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Korean American
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White people can describe themselves with just American. Only when pressed do they go into their ethnic heritage. Doesn't seem fair that I have to forever explain my origin story with that silent hyphen, whereas white people don't. It's complicated. But simple. Simplicated.
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― Frankly in Love
― Frankly in Love
“
My editor asks, 'Why does it need to be painful?'
My partner asks, 'Why do you fight so much?'
My audience asks, 'But where is hope in the darkness of your work?'
My ancestors ask, 'Why do you make your hands claw around the lie of your solitude?'
My government asks, 'Why won't you let us use your body to feed the worms?'
I ask, 'What can I write down?
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― How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom
― How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom
