From The Daddy Desk: Happy First Birthday, Son
Posted: November 18, 2013 Filed under: being Korean, disability, Down syndrome, From the Daddy Desk | Tags: Down syndrome, Family, fatherhood, First Birthday, Korean-American 45 Comments
Dear LP,
Daddy here.
Can you believe you turned one this weekend??? We celebrated the Kimchi Latkes way: by making you wear a funny Korean hat, stuffing ourselves with delicious food, and surrounding ourselves with loved ones.
We also, of course, reflected on your first year of life. Read the rest of this entry »
Things that bother me. Things that don’t.
Posted: February 15, 2013 Filed under: Down syndrome, Korean stuff | Tags: disability, Down syndrome, Korean-American, model minority, People First Language 3 CommentsWhen you start out in a marginalized group, I think it is a lot easier to sort out your feelings about what appropriate language is, or isn’t, when it comes to being part of that group. I grew up with people (adults included) making comments that I must be good at math because I’m Oriental. You kids are always so good, you never get in trouble like the others. What do you speak in Korea, Japanese or Chinese? No joke. Read the rest of this entry »
