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Melina Datugan

Melina Datugan
Melina Datugan
Personal information
Born	Melina Datugan; October 2, 1989; California, USA
Nationality	Mexican
Occupations	YouTuber; Media personality;
Partner	Shane Datugan (2005-present)
YouTube information
Channels	Mel and Shane;
Years active	2014–present
Genres	Family; Parenting;
Subscribers	299,964k;
Total views	18.3 million;
Associated acts	Phil and Alex; Grace for the Millers;
Creator Awards

Melina Datugan is an American YouTuber and media personality. Her YouTube channel, Mel and Shane, garnered over 18 million views. She first rose to fame after uploading her Korean Adoption video on April 30, 2018. Currently, she has 297,000 subscribers and she creates weekly vlogs of her daily life with her husband, Shane, biological, and adopted son, Luca and Julian, respectively.^[1]

In 2019, Melina was nominated for the Shorty Award Best in Parenting/Family.^[2]

Early Life

Melina was born on October 2, 1989^[3] in California, USA. In 2010, she married Shane Datugan, whom she met in high school. On January 10, 2012 Melina found out she was pregnant and gave birth to her first biological son, Luca Gabriel Datugan on August 31, 2012.^[4] In 2015, Melina, Shane and Luca moved from the United States of America to Japan and moved back to San Diego, USA the following year.

Japan

Melina Datugan's husband, Shane Datugan, has served in the U.S. Navy since 2008. During his time in the Navy, Shane was assigned to be a sailor in Okinawa, Japan. Subsequently, Shane and Melina was sponsored by the Military Homefront Navy Housing and moved to Japan^[5]. On October 23, 2016, Shane finished his service at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan and his family decided to moved back to San Diego, USA.

Adoption

Following Melina's first pregnancy, she struggled with secondary infertility and sought out treatment options such as fertility drugs and intrauterine insemination (IUI) but was unsuccessful. As a result, Melina and Shane decided to adopt a child from South Korea. On April 3, 2018, Melina and Shane were officially approved and a final adoption order was issued by the court. Following this approval, Melina, Shane and Luca travelled to Seoul, South Korea to meet their son, DongYoon. They later changed his official first name to Julian and kept his Korean name as his middle name. Julian DongYoon Datugan was born on July 8, 2016.

YouTube Career

Melina Datugan started her first YouTube channel called “lifeofmeli” on January 22, 2014. Most of her early work focused on beauty products and makeup tutorials. Her channel remained relatively small until she uploaded her adoption vlog called “Dear Julian (Korean Adoption)^[6]” which now has garnered over 2.3 million views. Following this video, her channel grew exponentially. She changed her channel name to “Mel and Shane” and started to vlog much more frequently. Her videos now focus on

Adoption

Many of Melina's videos revolve around her journey with adoption. She addresses topics such as transitioning children from foster-care to adoptive parents. She provides tips on how to deal several changes from cultural differences to language barriers. Additionally, Melina and Shane have collaboration videos with fellow adoptive families with Youtube Channels called "Grace for the Millers" and "Phil and Alex."

Infertility Journey

Melina and Shane Datugan have always been open about their journey and struggle with secondary infertility. Since the birth of Luca, they have not been able to get pregnant even with the help of specialists. Melina revealed that she is starting intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments again for the third time on March 1, 2019. She has also gone through in vitro fertilization (IVF) with no results. She currently is struggling to conceive and has mentioned her hopes of another child in many of her videos.

Religion

Melina and Shane Datugan are devout catholics. They frequently mention in their vlogs that they believe God had called for them to adopt their second child. Many of their Youtube videos incorporate religious sayings and montages of their bedtime prayers.

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2019	The Shorty Awards	Parenting/Family	Nominated

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^ "Learn about Melina Datugan". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
^ "Mel and Shane - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
^ "Learn about Melina Datugan". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
^ admin. "Melina Datugan : Net Worth, Age, Biography Updates 2019!". Trending Celebs Now!. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
^ diemos (2018-08-22). "Melina Datugan (YouTube Star) - Life, Age, Zodiac". Birthday Celebs. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
^ Mel and Shane (2018-04-30), DEAR JULIAN ❤️ | (KOREAN ADOPTION) | Mel and Shane, retrieved 2019-03-27

[1] "Learn about Melina Datugan". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2019-03-27.

[2] "Mel and Shane - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.

[3] "Learn about Melina Datugan". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2019-03-20.

[4] . "Melina Datugan : Net Worth, Age, Biography Updates 2019!". Trending Celebs Now!. Retrieved 2019-03-27.

[5] s (2018-08-22). "Melina Datugan (YouTube Star) - Life, Age, Zodiac". Birthday Celebs. Retrieved 2019-03-27.

[6] Mel and Shane (2018-04-30), DEAR JULIAN ❤️ | (KOREAN ADOPTION) | Mel and Shane, retrieved 2019-03-27

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+Melina Datugan is an American [[YouTuber]] and media personality. Her YouTube channel, Mel and Shane, garnered over 18 million views. She first rose to fame after uploading her Korean Adoption video on April 30, 2018. Currently, she has 297,000 subscribers and she creates weekly [[Vlog|vlogs]] of her daily life with her husband, Shane, biological, and [[Adoption|adopted]] son, Luca and Julian, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/melina-datugan.html|title=Learn about Melina Datugan|website=Famous Birthdays|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref>
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 == Early Life ==
-Melina was born on October 2, 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/melina-datugan.html|title=Learn about Melina Datugan|website=Famous Birthdays|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> in [[Mexico City]] and moved to [[California|California, USA]]. In 2010, she married Shane Datugan, whom she met in high school. On January 10, 2012 Melina found out she was pregnant and gave birth to her first biological son, Luca Gabriel Datugan on August 31, 2012. In 2015, Melina, Shane and Luca moved from the [[United States|United States of America]] to [[Japan]] and moved back to [[San Diego|San Diego, USA]] the following year.
+Melina was born on October 2, 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/melina-datugan.html|title=Learn about Melina Datugan|website=Famous Birthdays|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> in [[California|California, USA]]. In 2010, she married Shane Datugan, whom she met in high school. On January 10, 2012 Melina found out she was pregnant and gave birth to her first biological son, Luca Gabriel Datugan on August 31, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebstrendnow.com/melina-datugan-net-worth/|title=Melina Datugan : Net Worth, Age, Biography Updates 2019!|last=admin|website=Trending Celebs Now!|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> In 2015, Melina, Shane and Luca moved from the [[United States|United States of America]] to [[Japan]] and moved back to [[San Diego|San Diego, USA]] the following year.
 === Japan ===
-Melina Datugan's husband, Shane Datugan, has served in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] since 2008. During his time in the Navy, Shane was assigned to be a sailor in [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa, Japan]]. Subsequently, Shane and Melina was sponsored by the Military Homefront Navy Housing and moved to Japan. On October 23, 2016, Shane finished his service at the U.S. Naval Hospital in [[Okinawa, Japan]] and his family decided to moved back to [[San Diego|San Diego, USA.]]
+Melina Datugan's husband, Shane Datugan, has served in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] since 2008. During his time in the Navy, Shane was assigned to be a sailor in [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa, Japan]]. Subsequently, Shane and Melina was sponsored by the Military Homefront Navy Housing and moved to Japan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birthdaycelebs.com/melina-datugan/|title=Melina Datugan (YouTube Star) - Life, Age, Zodiac|last=diemos|date=2018-08-22|website=Birthday Celebs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref>. On October 23, 2016, Shane finished his service at the U.S. Naval Hospital in [[Okinawa, Japan]] and his family decided to moved back to [[San Diego|San Diego, USA.]]
 === Adoption ===
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 == YouTube Career ==
-Melina Datugan started her first YouTube channel called “lifeofmeli” on January 22, 2014. Most of her early work focused on beauty products and makeup tutorials. Her channel remained relatively small until she uploaded her adoption vlog called “Dear Julian (Korean Adoption)” which now has garnered over 2.3 million views. Following this video, her channel grew exponentially. She changed her channel name to “Mel and Shane” and started to vlog much more frequently. Her videos now focus
+Melina Datugan started her first YouTube channel called “lifeofmeli” on January 22, 2014. Most of her early work focused on beauty products and makeup tutorials. Her channel remained relatively small until she uploaded her adoption vlog called “Dear Julian (Korean Adoption)<ref>{{Citation|last=Mel and Shane|title=DEAR JULIAN ❤️ {{!}} (KOREAN ADOPTION) {{!}} Mel and Shane|date=2018-04-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-vzlD34fu0|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref>” which now has garnered over 2.3 million views. Following this video, her channel grew exponentially. She changed her channel name to “Mel and Shane” and started to vlog much more frequently. Her videos now focus on
 === Adoption ===
 Many of Melina's videos revolve around her journey with adoption. She addresses topics such as transitioning children from foster-care to adoptive parents. She provides tips on how to deal several changes from cultural differences to language barriers. Additionally, Melina and Shane have collaboration videos with fellow adoptive families with Youtube Channels called "Grace for the Millers" and "Phil and Alex."