Story Corps March 8 2020
Foley Square (111 Worth St, New York, NY 10013)
Amy, Rochelle, and Nico 917-834-0356
Summary:
- Foo Genealogy
- What is our family name?
- Generation name, each poem is 40 generations.
- Migration route
- You Chen (43rd generation) to Hianan, Foo Hong (73rd generation to South East Asia)
- New digital generation tree :
- Foo Hong (101-73-31-1) 1
- Sun-Hoo Foo (74-32-2) 12
- FarngYeong Foo (75-33-3) 122
- Rebecca (76-74-4) 1221
揚永遠怡
Foo Hong 2011
揚名四海慧愛侶 The wise lovers Spread their good names to the four seas
Yángmíng sìhǎi huì ài lǚ
永居高庭辯是非 Always stay in the high court to debate for right against evil
Yǒng jū gāo tíng biàn shìfēi
遠眺朝霞鴛鴦游 Looking at the glorious distant morning cloud, the mandarin ducks go
Yuǎn tiào zhāoxiá yuānyāng yóu swimming
怡懷訟訴益萬民 with cheerful heart, she advocate for the benefit of thousands people
Yí huái biànsù sù wànmín
Yí huái biànsù sù wànmín
Loyalty,Filial Piety,Trustworthiness,Selflessness, Peace,
禮、義、廉、耻稱為國之「四維」。
固有之道德。兩者合而為之「四維八德」
Why is this important? What is its significance?
From our ancestors,
we know that success cannot be inherited. It only "lasts" when
successive generations work hard. There were famous examples in our ancestor
struggles. The following quotes say it all.
将相本无种，男儿当自强
jiang1xiang1ben3wu2zhong4,nan2er2dang1zi4qiang2
Generals and Ministers are not predestined.
Man (woman) has to be strong and pursue excellence
oneself
The 族譜zu2pu3 teaches us to respect the past. There is no present without the struggles and hard
work of our ancestor. We stand on the shoulders of the past giants.
(Fine line between appreciation, inspiration and deification
- the emphasis is not necessarily on the ultimate title
or accomplishment but the work that it took to get there)
(Not exclusive - It is a study of the human condition and
,with any type of study, we realize ties and commonalities)
Qingtao beer(1100 BCE)—Xian Terracota(221 BCE)—SanYa beach(1205AC)
