Kati Pohler
Kati Pohler
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Q&A: Part 1 (Going back to China and my identity as an adoptee)
Last November I had the opportunity to do a live Q&A in NYC. It was so good to interact with people who heard about my story. And now (more than ever) the world is virtual, so I decided to do an online Q&A. I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching!
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Видео

96 Hours: Solo Travel I
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Leaving Hangzhou. Getting stuck in Shanghai for 2-3 days.
72 Hours
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Concerts, crazy, mountains and more. (Sorry about the timestamp)
That Local Life
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On my way home from school. Yes, I did carry the camera...sorry if you get dizzy.

Комментарии

  • @wsmithe2209
    @wsmithe2209 9 минут назад

    Don't give up. You will blend easily right into your bio family if you give yourself enough time, patience and tolerance. You should live in a big city like you said you would like to. You don't need to live with your bio family for now. If you live long enough in the city, it's easy for you will learn and understand the culture. From there, you can come closer to your bio family. You were raised outside China after all. So, time and patience will get you where you want to be. It will take a little bit longer but once you get there, you're not only closer to your bio family and also blend right into China. Nobody is going ask you where you came from.

  • @Mimijoy5
    @Mimijoy5 10 часов назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @patiyer4134
    @patiyer4134 Месяц назад

    Loved your story. Poignant. Where is the part 2 video. Would love to watch. Thank you

  • @ninjapirate123
    @ninjapirate123 Месяц назад

    I'm glad that you are still alive

  • @azamarabear
    @azamarabear Месяц назад

    wow😲

  • @ptftf1126
    @ptftf1126 2 месяца назад

    I hope you and your bio family have been giving yourselves grace. You are dealing with multiple challenges: language and cultural differences, geographical distance, pent-up emotions about the 20-year separation. I hope you all navigate through all that.

  • @robhappe2705
    @robhappe2705 2 месяца назад

    Everything is fake in China and the pressures are enormous. You will be bothered to marry, have a child. Marry the person the parents choose for you.

  • @DiegoSenge
    @DiegoSenge 2 месяца назад

    Don't feel pressured to learn chinese and be the perfect daughter for them. They can also learn english if it was as important to them as it was to you to make them happy and connect. Don't get me wrong learning Chinese will be invaluable but don't do it for your parents.

  • @someperson9536
    @someperson9536 3 месяца назад

    If you were adopted by Asian-American parents, how do you think your childhood would have been different?

  • @zonunmawiasailo797
    @zonunmawiasailo797 4 месяца назад

    Good God thanks

  • @mattks1001
    @mattks1001 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your story. My wife was the 2nd daughter to a family in central China in the late 80's. Her story is very different than yours, her family had the ability to bribe the local authorities so she was not aborted, but she still had a difficult life and was shunned by many in their community. Her dad, a great guy, made it his life goal to get both his daughters out of China. He still lives in China, but both his daughters live wonderful lives overseas (in the US and Canada).

  • @MatthewLee-jb5gd
    @MatthewLee-jb5gd 5 месяцев назад

    Well done Katie . So cute as a little girl. Grown into a lovely beautiful lady .. Thank you for sharing may you grow as a woman prosper and inspire others. Please continue you make videos. ❤😊 2:14

  • @michaeltse321
    @michaeltse321 5 месяцев назад

    What happened? How are you now?

  • @Hipit55
    @Hipit55 5 месяцев назад

    Wow Kati a true true American raised Young lady loved . Biology parents Long Ong crying Long on actual tears.Gotta believe you appreciate your American parents via actual parents?????

  • @tonymoretti2347
    @tonymoretti2347 5 месяцев назад

    Marry me Kati!❤

  • @wowen3087
    @wowen3087 5 месяцев назад

    You are blessed to have such nice adoptive parents who raised you well You are lucky that you end up with them i

  • @shmoejoedesy9449
    @shmoejoedesy9449 6 месяцев назад

    Holy, i remember seeing the doc on here. A couple months ago.

  • @Felicia3154
    @Felicia3154 7 месяцев назад

    Regardless of the Q&A, I just want to give you a wholehearted compliment: You are so beautiful and charming!

  • @abcandy
    @abcandy 7 месяцев назад

    Your adoptive parents are great, lucky girls.

  • @supagirusupagiru9932
    @supagirusupagiru9932 7 месяцев назад

    Pick a Chinese movie or show with English subtitles that interest you

  • @lizhenshi1529
    @lizhenshi1529 7 месяцев назад

    At the end of the video, I just saw where you are.

  • @yikang-k2n
    @yikang-k2n 8 месяцев назад

    I have more respect to the American parents.

  • @xxyyzzll123
    @xxyyzzll123 8 месяцев назад

    hello,Kati I'm a native Chinese from Wenzhou,Zhejiang Province. I really wish one day I cloud speak English as well as you did.

  • @lars277
    @lars277 9 месяцев назад

    I know what your identity is. You are an American. Be grateful. If you want to throw your life away and move to China, go ahead. I bet you would not make 3 months over there. China is a cesspool nation. They can not suppress their hurry up and grab the money urge enough to even build a good bridge. They have concrete bridges less than a year old falling apart. The greed gene is rampant in China.

    • @justiceriser8970
      @justiceriser8970 7 месяцев назад

      Now you know why socialism failed in china

    • @justiceriser8970
      @justiceriser8970 7 месяцев назад

      But be careful u still have 2024 election the last president trump cause trouble during Jan 6 and biden wel has now in deep trouble

  • @kateantihero3838
    @kateantihero3838 9 месяцев назад

    I would not recommend white people adopt outside their race as race is incredibly important to non-whites and the resentment will be crushing coming from someone you gave your all to as Kati’s parents and community did.

  • @joycemoody9246
    @joycemoody9246 10 месяцев назад

    Hi Kati, thank you for this update. I absolutely loved the reunion video of you reuniting with your biological parents. It was so heartwarming to see them and how much love they had for you. I also could see the love between you and your sister. God bless you and all your future endeavors. You are such a lovely, bright and well spoken young woman.

  • @callmejames1010
    @callmejames1010 11 месяцев назад

    Hi Katie. Your story went throughout the world up to Russia. It's even appear on my university exercise as a question.

  • @dawudcox7834
    @dawudcox7834 Год назад

    Usually people learn a language well when they are in the country. If you couldn't learn Chinese in China then you may need to look at yourself and see what the problem is. It is not possible for you to be white. You are an Chinese American. Don't shy away from what you are. Be proud of being Chinese and if you go back to learn your language immerse yourself in the society and don't think about what people may think about you. Relax and enjoy life.

  • @hello520111
    @hello520111 Год назад

    if i were you, i would disconnect with your born parents because china is a terrible country with awful people. you were given up and u should be very happy that you weren't given up in places like Mexico or any south American countries. you just be the best adopted kid to your ameircan parents and show appreciation how they gave you this life.

  • @jameskim62
    @jameskim62 Год назад

    CHEERS and GOD BLESS !!!!!!! KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND DON'T LOOK BACK ~~~~~~~~~

  • @djdad2482
    @djdad2482 Год назад

    Katie you are amazing! Such a sweet child and blessed with two great loving parents! And finding out you have a sister!! You are still young, plenty of time to catch up with your biological family ❤ they will never forgive themselves, but you have the bigger heart to tell them its ok ❤

  • @pbezunartea
    @pbezunartea Год назад

    Great video, fascinating, thank you for sharing!

  • @Loots1
    @Loots1 Год назад

    wait wait wait wheres part 2

  • @bendangaier5654
    @bendangaier5654 Год назад

    Hello ! I am. finding this video only 3years after you"be uploaded it. Anyways good to see you again. Last time I saw your video was you meeting your biological parents on the bridge in j Hangzou (check spelling) in China. It was very interesting video. Also to learn Chinese I think there are many apps in the playstore.

  • @anniebootboot
    @anniebootboot Год назад

    Slay...

  • @jenifferschmitz8618
    @jenifferschmitz8618 Год назад

    with china economic /environmental collapse you are in a far better place

  • @WelfareChecks-g3c
    @WelfareChecks-g3c Год назад

    I’m sure you also face dialects Family dialects as well as boundary dialects , city dialects this can be a challenge but you can learn good luck beautiful story God bless you

  • @WelfareChecks-g3c
    @WelfareChecks-g3c Год назад

    Culture and language difficulties can be healed with love i am bilingual and the only way you will become fluent is to stay and speak daily 24/7 Or over FaceTime etc speaking daily it’s the only way you’ll hear and learn but you want to read and write by connecting the word visually with what you hear Language I love learning so don’t give up you must dive in and just learn

  • @yusakbaker5626
    @yusakbaker5626 Год назад

    i am father one daughter

  • @yusakbaker5626
    @yusakbaker5626 Год назад

    sucses and happy for you,i am from indonesia

  • @airupbeat
    @airupbeat Год назад

    Lucky girl,thanks to God

  • @greencat2232
    @greencat2232 Год назад

    Came here after seeing a clip by a Chinese RUclipsr. Gotta say she is raised well as an elegant lady and educator. Her adopted parents seem to be very kind and loving ones. I do not know what the reason of abandonment by her biological parents was, but wouldn’t be so harsh on them if one knows about China One Child Policy. For her bio parents, it would mean all kinds of punishment aside from financial which would have already bankrupted them, another choice was abortion, which they chose not to so she has a chance to live as fate brought her. It was the CCP hooligan policy that caused this and Kati’s is not the only victim. Hope Kati could continue to do well and loved, to love those who cherishes her

  • @randys6220
    @randys6220 Год назад

    No part 2 or conclusion after more than 3 years. Hope everything is going well for you.

  • @ricohflex777
    @ricohflex777 Год назад

    Kati, you will be right at home in Singapore. Here most local Chinese are comfortable with English and Mandarin. American and China cultures are well accepted. Singapore is a good East West bridge. By the way, your Gregorian calendar birth date is 19 Aug 1995 at 10am. (calculated from Lunar calendar birth date)

  • @lilsislaura
    @lilsislaura Год назад

    Hi Kati! I watched the BBC story on your family and then three years later after learning mandarin I rewatched the chinese version by BBC China. I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to share:) I come from a similar background and its not always easy navigating life especially as an adoptee. Also saw your linkedin and see that you found yourself in Prague. I stayed with a friend of mine there in 2019 loll. It would be cool to talk sometime if you have time!

  • @manchu-qu9mw
    @manchu-qu9mw Год назад

    She has the best of both worlds. Wish her and the two families well and link the bridge of humanity between West and East.

  • @daimakahindo2109
    @daimakahindo2109 Год назад

    You should vlog with you bio parents. They are so cute to watch

  • @bxpress6507
    @bxpress6507 Год назад

    For some reason I could not add comment to the story..I hope you know this person in story..this story made me remind of your story..it's important to help and support others..especially in today's world

  • @CN_SFY_General
    @CN_SFY_General Год назад

    There are many apps for instant chat, like Xunfei.

  • @dobiek
    @dobiek Год назад

    Great story. Really enjoy Katie's honesty and courage to embrace her journey.