Korean Tacos
Te amo tambien, México. Mexicano, hermano, ya eres Coreano. Pero no más tequila, por favor. Tacos Coreanos, bueno. Way to go, South Korea!
Tag: Culture
WHY AMERICA IS GREAT and WHY IT ISN’T
Deeply troubled by the reports of violence against the Jews in Europe, Gil Kraus decided to rescue children from the clutches of Nazi Germany, his posh home and successful law practice in Philadelphia treasures he could let go. Even with two kids, 13 and 9—and perhaps because of them—he was willing to confront danger for… Read More WHY AMERICA IS GREAT and WHY IT ISN’T
My Race, Coast to Coast: Part 1
I designed this series as a forum where we could honor race and culture—our own and one another’s—and speak safely about our biases and personal struggles. But I found myself feeling almost apologetic writing my story; I didn’t consider my tale really worth telling. 1) How do you define yourself racially or ethnically and why… Read More My Race, Coast to Coast: Part 1
Dear Mr. President-Elect
Originally posted on Green Life Blue Water:
Dear Mr. President Elect My Greek immigrant grandparents arrived in this country sometime in the early 1920’s from Istanbul when it was still Constantinople, and while no one talks about it, I’m fairly sure they didn’t just leave, but escaped. Ethnic cleansing is nothing new across the globe:…
Dear White People
Originally posted on A Thomas Point of View:
Can we talk? Can we truly talk about the elephant in the room that you never want to talk about? Race. Let’s talk about race. I’m black. I’m a woman. Two indisputable facts that you may have noticed. I’m a mother. To a son. He’s the light…
Bonjour, Texas: Summer 1966
By the second week I learned that Texans sweat as much as the French, and swear even more, that you couldn’t fight one twin without taking on the other. But the librarian would slip me the choicest donated fiction, and I played baseball every day in the vacant lot until sundown called the players home to black… Read More Bonjour, Texas: Summer 1966
The Evolution of Beauty
Likes are disabled. Here’s a neat one-minute run through 100 years of beauty in Korea, an interesting history slide. Another Youtube mentions how the shifting political and economic climate shaped the country’s ideals of beauty. From 1910 through the 40s under Japanese colonialism, Koreans felt their overlords looked more attractive and sought to emulate their style. When… Read More The Evolution of Beauty
The Obligation of Beauty
It took me over a quarter of a century to realize beauty isn’t something frivolous. The truth still takes my breath away: we need beauty in our life. With no particular aesthetic gift or impulse, I was for much of my life satisfied if my purchases were functional. They didn’t have to be pretty. And… Read More The Obligation of Beauty
But Money CAN Buy Happiness
Does money buy happiness? I’m not sure, but I do know it bought the $200 dollar suit, $40 leather shoes, and $20 dollar hair cut I absolutely needed to get hired. Money bought the civilized means that erased condescension, the social capital to tell my wealthy coworker he was an idiot. To be poor and… Read More But Money CAN Buy Happiness
My Father’s Box
When my father died, I kept the wooden box in which he had stored his tools. Dad worked as a plasterer, so the box is scarred and coated in plaster dust. But this box reminds me of all that I learned from him about earning a living. From Dad, I learned that loyalty and pride… Read More My Father’s Box
A Holistic Journey 