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Daughter of Asia
How I found peace in my small war
A man starts off deciding he is a good man because he makes good decisions. Next thing, he’s convinced that whatever decision he makes must be good because he’s a good man. Most of the wars in the world are caused by people who think they have God on their side. -Helen Fielding in Olivia [...]
Daughter of Asia pt. 2
This is the rest of the petition I e-mailed to my advisor for revision, continued from Pt. 1 My relationship with my parents has been redefined over the past months and I do plan on discussing this in a future entry. My main reason for sharing this with you ladies is that I hope this [...]
Daughter of Asia
This is my first excerpt of the long version of my petition for retroactive withdrawal from my most recent academic year. The version I would submit is to be much shorter. It is difficult to keep this story as brief as possible without diluting the intensity of my case, but here is my attempt at [...]
“Talk to your family” is bad advice.
Counselors, teachers and therapists out there should be aware. Telling your Korean-American young adult/teen/adolescent/child patients to “talk to your parents about your problems; let them know how they make you feel when they say/do certain things; organize your thoughts in a letter so you can reason with them” is the equivalent of telling them to [...]
the Monolid Rebellion pt 2
Among Asian-American women, it seems the debate regarding cosmetic surgery will always be prominent and endless. So, my parents are in town from Korea for month and they’re staying with my relatives up in Portland, OR, at this moment. I went up to see them the other day and, because I made absolute sure to [...]
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