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HERE I AM (Book Trailer)
My children’s book, HERE I AM, is coming out this September. Sonia Sanchez, the illustrator, did an amazing job. Beautiful, whimsical, and moving. Kirkus gave it a starred review. Look for it at...
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NY Times Reviews HERE I AM
NYT called my book “winsome.” And this will be the only time actress Julianne Moore will ever be likened to me. So, read on…...
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Star-Crossed Lovers
My friend, Tina Tang, is a big fan of opera. She took me to the MET to see Lucia di Lammermoor. The plot was simple and familiar enough: Boy and girl meet. They fall in love. Girl’s brother forces her...
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The Serpent
I grew up Christian, so the serpent was considered the devil’s pet of choice, if not the devil himself. That notion started to unravel when I learned in what esteem other cultures and religions held...
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Made by John
We were at Plato’s Diner having breakfast on a Sunday, when I sketched a dresser on a napkin. Something simple with clean lines, strong, well made, nothing fancy. A couple of months later, that dresser...
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Uncle
My dad loves to tell this story about his older brother: Our family had apple orchard. We have to work, but he hate working. What a slow worker. All he want to do is study and read books. He almost...
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In the summer of 1994, I returned to Korea for the first time since immigrating at the age of three. My aunt and uncle met my parents and me at the airport and drove us back to their apartment. During...
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Autobiography of Consumption
Take a moment to remember where your most recent receipts came from. Mine are from Costco, Value Village, Home Depot, Giant, Candyland, and Trader Joe’s. What if we saved six months worth of receipts...
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Gardening
I wasn’t looking for anything serious. Maybe a date or two a month. Nice would do. Then I got involved, kneeling, digging, arranging and rearranging, praying for rain, anticipating, hoping, handling...
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Rhythms of West Africa and Korea
I let my kids stay up late last night. I took them to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland to experience a concert that fused the traditional rhythms of Africa and...
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