Rap Monster Article &“Friends” Giveaway
This is for the A.R.M.Y! I wanted to do something fun and special for you... and this is my (small) way of thanking you: I am giving away some copies of my newspaper article and a copy of my book about...
View ArticleSon of Jae
Sometimes I get the best surprises. On Twitter, an artist named Hobi took the time to make these adorable drawings of my son and send them to me. (I am displaying them here with her permission.)
View ArticleKyle vs. Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry -- you are costing me a small fortune. But as long as you continue to be a good role model for my kid, I'm OK with that.
View ArticleThe Lesson of Logan Paul
White men have been preternaturally obsessed with trying to emasculate Asian men since forever. I want my Asian-American son to know: It is their issue to deal with. Not yours.
View ArticleDude Bros vs. Asian Men
I do believe that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. But it's clear that for many people, who say these offensive things, they refuse to see beauty in men who they view as inferior. More than a...
View ArticleYour being white doesn’t make your adopted children white by osmosis
Not too long ago, I fell down and ripped the top layer of skin off my knee. As the wound started to heal, the scab, too, started to fall off. But enough of it was still dangling from my knee to be...
View ArticleMansplaining
"Mansplaining is, at its core, a very specific thing. It's what occurs when a man talks condescendingly to someone (especially a woman) about something he has incomplete knowledge of, with the mistaken...
View Article“Pinocchio” (피노키오)
I was going to review "Pinocchio" simply as I would any other K-Drama. But I started to write this at the same time that Soon-Yi Previn broke her silence about her relationship with Woody Allen (her...
View ArticleSay My Name: Who’s Your Fave K-Drama “Jae-Ha”?
My named isn't uncommon in Korea. But, as you can imagine, I never had to worry about a classmate sharing my first name after we immigrated to Chicago. On the other hand, whenever my friends and I went...
View ArticleBTS: Why Can’t You Speak English Better?
I am feeling salty today. So grab a cup of hot tea (and maybe a slice of delicious cake to make this all go down better). There's no shame in not speaking English perfectly as a foreign language. But...
View ArticleWhy You Gotta Sue It?
That time I tweeted about being offered an interview ... contingent upon them suing me if I wrote anything "negative" ... and thousands of K-Pop fans said I was wrong to turn down that "great...
View ArticleFavorite Tweets: 2018
The very nature of Twitter is that tweets roll by and then disappear -- or, rather, get hidden by a mountain of more recent tweets. These are some of the tweets that I would like to remember.
View ArticleFavorite Tweets: 2019
The very nature of Twitter is that tweets roll by and then disappear -- or, rather, get hidden by a mountain of more recent tweets. These are some of the tweets that I would like to remember.
View ArticleJi Chang-Wook is back!
April 27, 2019. Mark that date in your calendar, because after having served 1 year, 8 months and 13 days in South Korea's military, Ji Chang-Wook will be discharged on Saturday. Hallelujah!
View Article“The Secret Life of My Secretary”
Leave it to South Korea to make a romantic comedy that revolves around a character who suffers from prosopagnosia. Say what? The condition is more commonly known as face blindness, which prevents the...
View ArticleSpeak Yourself
When stan culture gets in the way of critical thinking, it doesn't benefit anyone -- least of all the groups we love.
View ArticleTrolls: Gender, Race & Xenophobia
When trolls can't come up with a decent argument to defend their point of view, this is how they attack. ✔️ First, they attack your gender. ✔️ Second, they attack your race. ✔️ Third, they add...
View ArticleBut the ‘Little Girls’ Understand: Thank you #BTS ARMY
A long time ago, the Knack released an album called "But the Little Girls Understand." All the a-holes who make fun of girls for the music that they like and the boys whom they admire, well, it just...
View ArticleRap Monster Article &“Friends” Giveaway
This is for the A.R.M.Y! I wanted to do something fun and special for you... and this is my (small) way of thanking you: I am giving away some copies of my newspaper article and a copy of my book about...
View ArticleThe Lesson of Logan Paul
White men have been preternaturally obsessed with trying to emasculate Asian men since forever. I want my Asian-American son to know: It is their issue to deal with. Not yours.
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