New Year, New Introductions
Hello Readers, Happy New Year! I hope that 2019 brings you all good things. For those of you who have been reading my blog for the last five and a […]
Category Archives: Reflections
Instant Family (+ Review)
I recently saw the new Hollywood holiday, feel-good movie, Instant Family, about Pete and Ellie, played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, who take in three children through a foster […]
I was Not Touched by Adoption and Other Final NAAM Thoughts
Some of you have probably seen this optional Facebook profile picture template used by people in your personal networks to promote November as National Adoption Month and National Adoption Awareness […]
Behind the Dragon Gate: Environmental Injustice in Chinatowns
Behind the Dragon Gate: Environmental Injustice in Chinatowns Vibrant shades of red, bold calligraphy, the pungent smells of durian fruit or fresh fish, and the inextricable feeling of being in […]
Four Tips For Having Controversial Conversations
A Red Thread Broken follower recently asked me for help relaying her opinion in an effective way during ongoing dialogue on a particular topic. I think that this is an […]
The Nine People You Meet on a Cruise
Unlike the five people you meet in heaven, the nine people you meet on a cruise are people you don’t want to meet. A couple of months ago, I went […]
Who Are Millennials?
Prompt: What’s your biggest pet peeve about the way that people write about your generation? Millennials are squandering their money, buying avocado toast, guzzling wine, and putting off adulthood by […]
Unlearning How To Be A Good Person
When I was in late high school and applying to colleges, people would often ask me what I wanted to study or what I thought I might do professionally. As […]
20 Years of KAAN – 2018
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in my fourth Korean American Adoptee and Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) Conference in the last five years. This was the last KAAN […]
The Trauma of Familial Separation
Around the U.S., people have been outraged by the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their families when detained at the southern border. Our nation’s collective heart broke when […]
