How Family History Helped in Healing and Set a Course for Her Future | Miyamoto Jensen
Episode 2 | 25 August 2020
In this episode Miya Jensen shares how learning about her ancestors, especially those who had hard lives, helped her through a difficult time in her early 20's. She's learned first-hand that not everything we learn in our family history is positive and tells us her strategies for processing those things. Miya also shares what she is doing to help others learn their family stories, especially those with Oceania heritage.
In this episode we talk about:
- The ancestor who inspired Miyamoto to believe she could get through and do hard things.
- How learning about her ancestors helped strengthen relationships with family members, but also helped her be aware of patterns that she could chose to stop continuing.
- What she is doing to help others learn about their family history, especially those with Oceania heritage.
- Miyamoto's top advice for those starting the journey of learning about their family history.
More about Miyamoto Jensen:
Miyamoto Loretta Jensen of Laie, HI is a young professional genealogist pioneering Polynesian genealogy. She was the first to graduate with her BA in Polynesian family history from Brigham Young University. Along with learning, Miya enjoys teaching others how to research their Polynesian ancestors and performing client research. Her biggest dream is to create research methodologies for all Oceania cultures and peoples. Miya’s ancestral background includes Samoan, Tongan, Hawaiian, Japanese, German, English, and French.
You can connect with her through:
Instagram @thepolynesiangenealogist
Facebook @thepolynesiangenealogist
www.thepolynesiangenealogist.com