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Published January 02, 2023

On “Feeling White” in Korean Spaces

This past weekend, Sara and I went to Zion Market to grab some pre-made Korean food for a New Year celebration with some friends. As we walked up to the store, Sara asked me, “Do you ever feel…white…walking into stores [...]
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Published November 15, 2022

An Apology for Episode 109 of The Janchi Show

Hi there! In keeping with the trend of ‘posting differently’ (with regards to social media), I wanted to write an apology for how I spoke on Episode 109 of the Janchi Show. Since the episode dropped, a listener reached out [...]
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Published November 10, 2022

Weary [Song Story]

The story behind the single “Weary,” released November 19, 2022 [...]
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Published November 05, 2022

National Adoption Awareness Month

I’ll not say I’m excited to be observing National Adoption Awareness Month, but I am grateful for the space to do so. As I continue my journey into defining who I am post-adoption-apocalypse, this seems an important and necessary step. [...]
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Published October 09, 2022

Adoption Apocalypse: An alternative to “Coming out of the fog.”

For many of adoptees who were adopted as babies, our lives begin on our “gotcha” day. What we don’t often realize is that we come pre-packaged with our own mythologies. For me, my story often begins with “I was born [...]
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Published April 23, 2021

Don’t Let Me Go

Song Story: Written in the wake of the Atlanta Spa Shootings in 2021, I found myself reeling. I had just released To the Dawn and was feeling better about myself, when two days later the news broke. As I continued [...]
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Published March 25, 2021

To the Dawn

My single, To the Dawn, is available on all major music platforms for stream and purchase. [...]
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Published December 31, 2020

An Adoptee’s perspective on being Asian American

Originally written for a different publication, here is my answer to the prompt: What does being Asian American mean to you? [...]
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