Correction: At the time of the event described at 36:59, my grandmother was not 9-11 years old but 7-8. So it was even worse for her. Thanks for watching!
Если я правильно понимаю, то речь идет о Южно-Сахалинской операции в 1945, если это не так, то поправьте меня. Я думаю командование просто не придало значения этим событиям, когда идет военная операция, военные просто признают потери среди мирного населения неизбежными. Предполагаю, что бомбардировщики просто наносили удары по запланированным целям, никто не мог пересечь линию фронта и проверить, кто и зачем находится в конкретных точках. Если необходимы подробности, есть два пути: 1) Запросить информацию в военно-исторических архивах (я не знаю какой там допуск, надо локально узнавать). 2) Сделать запросы в университеты или институты, людям которые занимаются изучением этого исторического периода, это заморочно, но реализуемо. Если Вы этим занимались, какие официальные ответы были получены от архивов и историков? Учитывая сколько документов было рассекречено, вероятно до этих событий еще не добрались. К сожалению, то что трагическая история всей жизни для одного, для других лишь локальное событие где-то там. Было интересно узнать, спасибо за рассказ.
You are an excellent story teller. Please pursue it. Above all, thanks for your modest contribution to that part of history. Your grandma would be very proud of you.
I'm Korean American born in Korea. I say this with greatest respect. Please encourage your father to either teach you or write the old Korean down for prosperity. In my heart I believe the old language is a heritage to be preserved. He should never be ashamed it's beautiful to be savored like a valuable wine but I understand the shame because my mother felt this way about certain things. Thank you for sharing.
I am Japanese living in Tokyo. I had heard of the abandonment of Korean people from Sakhalin when Japan lost the war, but I did not know this detail. As you rightly pointed out, some Japanese may deny your family history, but some people are willing to listen and learn more. Thank you very much for sharing. Also, on behalf of Japan, I am sorry for what your family went through due to Japanese Imperialism.
@@ZoyatheRussianKorean Можно посмотреть на японский фильм, объясняющий события последних дней в Южно-Сахалинской. В японском фильме показаны советские бомбы. th-cam.com/video/eo10SjLq_lc/w-d-xo.html
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Thank you for explaining your story, I am a Russian Korean and live in America. I can't ask my family about it because they stay very quiet and don't like to talk about their past because it's very hard for them.
it is absolutely stunning how much you know about your family!! I am Chinese Korean, My dad's side is 100% south korean. but my mom is chinese's korean minority group, so her ancesters probably imigrated to china from north korea in the earlier days. Sadly I never get to know so much about my family's history like you do. And it's also sad that it is the first time ever in my life that i hear about the story of the sakhalin people. People should know about these kind of history. Thank you so so much for sharing, it is really meaningful!
Thank you for this video. I am a Korean adopted out of Sakhalin island. I love hearing other stories of Koreans from Sakhalin island since my family is not Russian or Korean. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing. I'm a huge Russian history nerd and recently I've been learning about Korean history but this is something I knew very little about. I knew that Koreans moved to Russia during WWII but never knew how, why, or what happened after. This video will definitely make me research more into not only the Sakhalin Koreans but about Korea during WWII. Stories shared through families are the most impactful things, they share what actually happened and not what a textbook thought was important. My great-grandfather fought in the Korean war (I'm American) and he didn't talk about his experiences during the war until 6 months before he died, even then he wouldn't say much. I wish I had been older so I could have asked and learned more. But I'm glad that you are sharing this knowledge to so many others so that it isn't forgotten.
Thank you for watching! It's cool that you're taking such interest in Russian and Korean history and somehow found my video 😄 I agree -- I sometimes wish I also was older back then or that my grandparents were alive so I could ask more. Regardless, a piece of history lives on with us now!
This story Was absolute gold for those who love history like myself. I always love learning about korean history. That was very traumatic but thanks for sharing. I have a deep respect for the elder generations who have endured so much suffering and hardships throughout the life. It is a reflection of us the newer generation developed and conditioned to be in present times.
Exactly how I feel. We definitely stand on the shoulders of giants. I don't think I will every be mentally as strong as my grandfather was. He fought in ww2 when he was 16, while I was playing video games and fooling around at the same age.
Wow thank you for sharing something so personal to you. I could understand if this was somewhat difficult to talk about. I am much more educated about this topic now, and loved learning about your family history!
Thank you for sharing your experience. My experience is similar. I am third generation Zainichi Korean, born in Japan but raised in the US (NJ). My grand parents were not forcibly relocated to Japan but moved there before the 40's. My grand mother from the Busan area and my grandfather from the Jeju island. Since I moved to the US before i turned a year old I consider my self as an American first, but I do speak fluent Japanese since my mother was born and raised in Japan so growing up my first language was Japanese. I still have Special Permanaent Residency status in Japan, which is only issued to people and their descendents who were formally "Japanese Citizens" but decided to stay in Japan. Thanks again for sharing your story. I think we're very close in age so that made your experience even more relatable.
What a captivating story. Being a Korean American, this is something I never even knew about, but only came across it going down a rabbit hole in Wikipedia initially reading about displaced Koreans in Japan, then about Sakhalin Koreans and then decided to TH-cam it. It’s always interesting learning about my culture. Something I should know more about, but don’t because I’m essentially American. Thanks for the video and hope you are well.
I am Russian Karelian, an endangered species. Our main problem is we aren't too different to Russians in looks, so most people just think you're Russian lol, both in RU and other countries. We *pass as russians* LOL. I've had Russian Korean friends growing up in the nineties Karelia. And Russian Korean bosses in my early working life. Very cool people with their own ethics, own cuisine, own family culture. All the best to you and other Koreans
Hey, thank you for sharing this story, actually my ethnography teacher showed this video during class so that we get an idea of russian-koreans and it was really helpful and interesting!
Hi, Zoya 👋 I am from Indonesia and you're story is kinda similar with Dutch East Indies citizen from Sumatera & Java island who got displaced by the Dutch to Suriname and South Africa during imperialist time (but not WW 2). But the different is, some of the Javanese are brought by the Dutch to Europe, but not returning them to Indonesia government. So I kinda sad to know that this historical moments also happen to other people in other countries. Other than that, I loved to know that there's Russian Korea youtuber 😃😍 Most Russian youtuber I know is mostly Slavic or European descendant. I hope you keep uploading videos and hopefully you got 1 Million subscribers 🥰
Thank you for your kind words! I also never heard of what happened with the Dutch East Indies citizens. I guess this kind of displacement is part of universal history. Thanks for sharing!
@@ZoyatheRussianKorean Indian plantation went to Maldies ,Africa etc thanks to Imperial British Empire. 😂😂 Now indians Are found in evening Continents . due to them we never feel home sick in any country 😂😂
Hi Zoya, so glad you shared this story. My family itself are “ethnic Koreans,” although I truly do not like that term. You inspired me to also make a video about this, so the history is not forgotten.
@@ZoyatheRussianKorean From Hong Kong it seems like the ideal place to go In August, when everywhere else in Asia is hot and humid. The alternative is Perth, of course but Sakhalin could be much more interesting.
The story that your grandmother told is so heartbreaking, I knew that during those times things were unbearable for many because of war. I’m thankful you shared your family’s story. You’re right if the history isn’t recorded then it “never happened,” which is unfortunately true. Good thing in this generation things are calm and hopefully they stay that way! Best wishes to you and your family ❤️
There's so many Koreans in Russia. I know that one of grandfather's cousins ran away to Russia to avoid forced conscription to Japanese army during Japanese forced occupation time in Korea. It is a sad story for us too because we never heard back. Ties were broken as even after Korea was freed from Japan's Imperial army, we had our own struggle after-Korean war and division of Korea, hence anti-communism followed through and we lost contact with those who went to communist countries.
Hey Zoya, Thanks for sharing so much of your family history :) I am korean russian currently living in the states. My mom grew up living in Sakhalin and we have a lot of family in Uzbekistan because at some point koreans were displaced there by the soviet union apparently? I haven't heard about any of the history about how they ended up there and my grandma never shared much of her past, so this was so interesting to hear about!
God bless you. I can explain why that happened. Stalingrad sadly had this paranoia of Japanese spies and sadly.he thought that the (Koryo-Saram) where spying for Japan. When I mean Koryo-Saram I am mentioning all of the ethnic Korean people from all the ex-spviet republics. I saw that even many from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and even Ukraine are moving back to South Korea (Republic of Korea). Alsontherr are Chinese-Koreans and Taiwanese-Koreans from The People's Republic of China 🇨🇳 and The Republic of China (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 respectively also. Two very known Russian-Koreans that maybe you heard about are: Victor Tsoy (The guy who sings the Gruppa Krovi song of 1988) and the ec-North Korean President Kim Jong Il who was born under the name Yuri Irsenovich Kim and he was born on 16 February 1941in Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (accroding to Soviet records).
Your story sounds very familiar. My grandparents on my father's side met and married in Sakhalin and had two of several children there, one being my father. They moved to Sakhalin willingly to make a living/money which also started from working in the coal mines. So from what I've learned about the Sakhalin-Koreans and Japanese policy after their WW2 surrender the Japanese allowed all ethnic Koreans who were brought to Sakhalin by force to move to Japan proper. Apparently my grandfather lost most of his money somehow and they decided to leave to go back to his hometown in Korea two years before the end of the war. It was a blessing they left when they did, if they stayed they would have been stateless for decades like most of the first generation of Sakhalin Koreans. I would probably still be there in Russia too, if that was the case; I mean "I" in a figurative sense as in my father's child from a different mother would still be there, instead I'm a born and raised Korean Canadian living in the US. The Russian invasion of the Japanese territories of Manchukuo, which includes Southern Sakhalin, that you spoke of was part of the final days of WW2. Operation August Storm was the name of that Russian campaign. I learned a lot from this video, thank you.
Вы неправильно понимаете. Кто-то сам уехал, кого-то насильно. И никому не разрешено было покинуть, только тем, у кого японское гр-во. У наших его не было. После войны Сахалин стал совестким. И кто бы разрешил покинуть Сахалин? Был железный занавес. Границы открыли лишь с Северной Кореей, но все наши родом из южных провинций. Они так и не стали гражланами СССР. Были лицами без гражланства. Только наши родители получили гражданство СССР. В 90-х годах , после распада СССР, открыли границы. Мы нашли рожственников, они помнили еще моих бабушек и дедушек. Отец моего мужа родился в Инчхоне, на Сахалин загнали мальчишкой. Вот он с семьей был репатриирован. Мои бабушки и дедушки не дожили до этого. Они много рассказывали про свою деревню. Моя прабабка умерла в Корее от голода, она больше никогда не увидела ни мужа, ни старшего сына.
My mother was a born a Karafuto Nihonjin in 1939. She was very young when she was evacuated back to Akita (where her extended family was from). It was probably from the very port you speak of. She passed away last year. In the past, when I asked her about it, her memory of that time was understandably sparse. Her memory was of the mountains of fish that her father (my grandfather) and his mates would bring in with every catch relative to what was later available to them in the Japan Sea. She had always wanted to visit Sakhalin one final time before her passing, but geopolitics, her health, and negative tourism reports from fellow Japanese who went there always discouraged her. I wish now that I had pressed her more. Contrary to what you somewhat stated, we are aware of the fate of Karafuto Koreans. The sad details are not discussed to a granular point in Japan, but their plight has been known to the educated populace since the Berlin Wall came down. I became aware by watching a NHK documentary in the 1990s or early 2000s. Of course, the subject caught my eye due to the familial closeness of the subject. It is a shame that neither South Korea nor Japan has had the privilege of having the Sakhalin Koreans as a part of our societies. Both would have been culturally and economically richer during the difficult post war years. By the way, you pronounce “Sakhalin” precisely as my mother and all of us Japanese do. Not at all as an American or Canadian would. I take it that it is the proper Russian pronunciation.
Heart wrenching. My only hope is that that the South Korean media or Korean-Americans with influence pick up this story and document the silent atrocities that occured.
A lot of Koreans were relocated to Manchuria as well along with many Japanese. After the war, because Korea was no longer a Japanese colony, the Koreans remained while all the Japanese were sent back to Japan. Interesting history for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Over a hundred years ago, most of my Korean side fled somewhere into Russia to escape the Japanese occupation by 1910. I have never been able to locate them but the surname were 'Yi' (Lee) and I inherited the Middle Name 'Nestor' from 'Nestorov', from my Grandfather, who also had it, to carry on that legacy. Still to this day I know nothing about them, or where they are, so maybe they are there too in Sakhalin.
I feel people will be people, in all of their brokenness, and their nations will do unto other nations. This is why Korea has to be strong, so that they are not devoured by other nations again. Thank you for telling your family's story. I don't know how this video came up on my feed, but I'm glad that I had a chance to hear what it was like for your family and the journey they took. I had to watch the follow-up video to see why your English is flawlessly Californian, with a touch of Southern Cal Asian American. Pass the stories onto your children. I hope they tell these stories to their own children, with sorrow and horror diminishing with each generation's telling, and with greater acknowledgment to He who brought them safe thus far.
Fascinating, and sad story. You were able to share your family’s Sakhalin experience and story of abandonment and bombings to more generations. It is good to pass on family stories. It keeps history alive.
WOW! Thank you so much for sharing your family story in detail. You're right that part of history and people are forgotten due to inconvenience - I'm so glad you share :).
I'm Korean American and while I was attending college in the early 2000s, my sister told me that our grandmother was a comfort woman. It was the first time I learned about comfort women since I grew up in America and there was no mention of that in any of my history classes.
Thanks for sharing this fascinating story of your family. It must have been so heartbreaking for your grandparents to loose many children on top of living a hard and impoverished life. Your dad must be really strong. In fact your whole family are survivors and sound strong!
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I'm a Korean-American with children who are 1/2 Russian heritage from the US, so I always have been curious about Russian-Koreans as I saw them mixed in Kazakhstan culture and learned a bit about Goryo-people from the Korean media. I have also been watching tons of interviews with North Korean defectors and their encounters with Chosun-people in China and Russia, so this is a very interesting topic I've been wanting to learn more about. There were moments in your story that really touched me, especially about the soil your father or grandpa had in a handkerchief.... and also bombs dropping at the train station. I'm sure every cultures have history of suffering, but our people have and continue to deal with what started back in the early 1900's. It is so important to pass the information and I really appreciate what you shared.
Thanks for the very informative video! I am doing a presentation on the Korean war and I think I'll mention the Korean diaspora at the end (including the Sakhalin Koreans.)
You rock Zoya! Love your channel and stories. I'm really interested in the history of Korean migrants in the early 19th century and actually planning to make a trip out to Vladivostok when travel is back to normal. But your video kind of makes me want to go out to Sakhalin and explore the island! Thank you for sharing the story and I hope you would also make some videos about what it is like living in Korea as a Korean Russian expat who could easily pass off as a Korean American :) Take care.
A fascinating story! I knew about the "Karufuto" Koreans - and their ordeal - but your direct, honest testimony is so compelling, absorbing - and important. Of course you aren't anti-anyone, you are articulate, persuasive and sincere. And what a story you have to tell! Thank you.
Hi Zoya! Thank you for sharing 할린 history and your family experience in Sakhalin Island. I'm a STEM major but I recently got interested in Koreans in different countries and took a Korean diaspora history course! I learned about 고려인 but never heard of 할인 in my class.. It was very sad to hear how 할인 were a victim of Japanese imperialism and I cannot imagine what your grandmother went through especially at the bombing of the train station. I'm very glad that your grandfather was able to go back to korea! Actually my family is from 부산 but we now live in US. I plan to visit Russia and I guess now Sakhalin Island after I finish my graduate studies. Can you please recommend where I can find korean communities in Russia and Sakhalin Island? I'm also really interested in how Koreans in Russia adapted korean cuisine! If you have time, I would appreciate if you upload a video on korean russian cuisine 😁
Hy Brian! Thanks for your comment and watching the video! Actually I don't know the term 할린 (if you google it, you'll get Harley Quinn lol). I'd just say Sakhalin Koreans. :) Probably the best places to visit for Sakh-Korean history are memorials and museums dedicated to them. I don't know about specific communities (we're fully integrated and aren't really secluded from the rest of the island), but there are sometimes either culture fairs or festivals here and there. Protestant churches are also good. Anyway, that's what I could think of. I haven't lived there in a while, so I might not be the best source of info.
Zoya, Thank you for sharing, ALL HISTORY, unfortunately, are not generally known. Personally, I fell you are doing a great service to us by sharing your personal experience so that we become aware of and can gain further knowledge.
Wow thank you for sharing your family's story. If you didn't make this video, we would have never known about this stuff. It is devastating to hear that koreans had to experience this kind of cruelty, but of course we should never blame the present japanese or russians for their ancestors' actions. Korean history is overall sad. Glad they are prospering in south korea after all those hard times.
Thank you for sharing your family’s history…so many diaspora of Joseon Koreans during occupation…some even far as Mexico and Cuba…thank you…heart-rending story of casualties of war…I am in tears…please…a book with your family’s history…
About that left handed thing, I am as well. Both my grandmother and mother were “corrected” as children. It’s just another one of those things in Korea where fitting in is so important. I escaped it bc we were in the US and my mom decided I didn’t have to. I’m grateful for that
Hi, Zoya, thanks for your family story! I am Soviet Korean as well: my dad was born at Sakhalin and my mom's family was deported to Uzbekistan in 1937. My dad's family history remains a mystery for us, and it's very tormenting. Thanks so much for sharing!
I came here from Google Earth because I was just curious about that place near Japan and Korea that’s Russia, and then watched the entire video! This fascinating and sad part of history that needs to be told.
Amazing stories! Honestly, I feel like in listening to your family's stories I have just come across the missing pieces of a puzzle I have long been trying to solve. You might enjoy reading my stories as it relates to two historical periods on Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido. The first was the shoot down of a Korean flight over Sakhalin in 1983. The second event which entered my consciousness actually occurred much earlier and it is about Japan's efforts to develop Hokkaido. It points to a period of Japan's history before their wars of conquest in Asia. They invited a staff of top educators from around the world to teach at Sapporo Agricultural College, now Hokkaido University. This was way back from 1876 to 1877. The US instructor they tapped had been the president of a Massachusetts college and a former colonel of Abraham Lincolns. His name was William Smith Clark. Clark taught Christianity in his own time. One of his students did not convert but was inspired so inspired by his studies that he sought to reconcile science and religion to a large extent. One of his friends did convert to Christianity and the two carried a friendly debate for many years in letters. The student's name was Shigetaka Shiga and after graduation he was fired from a job teaching English at a Jr High and decided to write a letter to the Japanese Navy offering to copy Darwin's travels, only in Asia. They accepted his idea, offered him a ship and he became Japan's version of Charles Darwin. Shiga eventually gifted a stone monument to the Alamo which my wife and I stumbled upon on our honeymoon in 1993. Like the story of your grandfather, Shiga wrote a poem on the e stone using archaic script nobody can read today. Turns out, my wife could read it thanks to her art training in calligraphy and pottery. The discovery of the unusual monument eventually led my wife to perhaps the most stunning treasure of the century. I have traveled to Korea twice and loved it...Still hoping to visit Sakhalin Island....where this story began in many ways. www.quora.com/Is-there-any-downside-to-being-a-top-student/answer/Prince-Blake-1
Wow. The most fascinating video I've seen in years... Have you ever been to the Tenement Museum in NYC? Watching this felt like walking through that museum. And to think I just happened to stumble upon this video from going down a wikipedia rabbit hole... news today led me to US withdrawing from Afghanistan to minorities in Central Asia to Uzbekistan to Koryo Saram to Sakhalin Koreans to you. As a 2nd generation Korean-American, I can only barely relate, but you've definitely inspired me to learn about my own family's history. Thanks a million for sharing your story.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad my video was interesting and helpful to you. There's a lot I still don't know yet, but hopefully it'll all become clearer with time. 😊
I bet Zoya likes to go to the Noraebang! amirite? By the way Zoya have you ever been to the Kamchatka peninsula? I heard a part of Korean ancient lineage is from Tungusic peoples of Siberia which makes Koreans different from other East Asian peoples.
thank you for your story . seeing beautiful super intelligent ethnic Asians etc on you tube like you , it makes my heart break about north Korea . and what has happened to some of the greatest people in the world . can you even imagine how the world would be different for the good if Korea was united ! i believe there will be many north Koreans in Heaven .
My wife's Father's family was not allowed to leave Sakhalin Island after WWII. He and his father were allowed to leave. It was over 40 years before he was able to see his mother again. My wife's Father's sister did eventually immigrate to the US with her family, and my wife was able to meet with her cousin who now also lives in California. My wife still has family living on Sakhalin, and I believe in Russia. And they do speak Russian.
Всем не разрешали. Железный занавес был. Люди ошибочно говорят о том, что это выбор наших бабушек и дедушек. А их просто не выпустили. Агитировали в Северную Корею. Но это не их Родина.
Thank you for the insights. Only reason I subbed to this channel as a non-gamer. I would love to know more about this and if you have any Korean books that you can recommend, would be great. Also, would love to write a book on these experiences and definitely need more references.
Thank you Zoya for your story - I’m Russian Korean, first generation were born in Central Asia ! I know Russian Korean History from my parents and other’s who were deported from Primirskyi Krai (Usuryiskyi), never herd about Sakhalin Koreans history in this details
Im much older than you but this is about my grandmother who was sex trafficed by the japanese to another country along with over one hundred thousand Korean women. Im Korean Japanese in effect of this action. Your grandmother's recollections of the bombing touched my heart deeply. We are a strong resilient people. Much respect
As an ethnic korean I feel very sad hearing your grandma's story. It's good to see that your grandma is living through you and that you are doing well.
спасибо большое за видео, было очень интересно! я родилась в приморском крае, и у нас много корейцев тут, я помню была маленькая, настолько, что не знала или не понимала концепцию других народов и стран, и всегда удивлялась, когда мне говорили, что вот ваня -- он кореец. а я смотрю на этого дядю и думаю: он же говорит по-рускии идеально, какой кореец? у нас был корейский рынок, где тетушки-кореянки продавали свои корейские салаты, а на пянсе тут молятся у нас. всегда было интересно что случилось с этими людьми, что они в таком количестве тут живут. сначала я думала что у нас в россии так хорошо, что все приезжают)) конечно становясь постарше я начала задумываться поглубже. снова спасибо за видео!
The most touching story was how you told how your dad had only the radio, and the handful of korean soil in a handkerchief that would move him to tears. That's really touching...
I'm an American journalist who lived and worked in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the mid-2000s. My kids were born there and have dual citizenship. Among the many Russian Koreans I knew and became friends with was a neighbor who shared her story of being displaced as a comfort girl. I believe she wanted me as an expat to know what really happened to so many of the young girls promised riches by the Japanese only to be horribly mistreated. Very sad.
Hello. I'm working on my thesis for my college degree. I've decided to talk about the story of Sakhalin Koreans. As expected, there's not so much information about it. Would you be willing to share with me the terrible stories about the innocent women? The information I've collected so far do not even mention it.
Koryo Saram didn't immigrate to Central Asia . They were forcefully moved to central Asia from Far East of Russia, Vladivostok and many were russian and soviet citizens and have been in Russia since 1800s.
I shared a class with a Russian Korean from Sakhalin Island, and we spoke a lot of this history. She's a great person with a great history. She was surprised I knew anything about it. Interestingly, she was unaware Korean Airlines 007 over Sakhalin Island.
Interesting story and very informative. What throw me off about you is that your English is very similar to American English even with expression, your family must came to the US or Canada when you was young.
Korean-Russians are as KINO epitomised, tormented, but loved and immortal. I grey up in Kazakhstan and we loved our Koreans so much for so many reasons. May Korea be unified. And no I do not like strongmen, i just hope the peninsula learns peace.
I love your family story. I watched this whole video, history is so interesting. You said your great great grandma or something was carried around like a tiny house with bars? Like in kdramas? Was she from a rich family like yangbak? So cool. I always get confused cuz there is too many names aunts, great great grsndma,grandpa, parents...you know. 😂 I wish ppl would give us real historical books and real informations like you do. You should write a book😎
found on wiki, its called litter right. "Yangban noblewomen were completely segregated from the rest of society. During the day they could not leave their homes, and if they had to, they were transported in a litter called gama (가마)"
Are you in contact with your S.Korean family (your grand-dads family) ?? I was bored and was doing article hopping in wikipedia , don't know how I ended up in your video here. Thank you for sharing us you story and I think i felt a little sad learning about your grandpa. I hope he finally found some peace when he was able to go back to Korea.
Yes, I'm in contact with them and see them from time to time! I believe he found some peace in Korea, at least from what I heard from those who were with him when he passed away. 🙂
Thank you Zoya, this is so interesting, also tragic. Sadly Korea has been victimized by clashing ideologies; under jurisdiction of China, Japanese invasion late 1500s & 1600s. In the mid 1858 European countries invaded China and what followed was Russia occupied the North, Japan the South. What followed was the Japanese/Russo war for the possession of all of korea. Japan defeated Russia then Japan annexed Korea in 1910. World War2 didnt help Korea at all. From 1905 till 1945 Japan committed numerous atrocities.
I am really impressed by your bravery. It is touching. However one thing I wanna point out is that Korean who immigrated to Приморский край around 1860-1900, I don't think they moved to 연해주 area willingly. Well, you may say they did it to fulfill their dreams, but they had no choice to find better place to feed their families due to famine around 1860's and chaotic system in the mid-late 19 century happened in Korea peninsula. Some korean settled in North East China and others moved further up far east Russia.
korean immigration's stories are soo interisting. like i'm french and i know a famous french youtuber that is korean, but she has been adopted so she doesn't know about her family :/ (marie palot)
I think this might be helpful in finding more information for you. The TH-cam channels Time Ghost History and World War Two, hosted by Indy Neidel, have been doing a few series on WW2. One of those series is called the War Against Humanity, where they go though the crimes done to civilians throughout the war. Perhaps you can contact them about your stories. Maybe they can find sources about the events in your stories, especially during 1945. They are the channels TimeGhost History, and World War Two (where they do the War Against Humanity series).
There were Koreans in Ukraine kazakstan uzbekistann Koreans living the borders of North korea near Vladivodstok and also China border I have heard that Sakhalin koreans are the top university goers in Russia
Interesting. I was interested in how Korean end up in Russia.. nice to hear your family history. Are you living in busan nowadays? My mother is from busan. I go busan quiet often. Your family history is quite epic… Thank god. Your grandma survived the bombing on train station….
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Correction: At the time of the event described at 36:59, my grandmother was not 9-11 years old but 7-8. So it was even worse for her.
Thanks for watching!
Если я правильно понимаю, то речь идет о Южно-Сахалинской операции в 1945, если это не так, то поправьте меня. Я думаю командование просто не придало значения этим событиям, когда идет военная операция, военные просто признают потери среди мирного населения неизбежными. Предполагаю, что бомбардировщики просто наносили удары по запланированным целям, никто не мог пересечь линию фронта и проверить, кто и зачем находится в конкретных точках.
Если необходимы подробности, есть два пути:
1) Запросить информацию в военно-исторических архивах (я не знаю какой там допуск, надо локально узнавать).
2) Сделать запросы в университеты или институты, людям которые занимаются изучением этого исторического периода, это заморочно, но реализуемо.
Если Вы этим занимались, какие официальные ответы были получены от архивов и историков?
Учитывая сколько документов было рассекречено, вероятно до этих событий еще не добрались. К сожалению, то что трагическая история всей жизни для одного, для других лишь локальное событие где-то там. Было интересно узнать, спасибо за рассказ.
What a moving story, may their souls rest in peace, stay strong, God bless you
Що там было про корё маль?
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You are an excellent story teller. Please pursue it. Above all, thanks for your modest contribution to that part of history. Your grandma would be very proud of you.
I'm Korean American born in Korea. I say this with greatest respect. Please encourage your father to either teach you or write the old Korean down for prosperity. In my heart I believe the old language is a heritage to be preserved. He should never be ashamed it's beautiful to be savored like a valuable wine but I understand the shame because my mother felt this way about certain things. Thank you for sharing.
I am Japanese living in Tokyo. I had heard of the abandonment of Korean people from Sakhalin when Japan lost the war, but I did not know this detail. As you rightly pointed out, some Japanese may deny your family history, but some people are willing to listen and learn more. Thank you very much for sharing. Also, on behalf of Japan, I am sorry for what your family went through due to Japanese Imperialism.
Arigato. :) 😀 Thanks. God bless you. :) 😀
We (the US) f'd up. We did all the heavy lifting in WW2 and somehow we allowed Russia to split Korea into 2. Became a total sh**show after that.
@@HKim0072 не вы одни воевали во время второй мировой войны))
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I think you did well by sharing those stories, now more people know about part of an unwritten history, spread the truth!
Thank you! I hope so, too 🙂
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Thank you for explaining your story, I am a Russian Korean and live in America. I can't ask my family about it because they stay very quiet and don't like to talk about their past because it's very hard for them.
it is absolutely stunning how much you know about your family!! I am Chinese Korean, My dad's side is 100% south korean. but my mom is chinese's korean minority group, so her ancesters probably imigrated to china from north korea in the earlier days. Sadly I never get to know so much about my family's history like you do. And it's also sad that it is the first time ever in my life that i hear about the story of the sakhalin people. People should know about these kind of history. Thank you so so much for sharing, it is really meaningful!
Thank you for this video. I am a Korean adopted out of Sakhalin island. I love hearing other stories of Koreans from Sakhalin island since my family is not Russian or Korean. Thank you!
Спасибо за то, что ты делишься такой личной информацией! Было интересно узнать историю твоей семьи и про ужасы тех времён..
Thank you so much for sharing. I'm a huge Russian history nerd and recently I've been learning about Korean history but this is something I knew very little about. I knew that Koreans moved to Russia during WWII but never knew how, why, or what happened after. This video will definitely make me research more into not only the Sakhalin Koreans but about Korea during WWII. Stories shared through families are the most impactful things, they share what actually happened and not what a textbook thought was important. My great-grandfather fought in the Korean war (I'm American) and he didn't talk about his experiences during the war until 6 months before he died, even then he wouldn't say much. I wish I had been older so I could have asked and learned more. But I'm glad that you are sharing this knowledge to so many others so that it isn't forgotten.
Thank you for watching! It's cool that you're taking such interest in Russian and Korean history and somehow found my video 😄 I agree -- I sometimes wish I also was older back then or that my grandparents were alive so I could ask more. Regardless, a piece of history lives on with us now!
My grandmother also fought in Korean war as a doc. Anyways, as a Korean I'd like to thank your grandfather..., may he rest in peace.
This story Was absolute gold for those who love history like myself. I always love learning about korean history. That was very traumatic but thanks for sharing. I have a deep respect for the elder generations who have endured so much suffering and hardships throughout the life. It is a reflection of us the newer generation developed and conditioned to be in present times.
Exactly how I feel. We definitely stand on the shoulders of giants. I don't think I will every be mentally as strong as my grandfather was. He fought in ww2 when he was 16, while I was playing video games and fooling around at the same age.
@@julius43461 He was drafted at 16???
@@mearbye Yup. Some from his village were even younger. That's how desperate total war looks like.
Wow thank you for sharing something so personal to you. I could understand if this was somewhat difficult to talk about. I am much more educated about this topic now, and loved learning about your family history!
Thanks so much for watching! It means a lot. ☺️
@@ZoyatheRussianKoreanРоссия оккупировала???! Да вы, товарищи, сказочники ещё те!
Thank you for sharing your experience. My experience is similar. I am third generation Zainichi Korean, born in Japan but raised in the US (NJ). My grand parents were not forcibly relocated to Japan but moved there before the 40's. My grand mother from the Busan area and my grandfather from the Jeju island. Since I moved to the US before i turned a year old I consider my self as an American first, but I do speak fluent Japanese since my mother was born and raised in Japan so growing up my first language was Japanese. I still have Special Permanaent Residency status in Japan, which is only issued to people and their descendents who were formally "Japanese Citizens" but decided to stay in Japan. Thanks again for sharing your story. I think we're very close in age so that made your experience even more relatable.
What a captivating story.
Being a Korean American, this is something I never even knew about, but only came across it going down a rabbit hole in Wikipedia initially reading about displaced Koreans in Japan, then about Sakhalin Koreans and then decided to TH-cam it.
It’s always interesting learning about my culture. Something I should know more about, but don’t because I’m essentially American.
Thanks for the video and hope you are well.
I'm impressed that you put in the effort to search it up and find out more - a true free thinker! Glad my video helped in your search.
Jimmy who is essentially an American, 😘Hi Jimmy, are you a half Korean or a Korean with K parents?
I am Russian Karelian, an endangered species. Our main problem is we aren't too different to Russians in looks, so most people just think you're Russian lol, both in RU and other countries. We *pass as russians* LOL.
I've had Russian Korean friends growing up in the nineties Karelia. And Russian Korean bosses in my early working life. Very cool people with their own ethics, own cuisine, own family culture. All the best to you and other Koreans
This is really sad, but I’m glad you’re passing on this knowledge! We should never forget.
Thanks! Yes. Forgive, but don't erase it, so that it never happens again.
Hey, thank you for sharing this story, actually my ethnography teacher showed this video during class so that we get an idea of russian-koreans and it was really helpful and interesting!
much love from a korean american, this was an enlightening video about the korean diaspora we dont hear about too much.
Hi, Zoya 👋 I am from Indonesia and you're story is kinda similar with Dutch East Indies citizen from Sumatera & Java island who got displaced by the Dutch to Suriname and South Africa during imperialist time (but not WW 2). But the different is, some of the Javanese are brought by the Dutch to Europe, but not returning them to Indonesia government. So I kinda sad to know that this historical moments also happen to other people in other countries. Other than that, I loved to know that there's Russian Korea youtuber 😃😍 Most Russian youtuber I know is mostly Slavic or European descendant. I hope you keep uploading videos and hopefully you got 1 Million subscribers 🥰
Thank you for your kind words! I also never heard of what happened with the Dutch East Indies citizens. I guess this kind of displacement is part of universal history. Thanks for sharing!
@@ZoyatheRussianKorean You welcome and keep uploading okay 👋😃
@@ZoyatheRussianKorean Indian plantation went to Maldies ,Africa etc thanks to Imperial British Empire.
😂😂 Now indians Are found in evening Continents .
due to them we never feel home sick in any country 😂😂
Thank you for this, Zoya. I will share this video! Young generations of Koreans need to know. The world needs to know!
Thank you for watching and sharing!
Hi Zoya, so glad you shared this story. My family itself are “ethnic Koreans,” although I truly do not like that term. You inspired me to also make a video about this, so the history is not forgotten.
Be proud of being ethnic Korean no matter how you are assimilated to local country
They never said they weren’t proud???
@Yikatsumi just curious why u don't like the term cause ultimately your race or your ethnic is still korean no matter u like it or nt?
Thank you for telling your story and the story of the Sakhalin Koreans. I still hope to visit the island someday.
Thanks for watching! And yeah, visit whenever you can -- it's a fun place to explore for sure.
@@ZoyatheRussianKorean From Hong Kong it seems like the ideal place to go In August, when everywhere else in Asia is hot and humid. The alternative is Perth, of course but Sakhalin could be much more interesting.
The story that your grandmother told is so heartbreaking, I knew that during those times things were unbearable for many because of war. I’m thankful you shared your family’s story. You’re right if the history isn’t recorded then it “never happened,” which is unfortunately true. Good thing in this generation things are calm and hopefully they stay that way! Best wishes to you and your family ❤️
There's so many Koreans in Russia. I know that one of grandfather's cousins ran away to Russia to avoid forced conscription to Japanese army during Japanese forced occupation time in Korea. It is a sad story for us too because we never heard back. Ties were broken as even after Korea was freed from Japan's Imperial army, we had our own struggle after-Korean war and division of Korea, hence anti-communism followed through and we lost contact with those who went to communist countries.
Hey Zoya,
Thanks for sharing so much of your family history :) I am korean russian currently living in the states. My mom grew up living in Sakhalin and we have a lot of family in Uzbekistan because at some point koreans were displaced there by the soviet union apparently? I haven't heard about any of the history about how they ended up there and my grandma never shared much of her past, so this was so interesting to hear about!
God bless you. I can explain why that happened. Stalingrad sadly had this paranoia of Japanese spies and sadly.he thought that the (Koryo-Saram) where spying for Japan. When I mean Koryo-Saram I am mentioning all of the ethnic Korean people from all the ex-spviet republics. I saw that even many from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and even Ukraine are moving back to South Korea (Republic of Korea). Alsontherr are Chinese-Koreans and Taiwanese-Koreans from The People's Republic of China 🇨🇳 and The Republic of China (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 respectively also. Two very known Russian-Koreans that maybe you heard about are: Victor Tsoy (The guy who sings the Gruppa Krovi song of 1988) and the ec-North Korean President Kim Jong Il who was born under the name Yuri Irsenovich Kim and he was born on 16 February 1941in
Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (accroding to Soviet records).
Sorry for the mispelling ar the beginning of my previous comments. It is the keyboard. I mean The Koryo-Saram people.
Thanks for sharing this in internet... Was really informative for me, and I think is necessary to share
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it. :)
Your story sounds very familiar. My grandparents on my father's side met and married in Sakhalin and had two of several children there, one being my father. They moved to Sakhalin willingly to make a living/money which also started from working in the coal mines. So from what I've learned about the Sakhalin-Koreans and Japanese policy after their WW2 surrender the Japanese allowed all ethnic Koreans who were brought to Sakhalin by force to move to Japan proper. Apparently my grandfather lost most of his money somehow and they decided to leave to go back to his hometown in Korea two years before the end of the war. It was a blessing they left when they did, if they stayed they would have been stateless for decades like most of the first generation of Sakhalin Koreans. I would probably still be there in Russia too, if that was the case; I mean "I" in a figurative sense as in my father's child from a different mother would still be there, instead I'm a born and raised Korean Canadian living in the US.
The Russian invasion of the Japanese territories of Manchukuo, which includes Southern Sakhalin, that you spoke of was part of the final days of WW2. Operation August Storm was the name of that Russian campaign. I learned a lot from this video, thank you.
Вы неправильно понимаете. Кто-то сам уехал, кого-то насильно. И никому не разрешено было покинуть, только тем, у кого японское гр-во. У наших его не было. После войны Сахалин стал совестким. И кто бы разрешил покинуть Сахалин? Был железный занавес. Границы открыли лишь с Северной Кореей, но все наши родом из южных провинций. Они так и не стали гражланами СССР. Были лицами без гражланства. Только наши родители получили гражданство СССР. В 90-х годах , после распада СССР, открыли границы. Мы нашли рожственников, они помнили еще моих бабушек и дедушек. Отец моего мужа родился в Инчхоне, на Сахалин загнали мальчишкой. Вот он с семьей был репатриирован. Мои бабушки и дедушки не дожили до этого. Они много рассказывали про свою деревню. Моя прабабка умерла в Корее от голода, она больше никогда не увидела ни мужа, ни старшего сына.
My mother was a born a Karafuto Nihonjin in 1939. She was very young when she was evacuated back to Akita (where her extended family was from). It was probably from the very port you speak of. She passed away last year. In the past, when I asked her about it, her memory of that time was understandably sparse. Her memory was of the mountains of fish that her father (my grandfather) and his mates would bring in with every catch relative to what was later available to them in the Japan Sea.
She had always wanted to visit Sakhalin one final time before her passing, but geopolitics, her health, and negative tourism reports from fellow Japanese who went there always discouraged her. I wish now that I had pressed her more.
Contrary to what you somewhat stated, we are aware of the fate of Karafuto Koreans. The sad details are not discussed to a granular point in Japan, but their plight has been known to the educated populace since the Berlin Wall came down. I became aware by watching a NHK documentary in the 1990s or early 2000s. Of course, the subject caught my eye due to the familial closeness of the subject.
It is a shame that neither South Korea nor Japan has had the privilege of having the Sakhalin Koreans as a part of our societies. Both would have been culturally and economically richer during the difficult post war years.
By the way, you pronounce “Sakhalin” precisely as my mother and all of us Japanese do. Not at all as an American or Canadian would. I take it that it is the proper Russian pronunciation.
Thanks so much for sharing your family’s history and also the historic past! Thank God for protecting your grandma and your family!
Heart wrenching. My only hope is that that the South Korean media or Korean-Americans with influence pick up this story and document the silent atrocities that occured.
A lot of Koreans were relocated to Manchuria as well along with many Japanese. After the war, because Korea was no longer a Japanese colony, the Koreans remained while all the Japanese were sent back to Japan. Interesting history for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Over a hundred years ago, most of my Korean side fled somewhere into Russia to escape the Japanese occupation by 1910. I have never been able to locate them but the surname were 'Yi' (Lee) and I inherited the Middle Name 'Nestor' from 'Nestorov', from my Grandfather, who also had it, to carry on that legacy. Still to this day I know nothing about them, or where they are, so maybe they are there too in Sakhalin.
I feel people will be people, in all of their brokenness, and their nations will do unto other nations. This is why Korea has to be strong, so that they are not devoured by other nations again. Thank you for telling your family's story. I don't know how this video came up on my feed, but I'm glad that I had a chance to hear what it was like for your family and the journey they took. I had to watch the follow-up video to see why your English is flawlessly Californian, with a touch of Southern Cal Asian American.
Pass the stories onto your children. I hope they tell these stories to their own children, with sorrow and horror diminishing with each generation's telling, and with greater acknowledgment to He who brought them safe thus far.
Thank you so much for sharing this story Dear Zoya. You are a great story teller and it was so interesting to listen it.
Today I learned something new about Korean history. If you want to dive deeper, look up Koryo-saram [고려사람] along with the 사할린 한인.
Fascinating, and sad story. You were able to share your family’s Sakhalin experience and story of abandonment and bombings to more generations. It is good to pass on family stories. It keeps history alive.
WOW! Thank you so much for sharing your family story in detail. You're right that part of history and people are forgotten due to inconvenience - I'm so glad you share :).
I'm Korean American and while I was attending college in the early 2000s, my sister told me that our grandmother was a comfort woman. It was the first time I learned about comfort women since I grew up in America and there was no mention of that in any of my history classes.
My mother also boasts that our family comes from 5 generations of Christians.
Thanks for sharing this fascinating story of your family. It must have been so heartbreaking for your grandparents to loose many children on top of living a hard and impoverished life. Your dad must be really strong. In fact your whole family are survivors and sound strong!
Thank you for keeping history alive and getting your family’s story’s out👏🏽👏🏼👏🏾👏🏻.
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I'm a Korean-American with children who are 1/2 Russian heritage from the US, so I always have been curious about Russian-Koreans as I saw them mixed in Kazakhstan culture and learned a bit about Goryo-people from the Korean media. I have also been watching tons of interviews with North Korean defectors and their encounters with Chosun-people in China and Russia, so this is a very interesting topic I've been wanting to learn more about.
There were moments in your story that really touched me, especially about the soil your father or grandpa had in a handkerchief.... and also bombs dropping at the train station.
I'm sure every cultures have history of suffering, but our people have and continue to deal with what started back in the early 1900's. It is so important to pass the information and I really appreciate what you shared.
Thanks for the very informative video! I am doing a presentation on the Korean war and I think I'll mention the Korean diaspora at the end (including the Sakhalin Koreans.)
You rock Zoya!
Love your channel and stories.
I'm really interested in the history of Korean migrants in the early 19th century and actually planning to make a trip out to Vladivostok when travel is back to normal.
But your video kind of makes me want to go out to Sakhalin and explore the island!
Thank you for sharing the story and I hope you would also make some videos about what it is like living in Korea as a Korean Russian expat who could easily pass off as a Korean American :)
Take care.
A fascinating story! I knew about the "Karufuto" Koreans - and their ordeal - but your direct, honest testimony is so compelling, absorbing - and important. Of course you aren't anti-anyone, you are articulate, persuasive and sincere. And what a story you have to tell! Thank you.
Wow,what a nice surprise!HEllo from Korea,I'm Russian Korean too,and my father is also from Sakhalin island.Thanks for the very inspiring video!
Hi Zoya! Thank you for sharing 할린 history and your family experience in Sakhalin Island. I'm a STEM major but I recently got interested in Koreans in different countries and took a Korean diaspora history course! I learned about 고려인 but never heard of 할인 in my class.. It was very sad to hear how 할인 were a victim of Japanese imperialism and I cannot imagine what your grandmother went through especially at the bombing of the train station. I'm very glad that your grandfather was able to go back to korea! Actually my family is from 부산 but we now live in US.
I plan to visit Russia and I guess now Sakhalin Island after I finish my graduate studies. Can you please recommend where I can find korean communities in Russia and Sakhalin Island? I'm also really interested in how Koreans in Russia adapted korean cuisine! If you have time, I would appreciate if you upload a video on korean russian cuisine 😁
Excuse my typo 할인 -> 할린
Hy Brian! Thanks for your comment and watching the video! Actually I don't know the term 할린 (if you google it, you'll get Harley Quinn lol). I'd just say Sakhalin Koreans. :)
Probably the best places to visit for Sakh-Korean history are memorials and museums dedicated to them. I don't know about specific communities (we're fully integrated and aren't really secluded from the rest of the island), but there are sometimes either culture fairs or festivals here and there. Protestant churches are also good. Anyway, that's what I could think of. I haven't lived there in a while, so I might not be the best source of info.
In Korean we say 사할린
Zoya, Thank you for sharing, ALL HISTORY, unfortunately, are not generally known. Personally, I fell you are doing a great service to us by sharing your personal experience so that we become aware of and can gain further knowledge.
Wow thank you for sharing your family's story. If you didn't make this video, we would have never known about this stuff. It is devastating to hear that koreans had to experience this kind of cruelty, but of course we should never blame the present japanese or russians for their ancestors' actions.
Korean history is overall sad. Glad they are prospering in south korea after all those hard times.
Thank you for sharing your family’s history…so many diaspora of Joseon Koreans during occupation…some even far as Mexico and Cuba…thank you…heart-rending story of casualties of war…I am in tears…please…a book with your family’s history…
I came looking for LoL lore videos but I got some geography and history knowledge! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching! 😄
About that left handed thing, I am as well. Both my grandmother and mother were “corrected” as children. It’s just another one of those things in Korea where fitting in is so important. I escaped it bc we were in the US and my mom decided I didn’t have to. I’m grateful for that
your experience is very special ... God bless you and your family
Thank you! God bless you, too 🙏🏻
It’s so important you tell this story. I am intrigued!
Hi, Zoya, thanks for your family story! I am Soviet Korean as well: my dad was born at Sakhalin and my mom's family was deported to Uzbekistan in 1937. My dad's family history remains a mystery for us, and it's very tormenting. Thanks so much for sharing!
I came here from Google Earth because I was just curious about that place near Japan and Korea that’s Russia, and then watched the entire video! This fascinating and sad part of history that needs to be told.
Interesting stories 😉
Interesting story, I'm Chinese with full Korean blood ( 朝鲜族 ）
Amazing stories! Honestly, I feel like in listening to your family's stories I have just come across the missing pieces of a puzzle I have long been trying to solve. You might enjoy reading my stories as it relates to two historical periods on Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido. The first was the shoot down of a Korean flight over Sakhalin in 1983. The second event which entered my consciousness actually occurred much earlier and it is about Japan's efforts to develop Hokkaido. It points to a period of Japan's history before their wars of conquest in Asia. They invited a staff of top educators from around the world to teach at Sapporo Agricultural College, now Hokkaido University. This was way back from 1876 to 1877. The US instructor they tapped had been the president of a Massachusetts college and a former colonel of Abraham Lincolns. His name was William Smith Clark. Clark taught Christianity in his own time. One of his students did not convert but was inspired so inspired by his studies that he sought to reconcile science and religion to a large extent. One of his friends did convert to Christianity and the two carried a friendly debate for many years in letters. The student's name was Shigetaka Shiga and after graduation he was fired from a job teaching English at a Jr High and decided to write a letter to the Japanese Navy offering to copy Darwin's travels, only in Asia. They accepted his idea, offered him a ship and he became Japan's version of Charles Darwin. Shiga eventually gifted a stone monument to the Alamo which my wife and I stumbled upon on our honeymoon in 1993. Like the story of your grandfather, Shiga wrote a poem on the e stone using archaic script nobody can read today. Turns out, my wife could read it thanks to her art training in calligraphy and pottery. The discovery of the unusual monument eventually led my wife to perhaps the most stunning treasure of the century. I have traveled to Korea twice and loved it...Still hoping to visit Sakhalin Island....where this story began in many ways. www.quora.com/Is-there-any-downside-to-being-a-top-student/answer/Prince-Blake-1
did i just watch 46 min 😍
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Wow. The most fascinating video I've seen in years... Have you ever been to the Tenement Museum in NYC? Watching this felt like walking through that museum. And to think I just happened to stumble upon this video from going down a wikipedia rabbit hole... news today led me to US withdrawing from Afghanistan to minorities in Central Asia to Uzbekistan to Koryo Saram to Sakhalin Koreans to you. As a 2nd generation Korean-American, I can only barely relate, but you've definitely inspired me to learn about my own family's history. Thanks a million for sharing your story.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad my video was interesting and helpful to you. There's a lot I still don't know yet, but hopefully it'll all become clearer with time. 😊
Respect. You know a history of your family well.
I bet Zoya likes to go to the Noraebang! amirite? By the way Zoya have you ever been to the Kamchatka peninsula? I heard a part of Korean ancient lineage is from Tungusic peoples of Siberia which makes Koreans different from other East Asian peoples.
thank you for your story . seeing beautiful super intelligent ethnic Asians etc on you tube like you , it makes my heart break about north Korea . and what has happened to some of the greatest people in the world . can you even imagine how the world would be different for the good if Korea was united ! i believe there will be many north Koreans in Heaven .
I just woke up then watch this:> loveeeeiieieie
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My wife's Father's family was not allowed to leave Sakhalin Island after WWII. He and his father were allowed to leave. It was over 40 years before he was able to see his mother again. My wife's Father's sister did eventually immigrate to the US with her family, and my wife was able to meet with her cousin who now also lives in California. My wife still has family living on Sakhalin, and I believe in Russia. And they do speak Russian.
Всем не разрешали. Железный занавес был. Люди ошибочно говорят о том, что это выбор наших бабушек и дедушек. А их просто не выпустили. Агитировали в Северную Корею. Но это не их Родина.
Very interesting. Wasn't familiar with any of this before. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for believing your grandma. So many things are not told to us.
Thank you for the insights. Only reason I subbed to this channel as a non-gamer. I would love to know more about this and if you have any Korean books that you can recommend, would be great.
Also, would love to write a book on these experiences and definitely need more references.
Thank you Zoya for your story - I’m Russian Korean, first generation were born in Central Asia ! I know Russian Korean History from my parents and other’s who were deported from Primirskyi Krai (Usuryiskyi), never herd about Sakhalin Koreans history in this details
Im much older than you but this is about my grandmother who was sex trafficed by the japanese to another country along with over one hundred thousand Korean women. Im Korean Japanese in effect of this action. Your grandmother's recollections of the bombing touched my heart deeply. We are a strong resilient people. Much respect
Thank you. Very informative!
As an ethnic korean I feel very sad hearing your grandma's story. It's good to see that your grandma is living through you and that you are doing well.
I've been curious about Sakhalin Koreans. Thank you for your explanation.
спасибо большое за видео, было очень интересно! я родилась в приморском крае, и у нас много корейцев тут, я помню была маленькая, настолько, что не знала или не понимала концепцию других народов и стран, и всегда удивлялась, когда мне говорили, что вот ваня -- он кореец. а я смотрю на этого дядю и думаю: он же говорит по-рускии идеально, какой кореец? у нас был корейский рынок, где тетушки-кореянки продавали свои корейские салаты, а на пянсе тут молятся у нас. всегда было интересно что случилось с этими людьми, что они в таком количестве тут живут. сначала я думала что у нас в россии так хорошо, что все приезжают)) конечно становясь постарше я начала задумываться поглубже. снова спасибо за видео!
The most touching story was how you told how your dad had only the radio, and the handful of korean soil in a handkerchief that would move him to tears. That's really touching...
I'm an American journalist who lived and worked in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the mid-2000s. My kids were born there and have dual citizenship. Among the many Russian Koreans I knew and became friends with was a neighbor who shared her story of being displaced as a comfort girl. I believe she wanted me as an expat to know what really happened to so many of the young girls promised riches by the Japanese only to be horribly mistreated. Very sad.
Hello. I'm working on my thesis for my college degree. I've decided to talk about the story of Sakhalin Koreans.
As expected, there's not so much information about it.
Would you be willing to share with me the terrible stories about the innocent women? The information I've collected so far do not even mention it.
Thanks for sharing your story. More people need to know about these forgotten history.
Koryo Saram didn't immigrate to Central Asia . They were forcefully moved to central Asia from Far East of Russia, Vladivostok and many were russian and soviet citizens and have been in Russia since 1800s.
I shared a class with a Russian Korean from Sakhalin Island, and we spoke a lot of this history. She's a great person with a great history. She was surprised I knew anything about it. Interestingly, she was unaware Korean Airlines 007 over Sakhalin Island.
I’m in my 50s and grew up in Seoul. I also was made a righty. I write with my right hand, but do everything with my left hand
Interesting story and very informative. What throw me off about you is that your English is very similar to American English even with expression, your family must came to the US or Canada when you was young.
This is what I was thinking. She sounds far more American than Russian.
After growing up in Russia, I lived in the States for 12 years 😊
Korean-Russians are as KINO epitomised, tormented, but loved and immortal. I grey up in Kazakhstan and we loved our Koreans so much for so many reasons.
May Korea be unified. And no I do not like strongmen, i just hope the peninsula learns peace.
Thank you so much for sharing ❤
So interesting! Thanks for Sharing! btw best boxer rn is russian korean
love this!! keep up the great work
반갑습니다 저 또한 한국인 디아스포라로서 한국인으로서 깊은 정을 느끼고 고려인 들이 자랑그립습니다
I love your family story. I watched this whole video, history is so interesting. You said your great great grandma or something was carried around like a tiny house with bars? Like in kdramas? Was she from a rich family like yangbak? So cool. I always get confused cuz there is too many names aunts, great great grsndma,grandpa, parents...you know. 😂 I wish ppl would give us real historical books and real informations like you do. You should write a book😎
I mean yangban lol. They're upper class, highly educated wealthy people.
found on wiki, its called litter right. "Yangban noblewomen were completely segregated from the rest of society. During the day they could not leave their homes, and if they had to, they were transported in a litter called gama (가마)"
Truly amazing history. Thank you for sharing
Are you in contact with your S.Korean family (your grand-dads family) ??
I was bored and was doing article hopping in wikipedia , don't know how I ended up in your video here. Thank you for sharing us you story and I think i felt a little sad learning about your grandpa. I hope he finally found some peace when he was able to go back to Korea.
Yes, I'm in contact with them and see them from time to time! I believe he found some peace in Korea, at least from what I heard from those who were with him when he passed away. 🙂
Great story! I was always curious about Russian Koreans, but I never properly researched how they came to Russia.
Kind of interesting to visit sakhalin and witness their culture and people...
Thank you Zoya, this is so interesting, also tragic. Sadly Korea has been victimized by clashing ideologies; under jurisdiction of China, Japanese invasion late 1500s & 1600s. In the mid 1858 European countries invaded China and what followed was Russia occupied the North, Japan the South. What followed was the Japanese/Russo war for the possession of all of korea. Japan defeated Russia then Japan annexed Korea in 1910. World War2 didnt help Korea at all. From 1905 till 1945 Japan committed numerous atrocities.
I am really impressed by your bravery. It is touching. However one thing I wanna point out is that Korean who immigrated to Приморский край around 1860-1900, I don't think they moved to 연해주 area willingly. Well, you may say they did it to fulfill their dreams, but they had no choice to find better place to feed their families due to famine around 1860's and chaotic system in the mid-late 19 century happened in Korea peninsula. Some korean settled in North East China and others moved further up far east Russia.
샤할린 한국인들은...우리 민족, 역사의 아픔입니다. 앞으로 절때 이런 참혹한 일이 생기지 않도록 죽기살기로 노력합니다. 감사합니다.
korean immigration's stories are soo interisting. like i'm french and i know a famous french youtuber that is korean, but she has been adopted so she doesn't know about her family :/ (marie palot)
6:31 Beyond Sakhlin, there is still the Japanese island of Hokkaido and the whole Russian Kuril islands. Then, and only then, the Pacific ocean.
I think this might be helpful in finding more information for you. The TH-cam channels Time Ghost History and World War Two, hosted by Indy Neidel, have been doing a few series on WW2. One of those series is called the War Against Humanity, where they go though the crimes done to civilians throughout the war. Perhaps you can contact them about your stories. Maybe they can find sources about the events in your stories, especially during 1945. They are the channels TimeGhost History, and World War Two (where they do the War Against Humanity series).
Viktor Tsoi (Choi) is one of the greatest Koryo-saram due to his influential music.
I am korean and was born in moscow. But i just korean! Not russian-korean hahaha❤️🤓. 슬픈 과거
There were Koreans in Ukraine kazakstan uzbekistann Koreans living the borders of North korea near Vladivodstok and also China border I have heard that Sakhalin koreans are the top university goers in Russia
Interesting. I was interested in how Korean end up in Russia.. nice to hear your family history. Are you living in busan nowadays? My mother is from busan. I go busan quiet often. Your family history is quite epic…
Thank god. Your grandma survived the bombing on train station….