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If you go, go without burden.

I know many of you think of visiting Korea - to some, it’s almost like a faraway dreamland. Or a mysterious place that holds all the secrets to your past. “If only I could go to Korea, I could…&rdquo

So you have ‘bad’ hair, too?

“머리가 너무 얇네!”
“머리숱이 너무 없어요”
“애기 머리 같다!”
“Your hair is so thin!
You don’t have much hair.
It’s so fine, like baby hair.”

I get into it in the ne

Every Korean diaspora has its own unique history and heritage.

Last night at the @kacfny gala in Manhattan, it was a special experience to be in this beautiful room full of Korean-Americans who have built lives in the US while remaining connected t

Part 6/6 - “I am thankful to the friends I met in both communities during my childhood who accepted me as I was, regardless of my parentage.

I am thankful for my sisters, who were my first community. Sharing the same trauma, similar experience

Part 5/6 - “I have found that many people are not used to meeting Asians who speak Spanish. The confusion on their faces is something I take a lot of delight in. I often describe myself to others as being of Asian descent, half Korean and half

Part 4/6 - “At home, the cultural dynamics were familiar, but in school I stood out like a sore thumb. My sisters and I were the only Asian students for most of our childhood. Though I found solace at my weekend language schools, I still felt l

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