The Polynesian Genealogist

Miyamoto Loretta Jensen

In the last two years, Miya has presented at multiple genealogical conferences, including RootsTech, the National Genealogical Society conference, and the Association of Professional Genealogists' Professional Management Conference. Miya currently is FamilySearch's Pacific Islands records and oral genealogies analyst. On social media, Miya is known as "The Polynesian Genealogist."

Miyamoto Loretta Jensen is of Samoan, Tongan, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Swedish, and English ancestry. In 2018, Miya became the first Pacific Islander to graduate from BYU’s genealogy program, with an emphasis on Polynesian family history. She has been an intern in the Family History Library, Church History Department, and Hawaii State Archives.