Korean Identity

from blog Minsuk Kang, | ↗ original
When I moved to the US, kids at my high school called me Jackie Chan, Ichiro, and Yao Ming. I always wanted to tell them, “I’m Korean, not Chinese nor Japanese” but couldn’t really speak English at that time. Maybe alienation forces people to think deeply about their individuality. Before I met people who were oblivious to Korean culture, I never...