Searching for My Long-Lost Grandmother | The New Yorker Documentary
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- In “Sing Me a Lullaby,” filmmaker Tiffany Hsiung flies to Taiwan to search for her grandparents, whom she’s never met, with just two names scribbled on a napkin.
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Searching for My Long-Lost Grandmother | The New Yorker Documentary
Dear Tiffany, as the father of a an adopted daughter, I can say you did a really great thing for your Mom and grandmother. Everyone of you had a final reckoning with the tragedies that ruptured your early family. Your grandma was forced into a Sophie's choice, and broke her own heart at the time. She never severed the emotional connection with your mom however, and you succeded in healing all the broken hearts in your family. Have no regrets, you did something wonderful.
It was hardly a Sophie's choice!
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Unbearable suffering these women went through. Bless you and your entire family through the healing process.
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Wow...I definitely wasn't prepared for the tears. This was beautiful. I'm glad they were able to reunite and get the answers they were searching.
My heart is so full. My Dad was adopted as a baby in 1941 when his mom died in childbirth and his dad was unable to care for him. It was bittersweet when he found his older brother by a chance meeting on the Ohio State campus in the early 60s... they looked so much alike and had similar mannerisms that mutual classmates insisted they had to meet. Learning the expanded truth of his birth family helped my dad cherish his adopted family all the more. Family certainly is complicated isn't it? Thank you ever so much for this beautiful film.
Thank you for sharing what a fascinating family history... and yes absolutely agree with you.
What an amazing sacrifice your grandmother made. She put everything aside to make sure her daughter had a better life. Thank you for this amazing story. My love to your mom
Hey, that what mothers are for
Women always sacrifice 4 the greater GOOD 4 our children, even if it's hurts.
I could not stop crying! What a touching story!!!
I’m trying so hard not 😢. This really was bittersweet. May her mother rest in heaven🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Likewise here. Embarrassing myself here. Ha!
What a truly love story between 3 generations of women, and the determination of one granddaughter in the end to find her own mom. Tiffany you touched my heart in so many ways, next time I see my mom I'm going to give her the biggest hug ! Say hi to your mom for me. God bless the both you !
The best documentary of 2021, so far
I agree...I loved this story so much...💗
I was in Taiwan and heard about this film. I’ve watched it three times now. Each time I have watched it, I walk away with being moved so profoundly more and more. Tiffany, I’m also a middle child and I, too, can sometimes be stubborn in my drive. This film reminded me how important is to follow your heart and your passion. There are moments that take your breath away. Watching your mom and grandmother unite - wow! They say the umbilical cord between mother and child is never broken. I’m so relieved that they were able to find each other again. And you said you also found your mother and connected with her on a deeper level during this journey. This film is like a blanket wrapping you in love. This was unique and this was beautiful. Thank you for sharing this film, this love letter, with the world!
Thank you so much for your beautiful words and insight... it thrills me to read these comments and know that so many are connecting with this story...
@@tiffanyhsiung9913 I hope you will continue to produce films such as this one that have such important messages. Simply wonderful!
This is beautiful... Three years ago, I lost my mom and all I've wanted to do was learn more about her hometown and her past since then. I'm straight sobbing watching this.
Your mother is 60 years old?!!! She is gorgeous. More importantly, thanks for sharing such a beautiful story.
Absolutely touching my heart. My mom wasn't a hugger or toucher either. He mamma was a twice widowed young woman raising 5 children during the USA depression. She was tough and not sentimental. These women did live in such difficult times. I'm proud of you for reuniting them.
OMG crying!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my mom lives over seas and is ill I can not get to her due to virus...I pray by spring/summer I can get to her
That's what I like to call determination! She found her Grandma!
In tears! My mom is South Korean and won’t talk about my grandmother whom I’ve only met once since we left Korea for the US when I was only 4 mos old. My mom told me she loved me for the first time when I was 30. I wish I could find my moms family in Korea and appreciate the depth and layers of this family’s story. 🙏🏾
If you were born in Korea and you were registered in the family registry, you may be able to find them. Or if you know your moms Korean SSN
My family is also looking for our half sister. My mother passed away in 2015 without finding her. We have no idea on how to locate her. My older sister went back to where our mother had seen my sister the last time in the Philippines but failed to find her. We are all residing in the US. Bless you and your family for sharing this beautiful story. I hope someday we'll find my lost sister too.
This is one of the best things I have ever seen. What a wonderful story of family love - and so beautifully filmed, edited and narrated.
What a miracle of love that spans a timeless journey of life. A universal miracle.
Tiffany’s brother and I went to high school together.
What a beautiful reunion story. I can’t stop crying.
who's cutting onions in here??
My nine year old thought this was a wonderful story. He cried too, and loved the story.
I'm glad she was able to reconnect with her family.
What a beautiful story of love and sacrifice during the difficult years living in a man's world.
Such a heart-warming story. I am so glad your mom and her mother had time together before your grandmother's passing. It is lovely how it brought you two closer together.
Talk about a tear jerker. My heart broke for your mother. I’m glad she was able to have some closure on that chapter of her life. Your grandmother was probably so proud of how beautiful your mother grew up to be. And what a wonderful and smart grand daughter she has also. And thankful to your Boba for sure. Beautiful.
Tiffany, this is so very touching. Crying now as I watch it. What we women do is so amazing. We protect each other and love each other, sometimes with words and sometimes with action. You are a very special daughter to have done this for your family. Thank you so much for sharing your family story. Blessings to you all!
Truly a beautiful film, it is an honor to be witness to this story
What a heartbreaking story, so glad she lived to get her daughter back.
My heart is so full that I don't know what to say. I still look for shadows that remind me. Somehow I know that they are all around around us. Thank you for a beautful story.
This is a RICH story. I feel blessed that you shared it. Thank you.
So happy for you both. The connection was made in good time in order for mum and mama to be able to heal. The heart felt love was always there and had never left, only to be reignited after all those years. Best wishes to all and blessings to mama, and mama Popo
Popo means grandma on the maternal side.
You sure are a great daughter. Glad you were able to help your mother find her family.
Family and genealogy - those two elements of life that are sometimes so elusive and yet so rich. Yours is a lovely, lucky story.
This was so well made and thought out. I was very moved and cried a few times. I can relate to so many things. Cudos to all involved. And thank you for bearing your lives and your souls. That took tremendous courage.
What amazes my is how young your grandma is. I am just 30 years old and one grandmother was born in 1904 and the other 1926.
Beautiful story, thank you.
This should be a box office hit! Your story touched my heart and I can't thank you enough for sharing.
One the best POV documentary I have seen in years.
So beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Makes me miss my mother very much. Your story expanded my heart. Thank you.
Really shouldn't watch this before bedtime. Now I'm 😭 and will wake up with puffy eyes tomorrow morning.
Thanks so much sharing your family story which touches our hearts.
powerful story... didn't expect that story about grandma & grandpa... wow...thanks for sharing your story.
I was full of emotions watching this... Cried alot.... Smiled alot... Life can be so beautiful... Complicated and fragile at the same time. Merci beaucoup. ❤️❤️❤️
This is such an overwhelming story of the power of women and unconditional love. Thank you for sharing.
This was so touching. Your mother is an extremely strong woman and I wish you and your family all the best. I was in tears by the end of this.
Thank you for creating and sharing the Mother, Daughter heartfelt story/journey of your family 3 generations and those not related by blood who still gave love and care to make it all happen. Now that is love!
Glad they were reunited. Beautiful
Beautiful story that deeply touches me. My tears are flowing. Brave daughter for the Love of her Mom.
You captured so beautifully your mother's loss, grief, joy, and beauty. Very moving. Thank you for making this film and for sharing it.
There is only one mom and she's irreplaceable, what a beautiful story.
This make me teary. Such a strong woman.
This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever see. Cried my eyes out. I only wish I knew that woman. I'd be her friend to share all that life has left for her. I had many similar things in my childhood.
And that daughter who could her Grama, may all her days be blessed! I adore them both!🤗🤗🤗💗💗💗😇
Thank you ! I will share with my mom :)
This is such a great video and story... she was able to have two mothers who loved her so much!!!
Wow, you guys made me cry, I felt so sad of her suffering. What a wonderful woman and I give all my best to Popo, may her soul rest in peace.
what an amazing and heartbreaking story of love. Beautiful, beautiful. Thank you for sharing your family's stories.
This documentary made me realise how important family relationships are. Thanks Tiffany Nsiung for sharing this beautiful story of sacrifice and self-discovery. I’m glad to see that at least for a brief period the family was reunited.
As a documentary filmmaker, it inspires me that this only has 6,780 views after 9 days.
I shared this with my two daughters,and my Mum,who lives in Ipswich. I haven't seen her since I was six. Thankyou for sharing. So kind, and good reminder that the heart does not forget. 🌸❤️
This is beautiful. Your storytelling is so honest and heartfelt. Reminds us that our parents are also human, strong yet vulnerable, and every moment with them is to be treasured. Thank you.
A family is precious...
Hi Tiffany my mom gave me away when I was born, but took me back later, I'm glad she did because despite our hard life growing up she loved us and cared for us only moms know how to. So this story is about how people can still LOVE IN REVERSE and your family is living proof its possible. GOD BLESS
You can literally see Tiffany grow and get more in touch with her heritage and her Mandarin improve. I'm happy for you.
So much heartbreak and redemption! Loving, forgiving, embracing... How not to love you all! Thanks for sharing your family history.
This is such a sad but beautiful story I cannot imagine the pain her mom had to live with everyday. What a wonderful daughter to be so determined to reunite them even if it was for a short time. I wish they had more time together. I can’t stop crying this really touched my heart. Thank you for sharing 💕
This is heartbreaking & poignant in equal measure. My sister too was adopted before I was born, & taken to Canada. We only found one another 50 years later. Your mother is wonderful straddling two worlds for all those years.
What a beautiful & moving film. Tiffany, thank you for sharing your journey to find both your grandmother...and your mother, as you said. You were able to bring wholeness to your family, what a lovely gift.
This brought tears to my eyes
Watching this made me sad and happy at the same time...this also got me thinking about my own family...a family I wish I had!
What a beautiful and sad story.I am so glad she met her mom and found out what happened. To find out her mom loved her so much had to be a great healing.I miss my mom everyday.💗
Oh goodness, this made me cry so much. Asian parents rarely tell their children, "I love you." It's rare to receive hugs too, at least for me. But when you do hear them say those words, and express to you how much they love you, you know it's deep. My heart ached while watching this, and I really have to appreciate my mom more. Thank you so much for this video.
Wow!! I expected tears. I’m about the age of your mom and my mom has been suffering through Alzheimer’s. Since we live 1200 miles apart, I don’t know if I’ll get to hold her hand one more time. Love every moment with your loved ones.
I’m NOT crying. I’M NOT CRYING!
Liar!
I thinks its called blubbering!🤧
What a beautiful story. You found your grandmother and learned the other side of your Mom's painful story -- but thank God that the pain was surpassed by joy and even a llittle time to spend together, with a whole loving family to carry on the story.
A true story like this should makes us who are fortunate to have family intact appreciate everyday God gives us. I could not stop crying with you. Happy for you and your strong family. Bless you.
What a beautiful documentary. Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of it by sharing. You're a gorgeous family and you have a lot to be proud about. God bless you all ❤️
a great story told masterfully...
Every family weaves their own tapestry. A tapestry held together by emotions, experiences, and often struggles. This has got to be one of the most heartfelt documentaries to date. The sheer emotion felt in every single second, has had me in a flood of tears. Treasure your family, be proud of the lives you've led, and the final happiness you've created. Xx
Absolutely beautiful story. Just a waterfall of tears out of no where
Such a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL story. There is so MUCH we all share as part of our 'human history.' Thank you for letting us be a part of your very dear and loving family.
Tiffany's mom was loved by two Moms. So blessed!
Wow...that was extremely powerful...Reminds me that life is full of suffering, sadness and sacrifice...with a splash of beauty, forgiveness and kindness. Circle of life! Thanks for sharing❤🇬🇧
This is a beautiful documentary. It's interesting that the search part took no time at all, as that's often the hardest part of this kind of story. The title makes it sound like it would be a long tale of woe trying to uncover information, but really it's a story about reconnecting and gaining what was lost.
Came across this by chance and so glad I did. Tiffany, you and your mom are beautiful souls, inside and out. Wendy, you're the most glam gran I've ever seen. But the story of what happened to cause the adoption was heart-wrenching. And then hearing Grandma grunting in pain on her deathbed while Wendy comforted her... I think of my own mother with dementia and pray she will go peacefully. Blessings to you for sharing this wonderful labour of love.
Brava, Tiffany! So touching.
I'm so glad you found grandma. What a beautiful family, I am crying like a baby while watching.
I can’t stop crying.. so happy that the mom and daughter could reunion. Very beautiful journey of Tiffany! I wish to all the very best .
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I wish my mother was able to express her grief and loss with such clarity. You don't know what a gift you have given, for now and generations to come.
Beautiful Grandma....Thank you for the real heartfelt story.
Oh my goodness, what a heartbreaking story. Thankyou for finding the courage to share something so personal. May you all find peace and happier days. Take care.
What a beautiful documentary. Crying! Thank you for sharing x
Great documentary! It needs to be promoted!
Wow....Beautiful documentary. So much love between a daughter, a mother and grandmother. Love conquered all. Wishing you all the best and RIP to those who aren't physically here.
I can't stop crying. Thank you for sharing this heartfelt story. Wishing all your family the very best.
What a wonderful reunion....It made me 😭😭😭😭😭
Heart-breaking yet heart-warming.
What a beautiful documentary and how wonderful of you to reconnect your mom with her long-lost mother. I can feel the happiness in all three generations of you through the reunion and reflection. Life is a journey and knowing our roots and past will enable us to become even stronger and more resilient.
This was heartbreaking and heartfelt.
Awesome job, this was such a beautiful tribute! I'm so happy that you were able to find your grandmother and maternal family when you did.
A beautiful touching story of family members searching for their grandmother / mother.. Thank you.
Incredibly tragic and beautiful! I couldn’t stop crying. Thank you for sharing your story. RIP to the mamas.
What a beautiful documentary. I cried and I miss my grandma so much who I lost because of covid.