“Whenever kids asked me, “Are you Chinese?”—which was often—I would invariably respond yes. My mother heard me doing this once and gave me hell for it. “Why didn’t you say you were Korean?” she asked. I was not doing that… — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
“She will sit there and ask, "Why you do like this?" She will ask, "Why you do this drug?" She will ask, "Why you always?" I will remember the heat of her hands across my face, the threats she spat… — Sung Yim Copy Share Image
