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A personal journal – these posts will include any snippets (pun intended), fragments, partially formed thoughts, personal observations, etc., related to our program and which you may or may not reassemble into logical/linear fashion form by quarter’s end.

freewrite: a home poem.

home was heavy black eyeliner listening to the same CDs in my dark hot room     couldn’t go out to play in the streets that killed my brother’s senior   or over to stay with friends because you never… Continue Reading →

katchi kapshida (we go together)

My body remembers Korea. My fingers, cheeks and toes remember the bitter bone deep chill of Korean winters. Frostbite from a winter training exercise is my constant reminder of my time in the snow capped mountains. I am now forever… Continue Reading →

snips on Better Luck Tomorrow

Before watching the movie, my expectation was that the film would focus on murdering the model minority myth. I wasn’t disappointed. random fact: MC Hammer was a last minute angel investor of this film.   concepts explored: Asian Americans as… Continue Reading →

A running list of Asian-American influence in my life.

Food: Kimchi (South Korea) Sriracha (Thailand) Ramen (Japan) Pho (Vietnam)   Media (overwhelmingly Japanese anime): Fist of the North Star Samurai X/Rurouni Kenshin Sailor Moon Dragon Ball Z Pokemon Enter the Dragon (Chinese) Jackie Chan Adventures (Chinese American)   Music:… Continue Reading →

Hints of home.

Humid Beach Warm Bejeweled Slow cooked Fried food Inviting Introspective Sweet (tea) Sweet (potato pie) Sweet (disposition) Spanish moss Historic Displaced Dispersed Vibrant Lush Flood prone Optimistic Loud laughs Musical Self-respect Self-defense Rendered invisible Drankin Sangin Dancin Spiritual Children come… Continue Reading →

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