Legacy Project Video: Sulja Warnick

Sulja Lee was born in Japan in 1942 during WWII and her family moved back to Korea after Korean independence from Japan in 1945. She married Fred Warnick, a Jewish man from the US, at a time when mixed race marriages were not common. Her two daughters were born and raised in Korea, but immigrated to the US when they were toddlers. Her daughters, Gina Warnick Coletti became an accomplished violist, and Angela Warnick Buchdahl recently became the Senior Rabbi of the Central Synagogue in New York City.
In this Legacy Project video, Sulja Warnick reflects on her childhood in Korea, influence of her parents, her desire to explore worlds outside of Korea, marrying a Jewish man and moving to the US, and raising their children with encouragement to "pick and choose" the best out of Korean and Jewish cultures.
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You were a Pine tree member in Daegu? Great! Me too, in Daegu now. You must be my senior in PTCian. We just celebrated the 60th anniversary of PTC just a month ago in Daegu attending nearly 70 members, some of whom came over from USA just to attend the gathering, which was a just superb visit. Happy to hear PTCian's live story through the Korean-American story. Tks a million, and hope your healthy stay and happy life.

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Not Yangban, but to be correct a distant"Royal" was what her father was. She is descendent of Taejong not Saejong (Taejong wsa his grandfather).