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|photo = [[File:Choi min 2023 xmas chad foxhall.jpg|300px]]
|photocaption = Photo by [[Ceadda of Fox Hall]] at his photobooth at Christmas Tourney 2023. 
|pronouns = he/him 
|title = Lord 
|location = [[Barony of Flaming Gryphon]] 
|status = Current Member 
|Awards = See the Midrealm OP for Awards. 
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|devicecaption = Argent, a Qilin couchant regardant sable. (11/21 LoAR) }}

== Name == 
'''Choe Min''' is the spelling in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean Revised Romanization], but '''Choi Min''' is current romanization used. Either spelling is fine. (For the Hanja and pronunciation of the name, please see [https://www.jeongyo-teahouse.net/about-us/who-are-we/choi-min this page].)

Structure is Family Name: Choi, Given name: Min. 

Preferred form of address '''Choi-seonbi''', with '''Lord Choi''' or '''Scholar Choi''' as translated alternatives.<br>
Optional Titles associated with nobility: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_honorifics#Less_common_forms_of_address Naeuri] (a standalone form of address, meaning essentially: milord).  

== About Choi Min ==
Joined the Society in 2017. His first event was Spring Coronation of William and Isolde, the [[95th Reign of the Middle Kingdom]]. <br>

Before Name Registration, he was previously using Choi Minha/Mina. Please no longer use that spelling. <br>

Sometimes merchants and paints both folding fans and paddle fans, and other trinkets. Has been working to found a local group in the Central-Western Ohio rural area (Incipient name: Grenemere) around Lake Saint Marys since 2017. Has always been interested in the SCA for being a place he could delve into his love of Medieval Korean history. 
Currently lives in the [[Barony of Flaming Gryphon]].<br>

Choi Min is apprenticed to [[Aveline de Ceresbroch]]

== Persona ==
Korean Noble-Scholar from broadly, Late Goryeo to Joseon. If there was a pinpoint, I would use King Sejong the Great’s reign for specifics ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great ). 
Compiled from the literature and tv tropes of the Good-for-nothing Son of a Government Official, who could decently pass the government exams, but does squanders his potential, much to the chagrin of his parents. Instead of facing their lectures and matchmaking attempts, he frequents the gibang, where he associates with the gisaeng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisaeng ) and they and his buddies convene there to pass the time on nobles’ salaries, writing poetry and talking gossip deep into the night, occasionally stumbling home the next morning. 
See Historical inspiration: Yi Kyubo ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Gyubo )
To avoid his social responsibilities, sometimes he retreats to a hut in the mountains, named the Jeongyo (??/??).  Often this retreat involves friends.

If you are a scribe reading this to figure out what sort of scroll to do - please do whatever you are best at! Both in and out of persona, he loves collecting medieval European arts and knickknacks as well.

==SCA Interests==
*East Asian History Research
**Including but not limited to: Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Ryukyuan, and Vietnamese
*East Asian Calligraphy and Painting
*East Asian Garb/Historical Clothing
*East Asian Name and Armory Heraldry
*East Asian "Courtesans"/Historical Sex Work, as well as East Asian Gender and Societal Roles
*Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the SCA
*East Asian Knotwork
*East Asian Music, Poetry, and Dance

== Offices and Positions ==
===Kingdom===
*Deputy to the Midrealm DEIB Officer (2023-Current)<br>
*Book & Admin [[Herald]] at Large (2021-Current)<br>
===Local===
*Incipient Shire of [[Grenemere]] [[Pursuivant]] (2017-2023)<br>
*Incipient Shire of [[Grenemere]] [[Exchequer]] (2019-2022)<br>
===Events===
*Lunar New Year Gift Exchange (Virtual Event, Known World) Coordinator 2020, 2021

== Awards ==
*[[Award of Arms]]: Mar 24, 2018<br>
*[[Willow]]: Jul 09, 2022<br>
*[[Silver Oak]]: Jul 08, 2023<br>

==Classes==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeYeVQTb8C0 East Asian Calligraphy] (2 hrs)<br>
*East Asian Name Patterns (1 hr)<br>
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvY9Km_95CI Korean Garb History] (2.5 hrs)<br>
*Korean Garb for Beginners (1 hr)<br>
*Chinese Garb for Beginners (1 hr)<br>
*Japanese Garb for Beginners (1 hr)<br>

== Blogs/SNS ==
Choiminseonbi on IG and FB (Page)
Founded the Discord server: Choi Min’s Teahouse (a server focused on East Asian Research in the SCA) invite: discord.gg/kuANk3HRUN

Personal/Corresponding website to the Discord Server and online SCA resume for Choi Min is here: https://www.jeongyo-teahouse.net/ 

==Scribal Gallery==
See: [https://www.jeongyo-teahouse.net/sca-scribal/scroll-gallery His Website's Scroll Gallery]

[[Category: Korean Personas]]
[[Category:16th Century]]