Master Kang Rhee and Memphis
My father’s cousin was Kang Rhee, the founder of Pa Sa Ryu and the Kang Rhee studio in Memphis. Kang Rhee is known by many for having taught Elvis Presley. […]
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June 2021
Wearing Glasses
I try to wear my glasses as much as possible in photos to encourage girls to wear glasses. I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 8 years old in the
How I Began Passing in the Middle Kingdom
I began writing what would become “Passing in the Middle Kingdom”, an unpublished poetry manuscript I started the summer of 2008 when I moved to Mui Wo, Lantau, Hong Kong
Adventures in Teaching and Girlhood
In the spirit of uploading content on a daily basis my recognition that this will take more than I had planned out, I will be excerpting my manuscript Passing in
Learning How Korean Americans Shaped History
Last month, I presented a two-part lectures series for the Council of Korean Americans on the events and personalities crucial to shaping Korean American culture and history over the last
Names and Titles
I thought it would be good for people to know the general story of why I use the title “doctor” professionally. Many people who have PhDs in literature do not