Made in Taiwan
Description
DNA testing has become a standard tool in genealogical research, but it takes more than saliva swabs and lab reports to truly understand one's ancestry. In this program, two young New Zealanders of Polynesian descent undergo DNA sampling, wrestle with the surprising results, and then embark on a journey of discovery, searching for their roots across the Pacific and into Asia. Their voyage-by land, sea, and air-traces in reverse the steps their ancestors would have taken thousands of years ago, passing through the Cook Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, and ending eventually in Taiwan. For studying the overlap between genomic research and the cultural aspects of human migration, this is a moving and highly relevant odyssey.
Runtime
46 min
Subjects
- Language and culture (189)
- Culture (254)
- Folklore (119)
- Art (784)
- Multiculturalism (95)
- Physical anthropology (61)
- Human evolution (75)
- Heredity, Human (127)
- Genetics (271)
- Ethnicity (289)
- Art and society (57)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2009], c2006
Database
Films on Demand
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