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When my mother, Min Soo, fell in love with my father,
Dae Hyun, she didn't expect
it would take them from South Korea to America. When my mom and dad learned that they were going
to have a baby, they struggled with what
to name it. See, in America, the family name
is called the last name. My father said it showed that Americans think
the individual is more important
than the family. But in Korea,
the family name came first and told the entire history
of your ancestry. When my brother was born
they picked an American name, followed by a Korean
personal name, followed by the family name. Then a couple of years later,
they named me. So, in the end,
they chose both. Korean and American.
American and Korean. That way, we would know
where we were from and where we were going. All right. Thank you
Dae Hyun, she didn't expect
it would take them from South Korea to America. When my mom and dad learned that they were going
to have a baby, they struggled with what
to name it. See, in America, the family name
is called the last name. My father said it showed that Americans think
the individual is more important
than the family. But in Korea,
the family name came first and told the entire history
of your ancestry. When my brother was born
they picked an American name, followed by a Korean
personal name, followed by the family name. Then a couple of years later,
they named me. So, in the end,
they chose both. Korean and American.
American and Korean. That way, we would know
where we were from and where we were going. All right. Thank you
Full Transcript
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When my mother, Min Soo,
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fell in love with my father,
Dae Hyun,
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she didn't expect
it would take them
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from South Korea to America.
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When my mom and dad learned
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that they were going
to have a baby,
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they struggled with what
to name it.
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See, in America,
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the family name
is called the last name.
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My father said it showed
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that Americans think
the individual
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is more important
than the family.
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But in Korea,
the family name came first
00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:30.159
and told the entire history
of your ancestry.
00:00:30.161 --> 00:00:32.195
When my brother was born
they picked an American name,
00:00:32.197 --> 00:00:34.013
followed by a Korean
personal name,
00:00:34.132 --> 00:00:35.733
followed by the family name.
00:00:37.469 --> 00:00:40.304
Then a couple of years later,
they named me.
00:00:42.998 --> 00:00:43.641
So, in the end,
they chose both.
00:00:43.643 --> 00:00:46.643
Korean and American.
American and Korean.
00:00:46.645 --> 00:00:49.002
That way, we would know
where we were from
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and where we were going.
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All right. Thank you.
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Movie Summary
A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.
