YoYo Ma's genealogy on 'Making America'
Feb 4, 2011 0:52:35 GMT -5
Post by Doug 周 on Feb 4, 2011 0:52:35 GMT -5
The family heritage story of YoYo Ma is on Chapter 3 in this Episode 3. Also there is another section on Ma' actual jiapu booklet if you move the slider bar to 48 minutes. It was broadcast by the (USA) Public Broadcasting Station on February 2010.
This is an interesting story on the search for Ma's jiapu, the contents of a jiapu, the generational poem, and why most people's jiapu is so difficult to find. Also interesting at the 48 minute mark was how old and fragile the actual jiapu really looked. The jiapu is indeed the Holy Grail of Chinese family heritage research.
YoYo Ma was very fortunate to have Henry Louis Gates, Jr do all his research for him. I wish I was so fortunate
Faces of America-'Making America'-with Henry Louis Gates, Jr via PBS~click
Doug
This is an interesting story on the search for Ma's jiapu, the contents of a jiapu, the generational poem, and why most people's jiapu is so difficult to find. Also interesting at the 48 minute mark was how old and fragile the actual jiapu really looked. The jiapu is indeed the Holy Grail of Chinese family heritage research.
YoYo Ma was very fortunate to have Henry Louis Gates, Jr do all his research for him. I wish I was so fortunate
Faces of America-'Making America'-with Henry Louis Gates, Jr via PBS~click
Doug