Be Curious, Not Judgmental
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Tag: Culture
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Affirmative Action and Asian Americans
The recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action strikes home in a deeply personal way. As a second-generation Korean American who attended Harvard College in the late 1990s, I always considered myself very lucky. Our family had no connections to Harvard, or any other college for that matter, and I was not a recruited athlete. Asian Americans were 16% of the admitted class when I went to school and had… Read more
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Squid game and Asian Americans
The break-out hit Squid Game has become a global phenomenon and become the latest successful Korean cultural export following in the footsteps of Parasite and the K-Pop hit machine. As a second-generation immigrant from Korea who has lived in the United States for almost all of my life, the show and the current moment around Korean culture gone global come with a mix of pride and emotions around my family’s… Read more