What's It Like Growing up as a Half Korean?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @KExplorer
    @KExplorer  Год назад +193

    Elisabeth’s Instagram: elisa_kug

    • @thedarksideoftheforce6658
      @thedarksideoftheforce6658 Год назад +9

      That's definitely the wrong IG.

    • @TheJCMlove
      @TheJCMlove Год назад +5

      Grew up in a country without knowing/speaking the dialect, went to International school, had friends who were Korean...private school...she grew up privileged, not mad at her! She's also very uniquely pretty and her hair is stunning. I was also surprised at the very HUGE Asian community around DC (etc MD).

    • @joyisaiah98
      @joyisaiah98 Год назад

      @@thedarksideoftheforce6658 It's correct. I found it when I searched on instagram rather than Google.

    • @bdh711
      @bdh711 Год назад +3

      Why are y’all saying it’s the wrong IG, it’s literally her

    • @m.czandogg9576
      @m.czandogg9576 Год назад

      @@bdh711 Strange. . .it works now.

  • @MarcieMercie
    @MarcieMercie Год назад +1909

    She’s gorgeous, speaks eloquently and I like how she presents herself 😍😍😍

    • @fitwigebrehiwet1522
      @fitwigebrehiwet1522 Год назад +3

      😊

    • @OhVictoria
      @OhVictoria Год назад +38

      Right, she’s confident, but not cocky or self-absorbed. I really like this girl!

    • @grumpycat6429
      @grumpycat6429 Год назад +33

      Sounds like the average American girl. Guess you haven’t been around much. You can find some of em at Starbucks or at universities with gallon water bottles because that’s a thing I guess

    • @ananya255
      @ananya255 Год назад +29

      Her hair is really pretty too

    • @giggitygiggitygigism
      @giggitygiggitygigism Год назад

      please show me where bro i have never seen a girl like her before in any of those location, I need your help!!!@@grumpycat6429

  • @saltandlight93
    @saltandlight93 Год назад +120

    I'm Zambian and every Kenyan person I've met was a joy to be around

  • @April-dy2tn
    @April-dy2tn Год назад +684

    I hope she gets the chance to learn and speak both Swahili and Korean. Congrats to her on post graduation life! DC is a great place to explore as well.

  • @lexieliu5339
    @lexieliu5339 Год назад +266

    She has very strong Korean features.

    • @leeyong7546
      @leeyong7546 7 месяцев назад +10

      She's so pretty 😍

    • @leeyong7546
      @leeyong7546 7 месяцев назад +9

      she should be a model

    • @samudata
      @samudata 7 месяцев назад +13

      한국 미인 느낌에 멋진 헤어스차일

    • @softsunset
      @softsunset 6 месяцев назад +10

      yes, i see it too. she's perfect mix of both!!

    • @Abner-gu3ve
      @Abner-gu3ve 5 месяцев назад +2

      I see it

  • @mekayess8688
    @mekayess8688 Год назад +891

    What a lot of people don't realize is that it's as difficult for multiculture people as it is for mixed-race individuals as well, I'm glad she highlighted that.❤

    • @IamHzwyfee
      @IamHzwyfee Год назад +14

      There’s only ONE race so I guess it would be

    • @scorpinok3006
      @scorpinok3006 Год назад +12

      Negative. I'm actually an ogre. So don't make claims you're not 💯 on...

    • @hangten1904
      @hangten1904 Год назад +11

      @@IamHzwyfee Exactly there's only one race called human with different colors. Just likes dogs and cats which there are different kinds but the same species.

    • @sneat2028
      @sneat2028 Год назад +19

      Wrong! Culture is the way of life, it's not equal to race!

    • @tP-zr5df
      @tP-zr5df Год назад +4

      difficult??how come it's difficult??

  • @zipporah3314
    @zipporah3314 Год назад +354

    Am proud as a Kenyan to see you speak so highly of your people

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe Год назад +5

      I am in Malindi, i am a non Ke too and i "look it" . People do't mind. i am just another person .

    • @StevoGitz
      @StevoGitz Год назад +4

      ​@@PHlopheYes Kenya has good vibes... Karibu and its your home for as long as you want it to be 🇰🇪🫶🏿❤️

    • @8kigana
      @8kigana Год назад

      @@PHlophe what is Ke and you look like what??

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe Год назад +3

      @@8kigana Ke is Kenya . and i am an albino. which there are plenty in Ke but i am a foreigner

    • @8kigana
      @8kigana Год назад

      @@PHlophe Albinos are everywhere in Africa and US, what are your parents as far as nationality?

  • @jaeshin1983
    @jaeshin1983 Год назад +526

    She seems like a bright individual with a pretty special background. It is good to hear about Koreans that were adopted establishing a successful family in the states.

    • @nessparadis6948
      @nessparadis6948 Год назад +14

      She wasn’t adopted. She’s half Korean.

    • @jaeshin1983
      @jaeshin1983 Год назад +35

      @@nessparadis6948 sorry, I was referring to her mother.

  • @lamxlas7858
    @lamxlas7858 Год назад +188

    she is literally gorgeous omg

    • @niggblehlm5818
      @niggblehlm5818 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes she's so gorgeous. You're just like her.

    • @MarkiiSixx
      @MarkiiSixx 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yasss girl like totally literally gorgeous, it's everything and I'm here for it omg

    • @ChrisYEmpath
      @ChrisYEmpath 6 месяцев назад

      She is gorgeous! I wonder which ethnicity her dad is? Kalenjin, Swahili, Luo, Maasai?

  • @CarinaChatel
    @CarinaChatel Год назад +232

    She’s so cute I was smiling the entire video 🥹☺️

    • @user-94avsf-smdk26
      @user-94avsf-smdk26 Год назад +5

      Me, too 😊

    • @sdfv4zx
      @sdfv4zx Год назад +2

      Ok whatever. i dont know why u guys smile the whole video.

    • @pinkplutobop
      @pinkplutobop Год назад

      right me too!!

    • @jnspeas
      @jnspeas Год назад

      Me too! So cute. I hope she finds everything her heart desires!

  • @OhVictoria
    @OhVictoria Год назад +116

    Half Korean, half Kenyan, 100% gorgeous.

  • @bluepearlagain
    @bluepearlagain Год назад +82

    She’s such a vibe - love her energy

  • @victoriakelly2142
    @victoriakelly2142 Год назад +23

    I’m Kenyan myself and I live and was born in Atlanta, Georgia. I was so surprised when she said she grew up here. Glad to know I’m not alone. God bless her! She so beautiful! Thank you for representing girl 🙏🏿🇰🇪

  • @Mimi-h6z9c
    @Mimi-h6z9c Год назад +70

    This is the best interview ever ...I love her energy, she seems like a pretty kind and welcoming person ❤❤

  • @user-cnksi223
    @user-cnksi223 Год назад +29

    She's beautiful and attractive.
    Her hair is also so cute

  • @pinkypilot
    @pinkypilot Год назад +47

    Great interview. She's adorable. I feel like the two of you could be good friends.

  • @ishtactay865
    @ishtactay865 Год назад +38

    What an interesting life she has lived. For the ATL to Kenya to DC to Korea. That world view she has experienced is soooo important.

  • @naturallybecoming831
    @naturallybecoming831 Год назад +36

    She seems sweet I hope things go well for her. Even though I’m not mixed I still feel like I don’t belong in my culture. Some have a way of making you feel excluded if you don’t measure up to their expectations or act certain ways. It would be nice to meet ppl who embrace diversity more

  • @mishzguafa
    @mishzguafa Год назад +88

    When I was in uni, I mixed with a lot of international students from different background . But my Kenyan girls always be my sweetest memories. Spent weekend at home with them, went parties, study together. I even learn how to make Kenyan curry, cold tamarind juice and their beef BBQ is the best!

    • @maryannewajesus
      @maryannewajesus Год назад +5

      Thank you ❤

    • @Szahra87
      @Szahra87 Год назад +11

      @@nessy3087. Lol😂. Kenya is East African, we’re the first human

    • @chira.snacks
      @chira.snacks Год назад +9

      ​@@nessy3087 Wakenya mko wapi huyu ameanza uchokozi

    • @cinny_
      @cinny_ Год назад +8

      @@nessy3087 That's not new info. It's no secret that some of our cuisines originated from Indian influence during colonial times. Some just have a little twist to it developed over time, but not that different generally. We have traditional cuisines. People liking them or not isn't a new phenomena. It all depends on the person. There's equally a lot of people who love it.

    • @cinny_
      @cinny_ Год назад +6

      @@chira.snacks Watu kama hawa huwa hawakosi. Wengine wakiona kitu nzuri imesemwa lazima waongezee yao mbaya msm. Kwanza anahakikisha ameweka "all" sijui ndo asisitize venye hawapendi au nini. Ni kama hao marafiki wake wachache wanasimamia kila mtu.

  • @user-ks98yw73xy6
    @user-ks98yw73xy6 Год назад +17

    She's gorgeous & well-spoken. Also, like, her background was quite interesting honestly.

  • @kemartini
    @kemartini Год назад +40

    I lived in the DC area most of my life and she’s right people here are open minded to all cultures, it’s just so expensive. But I really can’t imagine living in the less diverse areas. I’m happy she felt accepted here she is beautiful.

  • @besassyxo
    @besassyxo Год назад +88

    Korean here.....Why did you ask if that was her real hair? Shes only half Black and was still asked this question. I know every ethnicity wear Hair extensions (ESPECIALLY WOMEN IN SEOUL) but I only see Black/mixed women get questions on their hair....thats weird to see. I dont think you have asked other races and ethnicities if their hair was real in your videos.....

    • @liveone11
      @liveone11 Год назад +1

      Black women commonly wear weave/hair extensions, thats why he asked that.

    • @tosinojo7310
      @tosinojo7310 Год назад +6

      because its big and curly...i am black and it doesnt offend me...i sometimes have my real curls out or protect them and have extensions that look exactly like my hair..its because we are known for protective hairstyles..others just wear extensions to have fuller or longer hair...we often do it for a different reasons the biggest is keeping our real hair tangle free and growing

    • @svc6550
      @svc6550 Год назад +11

      Good point!

    • @key1853
      @key1853 Год назад +1

      It could be the perspective he might have been raised onto when it came to hair for him to ask this specific question, when it comes to hair the black community when it comes to hair it seems to have a lot of ignorance but at the same time a lot of knowledge, there’s a reason for this though

    • @besassyxo
      @besassyxo Год назад +21

      @@tosinojo7310 I don’t think most people know or care if fake hair is a protective style….most people think of black girls wearing hair extensions as bad because people think you don’t have hair so someone asking if your hair is real is not a compliment or innocent curiosity. why is that a normal question to ask anyway? does it matter if its her hair or not? what does that change? do you respect her less if her hair is fake? i know people ask black women because of stereotypes but it is especially weird seeing this happen to a mixed woman from another black man because i thought he would understand better how that comment comes off. but its weird that he has never asked nonblack women if their hair is fake in his other videos even when other women had quite impressive hairstyles themselves so its a valid concern to raise whether or not you personally feel offended…btw i dont know anyone not black who has been asked if their hair was real..even when me and my friends wore extensions to our hips people told us they want to grow their hair out like ours and want tips! only my black friends get asked if their hair is real first.

  • @Raidency
    @Raidency Год назад +28

    Every person, a different story. Keep doing what you’re doing mate, i love your job

  • @mnm7647
    @mnm7647 Год назад +264

    That is the kind of girl that Koreans actually love in their descriptions without the white standard nonsense! She is extremely naturally very beautiful with esthetically relatable Korean physical features, bubbly, girl next door vibes, dimples, cute, smart and the rest that. She is the type that the hero in a drama would actually fall in love with at the end of it all except reality hits different with superficial needs. Bless!!!

    • @patriciajackson6285
      @patriciajackson6285 Год назад +27

      Oh my goodness, you took the words out my mouth. I believe she will be married in a year. What Korean young man wouldn’t want to date, love, marry and take care of her. They could teach each other. Korean young men with confidence, she’s a total gem. Such a beautiful sweet and kind and respectful young lady. I do believe she’s a daddy’s girl as well.😊🥰

    • @patriciajackson6285
      @patriciajackson6285 Год назад +3

      Well said, very accurate.

    • @ElwynnForest
      @ElwynnForest Год назад +7

      I completely agree as a Korean American, but reading the comments from Korean people in 한글 on some youtube channels like K-Doc featuring black and Korean marriages makes my blood boil. As much as we want equality, some Koreans are still in the mindset full of superficiality.

    • @jamminjac
      @jamminjac Год назад +13

      are you korean yourself? koreans living in KOREA don't typically "love" darker skin in general that's why brightening makeup and creams are so popular

    • @SoMuchHungry
      @SoMuchHungry Год назад +12

      @@jamminjac I'm sorry, but there are people who tan to look cool in Korea. There is not one side

  • @momoso143
    @momoso143 Год назад +66

    I can relate to so many things she explains and well spoken and well said! Thank you for sharing ❤

  • @lisagriffin8221
    @lisagriffin8221 Год назад +184

    I'm Kenyan and I'm sorry to hear she didn't feel fully Kenyan because she felt a barrier based on her looks. I can relate to her in another way in that I look Kenyan but I've spent my life more out of Kenya than in Kenya so I don't sound or know a lot about life in Kenya. I've definitely felt that barrier but I've recognised it's more curiosity that they relate with you but can't fully understand you. We're naturally a curious community to foreigners because Kenya is a tourist hub and want to learn more about that person, even if they say they ARE Kenyan.

    • @moriahminji
      @moriahminji Год назад +12

      I get you, I am also fully Kenyan by blood but I lived abroad and this is year 2 after returning. I feel lost back home, and cannot relate alot. Usually get happy when I meet third culture kids coz they can relate but so far I am trying to relearn and reclaim my true kenyan Identity. It’s very tough. Especially the way I speak, I get asked a lot coz my accent is like a mixture of a lot especially the people I came across. I speak and understand fluent swahili but my accent betrays me 😂 so sometimes I am overcharged chille but either way, am glad to see am not the only one.

    • @lisagriffin8221
      @lisagriffin8221 Год назад +4

      @@moriahminji You basically just described my experience!! I speak fluent Swahili too but wooii my accent exposes me so hard! I've noticed that I tend to talk really fast to try and conceal it 😂

    • @StevoGitz
      @StevoGitz Год назад +16

      ​@@moriahminji lakini nyinyi watu wa majuu mnajifanyanga wazungu sana 😂😂😂 Lakini Kenya is the place to be and its the future 🇰🇪❤️🫶🏿

    • @ewm4266
      @ewm4266 Год назад +12

      Wazungu weusi😂....Nyingi ndio wale cousins wa America mnakuja kutusumbua hapa ushago ati mnataka bottled water😂😂😂

    • @ILIVEAGOODLIFE
      @ILIVEAGOODLIFE Год назад +3

      Wacha uwongo

  • @waterbaqua5627
    @waterbaqua5627 Год назад +148

    She's definitely carrying the true Kenyan spirit of openness to conjugate with other cultures. It doesn't matter if she has an American accent, she's carrying the true Pride of Africa and that is fellowship and love beyond race and physical appearances.

    • @fabolousjada5070
      @fabolousjada5070 Год назад +7

      She literally denied it at 1:20 lmao

    • @menedoffou6982
      @menedoffou6982 Год назад +7

      She basically renounced her Kenyan identity. She finds it better to be American.

    • @nelit708
      @nelit708 Год назад +11

      That has nothing to do with the Kenyan spirit, weird projection much 😂

    • @Adrianoarabe
      @Adrianoarabe Год назад

      Blablaba Kenya trash

    • @wilsonmpesha904
      @wilsonmpesha904 Год назад

      There was no African pride anywhere other than citizenship.

  • @mikeunconfirmed1489
    @mikeunconfirmed1489 Год назад +11

    Her smile and positive energy is contagious!!!

  • @manamal769
    @manamal769 Год назад +61

    No way i wouldn’t have my daughter or son learn both languages of father and mother. It would’ve given her access to so much more in life. Language is an absolute power to have.

    • @PassionPno
      @PassionPno Год назад +8

      Yup, I speak 5 languages thanks to my parents.

    • @yendaaaa
      @yendaaaa Год назад +3

      @@PassionPno ahhhhhh luckaaay! Which ones, may I ask?

    • @PassionPno
      @PassionPno Год назад +7

      @@yendaaaa English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, French and German.

    • @kandisphere8828
      @kandisphere8828 Год назад +6

      Me too. Just speak to the child in your native language and the other parent will teach their language, and school will teach them others. I blame the parents, not her.

    • @jazzbquick389
      @jazzbquick389 Год назад +10

      Her mother was adopted by an American family, so her mother lost the language herself. Therefore, it wasn't passed down to the daughter. The young lady herself spent most of her life in the U.S, so there was no need to learn Korean. I can't remember what she said about her father but maybe he wasn't present in her life to teach her the native language of Kenya.

  • @rochoa725
    @rochoa725 Год назад +10

    she is so darn adorable. What an amazing culture mix. love it.

  • @SL-lz9jr
    @SL-lz9jr Год назад +17

    The more I watch these videos, the more I realize that identity issues are prevalent for anyone who doesn’t fit neatly into one box. For instance I am 100% Chinese but born and raised in the US. Never fully belonging to either country, culture or its people. My friend is a Vietnamese woman adopted by white Americans. She has no connection to her Vietnamese heritage yet her adopted family’s history and ancestors don’t fully belong to her either. And it sounds like mixed race or mixed ethnicity people struggle with a similar sense of neither here nor there.

  • @pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795
    @pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795 Год назад +8

    Bless her.. I'm Tanzanian- Filipino, now living, working and studying in the Philippines with my Filipina wife. I'm grateful that Filipinos see me me as a local ..

  • @taylogs
    @taylogs Год назад +72

    She seems like someone I would love to meet. Kinda sad I’m not in Korea anymore, a lot of interesting people coming and going. Even though, she said she doesn’t really feel Korean. She’s giving the culture a try, as he is undoubtedly ethnically related to it. An interview a year from now would be interesting to see if she still wouldn’t identify that much as Korean or viceversa.

    • @patriciajackson6285
      @patriciajackson6285 Год назад +2

      Exactly. I believe in a year, some confident young well respected Korean man will introduce himself and the rest is probably history. She’s a gem. A total gem😊. So beautiful and smart and articulate and love her parents. Actually, it seems she loves all without prejudice. So sweet. What a nice young lady she is.

    • @xRapturex3
      @xRapturex3 Год назад +3

      @@patriciajackson6285why do you want her to get married so badly? Lol let her live life

    • @cosmicexplorer4856
      @cosmicexplorer4856 Год назад

      I don't think she would be interested in a Korean guy, it seems she has had very little exposure to Koreans or Korean culture except for her mom.@@patriciajackson6285

  • @rachzainhass
    @rachzainhass Год назад +12

    SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

  • @JazzWalk
    @JazzWalk Год назад +51

    I'm half korean and black. Just like anybody else I'm use to seeing myself in the mirror. However, when I see other korean and black people in the world (rare) I am just mesmerized. So beautiful.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe Год назад +5

      You are a good looking dude , but wouldn't that be half Korean and Half american ? . I am just the regular boring biracial black and white ( well african - european ) . i don't personally get comments on my features. My albinism distracts from it . folk are only surprised when i let it known that on both sides of my family the white and the black one. my grand parents are both albinos AND THEY ARE BESTIES.

    • @safianamani1375
      @safianamani1375 Год назад +2

      U look Malaysian.
      All humans are at the end beautiful for under 1 creation

    • @AnimalLover2400
      @AnimalLover2400 Год назад +3

      ***half afro-american

    • @REDBONEPRODUCTIONS876
      @REDBONEPRODUCTIONS876 Год назад

      Ur handsome

    • @ycaceres3357
      @ycaceres3357 Год назад +1

      You may feel unique …but there are alot of people who are like you

  • @Ccb88888
    @Ccb88888 Год назад +86

    Speaking as someone who’s half Scots and half Chinese- the most beautiful mix is half black half East Asian- no doubt 😊

    • @prettycyber8332
      @prettycyber8332 Год назад +7

      Thank you

    • @Diamond-db3fx
      @Diamond-db3fx Год назад +27

      @@서윤철… calm down

    • @mnm7647
      @mnm7647 Год назад +20

      @@서윤철 That is what happens when your eyes are too small and shallow! Your eyes will always be dissatisfied with your superficial mentality!

    • @DekuHH
      @DekuHH Год назад

      ​@@서윤철grow up! Racist!!

    • @Joseph-zd7kg
      @Joseph-zd7kg Год назад +10

      As a Korean male, I 100 percent agree

  • @blaackberry
    @blaackberry Год назад +7

    I live in The DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia) area on the Maryland side in Potomac.
    This area is INCREDIBLY diverse. Im right outside of Rockville MD which has a deep Asian influence. Lots of amazing restaurants and my SIL (first generation Chinese) and her family live there. The broader area has amazing African food and hang out spots, plus so much more.
    On the topic of family lol I believe my married family is just so diverse because of the area. My older SIL is Chinese, Im Black, my younger SIL is first generation Scottish. The cousins are going to be a beautiful rainbow of babies lol
    Its difficult to stay within racial boundaries around here because everyone is so culturally diverse as she said!
    Our husbands are all incredibly white too which I think is the most beautiful thing. They didnt feel the need to shed their culture in order to accept and embrace our cultures and I love that!
    Im probably never leaving (Unless we move to Korea for a few years, but Ive gotta work on my Korean more first 😂)

  • @peacelife
    @peacelife Год назад +29

    It's great that she able to explore both sides of her families and culture. She would be great if she decide to have a channel. 👏👏

  • @Bella-mx7rl
    @Bella-mx7rl Год назад +8

    She's adorable. I love her outlook on life.

  • @acmdu89
    @acmdu89 Год назад +17

    This was such a great an engaging interview. You both did so well. Didnt want itnto end.

  • @Rumbu_P
    @Rumbu_P Год назад +18

    She's such a fine eclectic young lady. Love that she embraces her Kenyan origin.
    Love from Nigeria 🖤

  • @kdh4jc
    @kdh4jc Год назад +12

    Welcome home. Hope your experiences here in Korea will be great and your Korean identity will help you along your way.

    • @gwenmloveskpopandmore
      @gwenmloveskpopandmore 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes especially since her mom was adopted and lost that opportunity

  • @kimbrleyongoma1429
    @kimbrleyongoma1429 Год назад +7

    Watching this video had me saying “SAMMEEEEE” from start to finish, what are the odds that I’m half Kenyan too and raised in Atlanta, GA and moving to Korea soon too! 😭

  • @kaysmellsgood
    @kaysmellsgood Год назад +4

    Shes so cute and well spoken... really enjoyed watching the interview

  • @francinexoxo7363
    @francinexoxo7363 Год назад +5

    Such a sweetheart. Love her bubbly personality and great attitude.

  • @바보Queen
    @바보Queen Год назад +41

    she looks 100% korean just darker and the hair gives it away

    • @이효민-w8h
      @이효민-w8h Год назад +8

      No she definitely looks mixed even if her skin is lighter. She has western features mixed with korean

    • @hazelmint6671
      @hazelmint6671 Год назад +7

      For me not 100%, like 80% Korean features I would say. Even with lighter skin she looks a bit mixed.
      She's beautiful regardless.

    • @SleeplessinOC
      @SleeplessinOC Год назад +3

      I knew right away she was mixed . Pure Koreans don’t typically look like that .

    • @Lxmxn97
      @Lxmxn97 Год назад +7

      I have students that are 100% Korean that are darker than her. So I don't agree on that point but yeah her hair gives it away and posture.

    • @Abner-gu3ve
      @Abner-gu3ve 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah. Her Korean features are very strong

  • @JuanPerez-tt6id
    @JuanPerez-tt6id Год назад +23

    You are pretty good at asking the right questions in the right time. Props to you

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe Год назад

      Juanito, Pero he is a journalist

    • @JuanPerez-tt6id
      @JuanPerez-tt6id Год назад +1

      @@PHlophe so that is why 😭

  • @Amariek8.
    @Amariek8. Год назад +15

    Girl you are amazing, and as a Kenyan you have represented as well, have fun in Korea.

    • @Amariek8.
      @Amariek8. Год назад +1

      @@rafaelw8115 who said we don't love ourselves just because we appreciate people who are half us, they are still human and half her bloodline is Kenyan. And if I may ask in this day and age do all Kenyans know their mother tongue? No they are not ,i love being an African and especially Kenyan so don't assume stuff.

    • @Amariek8.
      @Amariek8. Год назад

      @@rafaelw8115 There is where you are wrong also, there are people in my country who are not Mzungus and they look exactly like her, I am not saying that we don't have people in my country who idolize white people there are there, same to other countries even the USA, what I am saying even if she doesn't look like it and doesn't speak the language the other half of her(parent)is Kenyan that fact we can't hide from. And there are so many interracial couples and marriages happening nowadays that the kids being born are half and half of their parents, it's their parents to teach them their culture.

  • @flamea56
    @flamea56 Год назад +10

    Such a good video 🇰🇪 represent

  • @juliek966
    @juliek966 Год назад +13

    As a Kenyan, I will say indeed we are truly friendly. Having lived in other African countries, for sure we are a friendly bunch:)

    • @gloryn1150
      @gloryn1150 Год назад +1

      Kwani nyinyi mko kila mahali

  • @AmzWandering
    @AmzWandering Год назад +13

    Very interesting! My Dad is Half Sudanese Half Egyptian and my mom is Half Hispanic Filipina but i grew up in Saudi then moved to Manila for Highschool and College, Now living in United Arab Emirates since 2014 i really do confuse a lot of people and my interest is traveling korea and japan etc. Ive also been to Sudan and Egypt but never visit Spain but i look mostly Hispanic out of all my siblings

    • @abukitten
      @abukitten Год назад

      You speak Arabic? Tagalog?

  • @Wananga4
    @Wananga4 Год назад +14

    I love her hair! My niece has naturally beautiful hair like hers and the last time my wife and her saw her, she'd had it straightened 😢.

    • @ijustneedmyself
      @ijustneedmyself Год назад +1

      Aw. I can only hope that she doesn't think straight is better and that she appreciates the options she has!

    • @nelata
      @nelata 3 месяца назад

      Ugh 😢

  • @just_Ren3
    @just_Ren3 Год назад +16

    As a mixed person I understand what she means by "not being able to identify as a specific race". She seems like such a friendly person to be around and is s open to new cultures and people!

    • @joehouston2833
      @joehouston2833 Год назад

      Black father & non black mother ❤❤❤

  • @Miss_Nikkisan
    @Miss_Nikkisan Год назад +12

    I live near DC and she's totally correct it's very diverse here, good jobs and salaries. As a mixed African woman I understand and identify with what she's saying. Very interesting interview 👍 ❤

  • @averageguy1261
    @averageguy1261 Год назад +3

    A well spoken individual, very grounded and mature. Good luck with your endeavors.

  • @leahmegan
    @leahmegan Год назад +15

    what a lovely interview ! (:

  • @michelleshava1477
    @michelleshava1477 Год назад +31

    Rooting for her to have a great experience while she's there. ❤

  • @sharwina
    @sharwina Год назад +9

    She's so sweeeeeet! I wish her a lovely stay in Korea and hope to build some good roots here! :)

  • @mofeyiadeyemi1348
    @mofeyiadeyemi1348 Год назад +5

    Okay I'm shipping the interviewer and the interviewee! I smell chemistry 😊😍🎉

  • @1995LINTA
    @1995LINTA Год назад +22

    I love her energy

  • @dnepeter5195
    @dnepeter5195 Год назад +3

    What a sweet young lady. I enjoyed this interview immensely 😊

  • @cbx360
    @cbx360 Год назад +5

    Yeah she is very smart and international just like me. Relationships with good people all across the world .

  • @athomewithnika6459
    @athomewithnika6459 Год назад +1

    She is sooo pretty and she seems so friendly. Good luck 🥰

  • @heymkay
    @heymkay Год назад +5

    She seems really awesome!! 😎😊 Team Kenya all the way ! 😁

  • @hiawathia81
    @hiawathia81 Год назад +5

    She’s lived a very interesting life. Would love to follow her journey

  • @patriciah9650
    @patriciah9650 Год назад +15

    Love this episode ....🇰🇪🇰🇪

  • @steely10
    @steely10 Год назад +38

    Half Korean, half Kenyan and sounds 100% American. A truly international person.

    • @patriciajackson6285
      @patriciajackson6285 Год назад +1

      Exactly.

    • @user-yc3fw6vq5n
      @user-yc3fw6vq5n Год назад +9

      Actually, from my perspective she sounds and has mannerisms that are very Korean for an American

    • @KangTheDigitalNomadGlobeTreker
      @KangTheDigitalNomadGlobeTreker Год назад +2

      International yes and no. You can HEAR THE HARDCORE AMERICAN in her.

    • @patriciajackson6285
      @patriciajackson6285 Год назад +1

      @@KangTheDigitalNomadGlobeTreker She has the mannerisms of her father’s side, and learning her Korean mom’s side. At any rate, she’s an extremely smart, articulate, and intellectual young lady with a great future. While she’s in Korea, she will encounter a lot of her mom’s culture. In Korea, the biggest culture items that will grant you respect, is your food choices, whom you date, their Hangul language, honorifics, respect for your elders, and your work ethnics. If you get these right, you’re good.
      Oh! Try some Soju, beer, karaoke and Korean fried chicken all in one night. 😂

    • @KangTheDigitalNomadGlobeTreker
      @KangTheDigitalNomadGlobeTreker Год назад +1

      @@patriciajackson6285 you whittled an entire culture down to beer, chicken,
      Shocking note: I've lived in Korea my 3rd wife was Korean before she passed. Enjoy your Soju. Be well.

  • @mw02
    @mw02 Год назад +13

    Woah 😲 she’s beautiful

  • @deejohnson4793
    @deejohnson4793 Год назад +3

    What a lovely person. Wish her much love, every success, and, her own safe place or space.🤩🤩

  • @Headlikeanorange84
    @Headlikeanorange84 Год назад +9

    Loved the interview. Also, she's gorgeous!

  • @espritenglish
    @espritenglish Год назад +5

    She's so beautiful and intelligent. What a great experience to live abroad! I hope she enjoys her time in Korea before returning to the U.S. :o)

  • @priscilla8068
    @priscilla8068 Год назад +9

    I would love to visit Kenya one day. Maybe you should explore the continent of Africa and ask the people in the motherland the same questions you ask Asian people. It would be interesting especially because most Africans don't like interracial marriages and cross cultural marriages.

    • @amaz34
      @amaz34 Год назад +6

      Who lied to you

    • @missbstuurman
      @missbstuurman Год назад +2

      😂😂most rich and well taken care of African women i know are married to Asian and European men. What are you talking about?

    • @joyfulcurseNam7486
      @joyfulcurseNam7486 Год назад

      In the past maybe but nowadays, you see alot of African women with white men, Asian men etc....

    • @susankarambu489
      @susankarambu489 Год назад

      Very true they dont like especially intermarrying with Asians our parents dont accept that people mimic behind your back

    • @susankarambu489
      @susankarambu489 Год назад +1

      @@missbstuurman They dont like Asians sound weird but truth

  • @martynaach7593
    @martynaach7593 Год назад +9

    she is so beautiful ❤

  • @mkim4091
    @mkim4091 Год назад +3

    Not the first Kenyan Korean mix. Lily's kids are Kenyan and Korean from channel Lily Pedals World.

  • @Dibidibidingdingdong
    @Dibidibidingdingdong Год назад +3

    She's so niceee. Love from Kenya 😌💓

  • @animous1524
    @animous1524 Год назад +5

    이 채널은 항상 인터뷰 하시는분들 섭외 잘하시는것같아요.

  • @megarawatson4741
    @megarawatson4741 Год назад +1

    She is breathtakingly gorgeous 😍 I love how she converses, the hand gestures were almost hypnotizing

  • @MichelleBarhamlifestyle
    @MichelleBarhamlifestyle Год назад +3

    Your beautiful ❤ let them see your heart. If they can’t to bad for them ❤. It’s not about your skin color. Some people just need to grow up.

  • @mahdiamehjabin9844
    @mahdiamehjabin9844 Год назад +1

    Her smile is so pretty. 😍😍
    The way she talks... I just loved it. It'll be an absolute pleasure to make friends like her.☺☺

  • @dhmtube4454
    @dhmtube4454 Год назад +3

    Kenyans are some of the most amazing people you can meet and know! Big up Kenya 🇰🇪 ❤

  • @kayquan9072
    @kayquan9072 Год назад +1

    She is a beautiful person in and out.. you can tell how by how she talks....
    Her humbleness and friendliness is definitely kenya 🇰🇪 ❤

  • @kellyj.azania4371
    @kellyj.azania4371 Год назад +5

    She's flippin' adorable!

  • @kelseylelei
    @kelseylelei 11 месяцев назад +1

    i get so giddy when i see other kenyans on youtube 😭😭 love her and this video

  • @jgshaolinterrific5218
    @jgshaolinterrific5218 Год назад +3

    She is absolutely gorgeous

  • @HassanAliHassan1960
    @HassanAliHassan1960 Год назад +4

    She seems like a very kind and genuine person who is deeply committed to American values.

  • @edwardsamilee2330
    @edwardsamilee2330 Год назад +11

    As a Kenyan I can confirm that she is a kenyan

  • @Nise724
    @Nise724 Год назад +2

    I’m sure she knows this already but she’s a very beautiful girl and her spirit seems beautiful as well! ❤️

  • @CookieJessiee
    @CookieJessiee Год назад +174

    It's not an excuse that you don't speak the local language and honestly it's fine. I am fully African from both sides of my parents and I unfortunately do not speak my local languages, and I hate that people look at me weird when I say so... It's not something that we should be ashamed of, especially if you don't really have anyone to speak with at home and no one taught you. It is what it is

    • @TonyTonyFizzy
      @TonyTonyFizzy Год назад +18

      I felt that

    • @c4tac133
      @c4tac133 Год назад +17

      i needed to hear this 😞 my parents are also both fully African and I can’t speak the languages from their country, especially since i was raised in the U.S. They never spoke it with me at home but im still trying to learn

    • @cinny_
      @cinny_ Год назад +10

      I can't speak my mother tongue either because my parents and grandparents never spoke it to us growing up. I'm trying to learn it now, but it sucks when people laugh at your mistakes and how you speak.

    • @sharersale6480
      @sharersale6480 Год назад +18

      It's just a matter of interest in your roots I think. If no one taught you and you're interested, there are many platforms that teach languages. If you're not interested, that's okay as well.
      I personally found it sad that my cousins who moved to Canada could not communicate with my grandmother who didn't speak English. I'd never want that for my kids. I'd make sure they'd learn.

    • @traceatroj240
      @traceatroj240 Год назад +7

      @@sharersale6480 it's really sad to see that happen but it does not only to those abroad even with Africans that haven't even moved abroad but you see their kids failing to speak their native language

  • @qhuizatlantis8484
    @qhuizatlantis8484 2 месяца назад +1

    She's gorgeous great mix

  • @Manas-co8wl
    @Manas-co8wl Год назад +10

    한국에 오신걸 환영합니다. 솔직히 말하자면 아무 말 안하시면 한국인인줄 알겠어서 길거리 다니기에 큰 불편은 없으실 것 같지만..
    어찌 되었든 간에 아무쪼록 좋은 것만 보고 듣게 되시기를 기원하겠습니다.

    • @romulodelmendo8361
      @romulodelmendo8361 Год назад +4

      Definitely. I think her facial features are very Korean, and not many in Korea would have noticed any difference from other Koreans.

  • @DeeptoDreamma
    @DeeptoDreamma Год назад +1

    ❤ from 🇰🇪. You're a beautiful person and an authentic rep of the different cultures that are a part of your unique makeup. Thank you for sharing your experiences and perspective. Blessings to you and yours 😊.

  • @jalilangoma
    @jalilangoma Год назад +9

    She's beautiful

  • @Tameracle
    @Tameracle Год назад +1

    She is so well spoken, interviews like she does it for a living, and drop dead gorgeous naturally 😍😍

  • @andrewpagan
    @andrewpagan Год назад +287

    When she talks about not being able to really identify as something because you don't 100% look that part, I feel that.
    I am also a mixed kid (Filipino, Mexican, and white mostly), and growing up I never could identify with a certain group, and in college I struggled with that a bit. There was never a "group" I could lean into 100%.

    • @mkim4091
      @mkim4091 Год назад +2

      You look like most of the half Filipino and half white I've met.

    • @keepwondering_
      @keepwondering_ Год назад +2

      Same, half dutch half indo, blame the Dutch colonial history😆

    • @dittoluv
      @dittoluv Год назад +9

      I’m also mixed but I never felt like I had to lean 100% into one of my ethnicity. I’m just a bit of everything

    • @thestinktwink
      @thestinktwink Год назад

      ⁠@@keepwondering_ same 😩 people often mistake me for different ethnicities too lol. i went to this family gathering and they all thought i was chinese 😅

    • @rnjs378
      @rnjs378 Год назад +4

      Why does your mixed background matter to you especially in the US? The US is a melting pot of all backgrounds.

  • @lilychow8620
    @lilychow8620 Год назад +1

    I find the two of you together look really good.

  • @yenxion6516
    @yenxion6516 Год назад +5

    She is so pretty, she should look into modeling.

  • @rozzieonodera1560
    @rozzieonodera1560 Год назад +2

    I can totally relate to feeling different in Kenya as a Japanese+Kenyan due to my Asian looks.

  • @CoopDysfunction
    @CoopDysfunction Год назад +3

    The hair, the smile. She's a knockout artist.

  • @patriciajackson6285
    @patriciajackson6285 Год назад +1

    She is absolutely beautiful, kind and such a sweetheart. Very well read and smart. Blessings bestowed upon her life. 😊 I can understand why she loves DC, it’s such a unique city and so attractive to the young and professionals.😊

  • @Demebeso714
    @Demebeso714 Год назад +9

    She is so beautiful..great interview...hope she one day embraces her Korean roots...and all that she is made of...just absolutely beautiful...