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The Language of food
I ate at “Korea Restaurant” in Minneapolis today (I love the brevity of the name, as it describes the establishment with extreme...
Apr 10, 2024


South Korea 2023. Chal-ddeok at the Korean Dessert Cafe.
Vanilla classic crowns novelty. Red bean jam. Rice cakes stand Sentry. Black sesame seeds disguised as Oreo dust. The hidden treasure of...
Aug 8, 2023


South Korea 2023. Arrival.
Lobby lines converge at the horizon point beyond my imagination where pets provoke Mona Lisa’s bold lipstick smile and perfectly applied...
Aug 8, 2023


South Korea 2023. Approach.
Fumbling fingers. iPhone captures 30 second delay. Cloud framed doorway radiates pink. Blue translation from 35,000. Beloved adoptive...
Aug 8, 2023


Click
As a very young child, I hated the click of my bedroom light switch at night as it announced my parents’ departure. I am told my panic...
Feb 1, 2023


Navigating Race Within Our Own Families
As a child, I didn’t think much about being a foreigner in my own family – despite what the mirror told me every day. As an adult with...
Dec 28, 2022


Pink Sunsets
Pink sunsets remind me of the evening we poured my adoptive grandmother’s ashes into the Gulf of Mexico. Stop reading this post if...
Nov 3, 2022


Violent Tears
Brought to violent tears. The kind that echoes childhood and primal pitches as emotions tumble onto the floor. Ukrainian news provoked...
Apr 20, 2022


Magic Korean Powder 11/18/2021
Gochugaru = Magic Korean Powder Unlike the outrageously powerful (and delicious) kick of Latin peppers, gochugaru steeps into your...
Nov 18, 2021


Kimjang and Kimchi 10/27/2021
Driving home with 2½ gallons of kimchi, sporting red splatters on my coat from the gochugaru (Korean red chili powder) mixture, I looked...
Oct 27, 2021
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