka culture is very much alive even though where im from in Canada it's seen as a dying language and culture. thanks for sharing
i went to europe when i was about 2 yrs. old and never went back again to china till my 18th . that was the first time i also met my grandparents ( of my mother's side ) and other relatives of my mother's side . i couldn't really communicate with them because i didn't speak mandarin or the region dialect . But it was a very nice and warm/welcoming experience, they were so nice and sweet to me . Never abandon your roots, family is GOLD .
you're absolutely right..GOLDEN 🍯 and thanks for sharing! glad you got a chance to go back and also to meet your maternal grandparents. those are moments you can Cheris for a lifetime!!
This was a beautiful journey and tribute to your heritage..
Thank you for sharing 😊
Very beautiful and inspiring. I can tell you were very passionate about making this video ❤ Thanks for sharing
I'm Cantonese, at my old age I'm still learning about different Chinese heritage, know little about Hakka people, didn't know it untill recently Hakka people origin from northern part of China migrating to the south escaping wars or natural disaster through history! That's why they had unique custom different from Cantonese! Even though I'm full blood Chinese, still many history of China I need to learn!
You having curiosity about your mom heritage is heart warming!
I love this. Your aunty is so funny ❤ can’t beat a good personality
isn't she !! she's so bubbly
Wow I watched to the end, truly a loving and wholesome time, thank you for sharing it with us, bright so much peace ✌🏽
thank you 🥹🤍 more to come- i realized there’s SO much to
share
Wow....An absolutely moving and emotional film. Thank you for inviting us into family reunion. You have such a wonderful family. Thank you for showing us China through your eyes....... beautiful country and people. It must have been very emotional when you were leaving. Looking forward to seeing when you take your child to China and what you do to keep the culture going.
such a heart felt message!!! thank you, it truly was a trip of a lifetime! Now that my son is older, im back to travelling I just booked a trip for me and him for next month, God grant us the life to see it!!! we're just getting started me and him, more to come so thank you!!
@jlueche looking forward to the next episode and can't wait to see you show your Aunt around your beautiful country. Your aunt was great as well.
saw your video and TikTok and I love love this vlog 😩💗
aye cmon now my tik Tok peeps 🩷🩷
Wow wonderful video I was captivated from start to finish! It is beautiful that you got to do this journey queen 🙏👍
appreciate that 🥹❤️
I am soooooooo glad that I stumbled across your video. Thank You for taking me along on this journey with you!
shout out the algorithm 🙌🏽 my pleasure! more to come
Thank you for sharing your journey through China. Nice to know everything is not so expensive and the ppl are so friendly. Beautiful culture. ❤
definitely a place people should consider to travel too!
Wow what a great trip 😊 thanks 4 the Tour it was very nice ❤
my pleasure!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Very informative.
my pleasure 💫
Beatiful. this vlog is very heartwarming and pacing is superb, well done! it lowkey made my eyes watering, welcome back.
even though I didn't have the best camera gear and audio equipment... I really put a lot of love into it, so thank you so SO much! ❤
I can see just how much you loved your PoPo by the way you talk about her ❤❤ so good of you to travel to her home to learn more about her
man I love her and miss her BAD ❤ glad you got a change to watch!
@jlueche it was great to watch and learn about your family!
Really loved watching your entire video
Got to say you are a courageous resourceful and a beautiful Chinese person with a deep love and respect for your roots and family values
Congratulations and good luck on your travels thanks for sharing 😊
🥰🫶🏽 so glad you enjoyed it! I was raised with a lot of love and respect and I really hope to be able to pass it on for generations to come!
Wonderful to see you visiting your roots. And very impress that you speaks hakka.
When i visited meizhou, and people always looked funny at me as i soeaks en older version of hakka, people told us that we use words and phases that they grangparents use.
When our ancestors migrated ti India, we bought with us not only a part of out culture, food etc, we also bought with us the then hakka dialect. Hakka dialect in meizhou has evolve and we from india had stayed the same.
Lovely to see you enjoying china.
aw I love that! there a lot of Chinese-Indian in my area growing up and while our Hakka is a different dialect we do have a lot of similar words when I listen carefully! thanks for sharing your history- most of my friends only know "Hakka" from all the Hakka restaurants they always ask is it Indian? Hakka Nghìn are so resilient !
I enjoyed watching this, I'm a foreigner living in Southern China and have been here for a decade with my Chinese Wife, I wouldn't have it any other way, so pleased you enjoyed your visit, I'm sure you will be back sooner than later, by the way you are extremely beautiful, it must be the Chinese side of you❤ take care
that's awesome, South China always in the hot sun... love it! would definitely love to go back one day :)
I enjoy your shared experiences; I sure words can’t express the emotional and spiritual connection you felt. God bless and keep you and yours safe always 🙏🏽
This is truly amazing, I love your passion and respect for both sides of your heritage. Thanks for being so genuine and sharing your family with us. I wish you continued happiness.
more to come ❤️🙏🏽 thank you!!
Thanks so much for sharing. I really enjoyed the vlog.
Absolutely loved the video, thank you for taking us along, and sharing so much!
I went to Shanghai and I said to myself with the people I met, damn that person looks like my father, auntie etc. I felt at home and never returned to the US. I currently live in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. I am building 3 factories in China, Biotechnology sector and will have branch offices in 31 cities in China
Good for you..
👍👍
good for you, chinese is like another version of jewish. we just work hard, move up in life, and to be a good example of later generations. I wish i will be moving back to my hometown huadu (the new airport in guangzhou) to retire. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THOSE WHT BLCK MEXICAN HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO!!! i retire to huadu, i could be a rich landlord in my little village..
wow!!! I wish I got a chance to see more of the industrial/factory side of Shenzhen, I know its one of the powerhouse industrial cities- I kept thinking damn I pay so much in shipping to send product from China to Canada 🤣
Send by post office, postage is cheaper than international couriers.
This whole video was so wholesome I’m grateful you were able to make it to see your heritage!!!! What a blessing
honestly girl it was 🥹❤️❤️ glad you got a chance to watch!
Fascinating, beautiful and very thoughtful video. Thanks for sharing.
my pleasure ❤ more to come 🙏🏽
CONGRATULATIONS on your journey discovery your mother's Chinese heritage
thank you 🥹❤️
I visited China 3 times in the past 18 months loved EVERY minute of it.
oh wow!! where do you live, it is quite expensive for air fair to go to china from Canada!
@@jlueche Travel from Canada to China during their off peak season and you can get cheaper ticket and of course will be nice you can travel there during the spring festival to experience the festival there ...
I love this trip. You did a beautiful recording . Going back to roots always exciting.
Hi, thanks for sharing, i understood your hakka, like your grandmother, my family migrated to Western country too. It good to know there are many others who still using the hakka language. May it continue to the next generation.
ahh that’s so dope! where did your family end up? it’s always so neat to know people who speak the same dialect of Hakka
@jlueche we ended up in Australia. Meet a few others Hakka, but their accent was different. Yours more familiar. ha. Our ancestors might be from same area.
How amazing
You family made that journey to Jamaica
Truly amazing
Thanks for sharing
As in Jamaica
One people.
Ps
You are have a special spirit and your grandma would be so proud and glad
Onwards and upwards
onwards and upwards 🥹🙏🏽 Jamaica travel Vlog with my mom next month more to come
I'm glad this video found my algorithm, the culture the food and the vibes was too dope.
shout out the algorithm fr 😭🤍
This is so awesome! Thank you for sharing your experience ❤
i am Jamaican Chinese raised in England . i loved your blog and will definitely follow your quest . i want to do the same thing soon . love and blessings . continue giving such good content
big up all the Jamaican Chinese dem! lol, and thank you, definitely more to come!
This warmed my heart and had me feeling all types of emotions. It reminded me of my trip to Japan. I hope you and your family in China stay in touch when you return home. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. It was beautiful to watch ❤.
I wish I Had vlogged my trip to Japan in 2016!! it was soooo jaw-dropping my first time in Asia ever so I totally get it. appreciate you ❤️
Hakka here, born & raised in India. Now in Toronto for 25+ years. If you want to meet and see a bunch of Hakka people, go to Woodside mall at McCowen & Finch on the weekends. There are programs on the weekends and very kid friendly too as the mall has a bunch of dinosaurs, real birds and stuffed animals for kids!
ah thanks for sharing that! I wouldn't be surprised if many of them (maybe passed on now) are folk that my grandparents knew! There used to be group of "Dung Gon" Hakka at woodside I would go often with my Jia-Pòh and Jia-Gúng!! What a small world eh? Lots of Hakka living in Toronto!
What a beautiful, thoughtful, considerate tour of your family's corner of China. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. ❤
Wow just found this video. Nice. You're beautiful mix. Glad you go see your roots
sooo glad I got the opportunity ❤ I'm glad you found it as well more to come!
This was a beautiful video. You are blessed to see such beauty, Im jealous as I love to travel! Lol... The sights, sound,and food looks amazing! I look forward to more of your travels. Good luck!!!
more to come 🙏🏽❤️ and thank you, truly a blessing AND a privilege ro Tavel ❤️
The purple bao is taro puree bao. Get them in the freezer section of Chinese groceries. Some brands are tastier than others.
ommggggggg no waaaayy thank you!!! I genuinely think about that bao from time to time. I'm on a hunt appreciate you!
Your cousin is beautiful and a sweetheart. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Beautiful video, Jephina. So impressed by your ability to connect with the locals and how respectful you are while travelling. I agree with you about how innovative Asian people are, they think of everything to make things more convenient like of course they’ll put a foldable fork in the instant noodle cup 😉 that just happened when I was in Phuket.
Did you mean South Asians when you were referring to the programs on the tv about how they integrated into Chinese culture?
Thank you for sharing it’s such a blessing you were able to go there and experience a bit of life your grandparents lived.. and see your relatives and some are entrepreneurs so all of that is in you too. btw you are beautiful you should model there I’m sure you will become wealthy I believe you would be booked and busy and be able to shop where you want. I’m so happy you got to see a bit of home your family legacy . I pray you can go visit often.
I appreciate that and receive it!!! 2025 great things in store ❤️
Good on you, may God bless you!
thank you 🥹 blessings receive and May God bless you in abundance!
THE ABSOLUTE BEST VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!! WHAT A BLESSING!!!!
my pleasure 🥹❤️
Im hakka and we are situated in Hong Kong. Hakka moi, im happy you respect the traditions of the hakka heritage
dó-chiā ❤❤❤
Wow! I love this video! It's really special to see you explore your culture! I love Guilin, it is so beautiful, my favourite place I have ever visited in China ❤
Guilin was so scenic I loved it!! next time I definitely gotta go see the Great Wall!
This is a beautiful video!💙💙💙💙👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
appreciate that ❤ it was a really beautiful trip
This is such a beautiful and loving video. Thank you for providing a view of your rich culture and heritage.
I love this video so much. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I would love to do a trip like this with my dad one day. We're Hakka diaspora as well, but have never set foot near the original village. I can feel the Ancestors smiling down on you. Also, much love to all my Blasian brethren everywhere 💞. I see you, and I appreciate y'all ✊.
🥹🥰 That’s amazing, large up all the blasian bretheren everywhere!! connecting the dots was sooo special fr! where in the world did your family end up?
@@jlueche Yess. From what I can piece together my grandparents - who I never got to meet - went from a Hakka village in Guangdong province to Vietnam and settled in Saigon. Then we ended up in Canada where I was born. The history is definitely spotty, but I hope I can retrace some of the history with my pops in the next couple years. I'm not Blasian, but I consider y'all my fam too haha. One love 💓
Love your video. You are truly a beautiful Chinese moy. Thanks for a wonderful trip as we experience our great heritage. I am, also, Chinese Jamaican from the Lee family. Of course, I am Hakka.
My Jia-Pòh is originally a Lee!! will be in Jamaica exploring mom's roots next month stay tuned ❤️
Very pretty. Watching from Singapore
thank you :🥰
This was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing your family history/journey with us!
thank you 🥰🥰🥰 more to come!
Amazing and thank you for the video.
my absolute pleasure ❤
ladies and gents, I watched the entire video. I loved it.wow
🥹🙏🏽thats love, appreciate that!! more to come
It's amazing how diverse Hakka people are. You're getting comments from all over the world rn, from people of all different colours. But united under the same roots.
isn’t that so amazing? to be honest i didn’t know that expect it to reach far and wide but im so glad it has! much love to all the hakka ngìhn ❤️
Wow this was really emotional!!! Beautiful video…I was glued to my phone! Thanks for sharing!!
😭 that means a lot! it was my pleasure to share 🩷
Hi Jephina if you are still in China if you do have the time please visit this architecture was built by the Hakka people call Tulou....The Hakkas who settled in mountainous south western Fujian province in China developed unique architectural buildings called tulou, literally meaning earthen structures. The Hakkas set up these unique homes to prevent attack from bandits and marauders. The tulou are either round or square, and were designed as a large fortress and apartment building in one. Structures typically had only one entranceway and no windows at ground level. Each floor served a different function - the first hosts a well and livestock, the second is for food storage and the third and higher floors contain living spaces. Tulou can be found mostly in south western Fujian and southern Jiangxi provinces. Tulou buildings have been inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site...
oh wow!! unfortunately I am no longer in China, but based on this inforrmation (and many others shared) there will be more reasons to go back and explore more! how neat! have you been?
@@jlueche Yeap China is a vast country and if you can travel to Beijing to walk on Great Wall of China, go to Hanzhaou to see the West Lake and try wearing the Han costume the Hanfu and go to the North East of China to the border of North Korea and Russia and many more... Thank you for asking and I am very well and hope you have many wonderful days ahead of you...
@@jlueche little chinese everywhere has a video about these btw, you could check it out.
this video was so well put together....great work!!!!😎
This is beautiful and thank you for sharing
my absolute pleasure 🙏🏽
Great travel vlog. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey with us. Cheers to more travels and vlog success.
Thanks for your video. I saw & youtubed visiting my mom's village back in 2019 with my mom. Greetings from Vancouver.
its so special that we've gotten these experiences! I was able to visit Van last year for the first time what a beautiful place! greeting right back ❤
Girllll this was so beautiful. So happy you got to experience everything about your trip. Many blessings to you and all your family.
soooo many blessings 🥹❤️
The three bows are a Buddhist thing but mostly among Chinese Mahayana Buddhists.
It means “I pay my respects to the Buddha” first bow
“ I pay my respects to the Dharma (the Buddha’s teachings)” second bow
I pay my respects to the Sangha” (the monk and nunhood who help to guide to the Dharma and pray for all beings to be happy and free from suffering), third bow.
In other places people bow once (ie Japan and Korea). In others they even prostrate three times (ie in South and Southeast Aisa, plus Tibet and Bhutan)
oh wow! thank you for clarifying. I've just always done because I was told to by family- makes sense!
Just Beautiful ❤... keep making video
Kowloon Pier looks like a vibe!
Hong Kong is really urban it gives bougie New York (the parts I went to at least).
beautiful, what a memorable trip to live a dream ... my grandparents came from Guangdong Province, I have never been and most likely never will, so appreciate this to help me imagine their own lives. You have a wonderful legacy and generations of memories to live through. God bless..
🥹🥹🥹🥹 this message was so special! I hope this video serves for all of us with roots there who may never go, or have not gone yet! my absolute pleasure, more to come!
Now this is what I call a vlog. Feel like mi did deh deh tpc 😅. We have such strong Chinese representation in Jamaica but we know didly squat about their culture. I remember visiting Hunan city for work & cars would literally stop in the road so ppl could stare 🤣
deh dehhh 🌏🙏🏽!!! thats true you know, nice to have seen the culture in real time myself! thats dope that you were able to go CHina before! the stares were real lool
This was so very beautiful, thank you for sharing!❤
That was a beautiful, very touching video. RIP Po Po ❤
R.I.P PoPo 🥹❤ thank you