Exploring Korean-American Heritage & Interculturalism
Happy Apple Day!Today, people are supposed to give an apple to someone they want to apologize to.
You see, in Korean the word for apple (사과 – sa’gwa) is a homonym for apology. So giving an apple to someone is a symbolic gesture of apology. [Read more…]
A Story From a Korean-American Childhood – Freezer SurpriseI’m not talking about scoring the last popsicle or finding pizza bites at the back of the freezer. If you’re Korean-American like me, or of some other first generation, you know of the surprises I’m referring to. And you’ve probably discovered some surprises in your mom’s kitchen over the years as well. [Read more…]
Busy Days Call for Slow Cooker MealsIs it just me or does it seem like once October rolls around, the schedule gets insanely busy. Just when you feel like you’ve gotten in the groove with back to school (whether for yourself or the kids), then Halloween hits. Then you turn the corner and bam it’s the holidays.
Well, that time of the year is upon us. The weather is getting cooler and schedules are getting tighter. That’s when I turn to my trusty ole slow cooker. (It’s too friggin’ hot in the summer.)
When I was a kid, I always thought it was weird to cook meat all day. I was like ‘uh, is that sanitary?’ (Yeah, I was uptight even back then.)
But now I love the slow cooker! I dump the ingredients in there in the morning and let it slow cook until dinner time. [Read more…]
Three Chinese Women Detained in South Korea After Plastic Surgery Made Them UnrecognizableSo if you haven’t heard yet, this story was a lie. We were had!
Why Korean Translations of English Words Suck SometimesI feel almost nitpicky bringing this up.
It really bothered me, as a child, when my parents would say an English word but tacked on the end “eu” or “ee.”
For example, instead of “book,” it was “book-eu.” I don’t know about you, but I think adding the “eu” makes it more difficult to say.
For the longest time, I thought this was a weird habit unique to my parents. Or I thought it was a product of just bad translations. I figured they had native Korean speakers who taught them English. So, of course, the translations wouldn’t be very good.
