First half of Fast5 is over. I landed back home in Atlanta yesterday and have been staying with my oldest Aunt and uncle. Both are in their late 70′s. Both have lived hard and worked hard to fufill their American dream. As a kid I couldn’t appreciate who my aunt and uncle were. I saw them as non English speaking old people that fumbled their way around getting in the of my way coolness. They didn’t understand the ways of the land. All they did was tell me what to do and eat smelly korean food.
Twenty years later, I speak Korean. I appreciate the complexity of smelly Korean food. Most importantly I admire what my aunt and uncle had to go through to make a living in this country.
Hanging out with them puts my worries and concerns into perspective. Pretty much all my concerns are high class problems that most people wish they had. Hanging out with them makes me feel like I need to work harder and save more. Work and save not for myself, but for my future kids. What I’ve come to realize is people like my aunt and uncle are the most selfless. They endured all the bs so their kids and grandkids can have a shot in life they never could imagine. I use to think success was all about money and position. I see a different version of what success is. I have my aunt and uncle to thank for that.
Adios party people.
Good morning from Mexico, thanks for share your journey and well comeback land. I really like you and enjoy the way you tell about your days (old and present). You’re right, in family we can find a lot of valuable lessons… and a lot of not so valuable ones too. I’m sure Han is doing it good. See you around. Hasta pronto.
+1 ftw
Nice perspective. Sometimes we all need to be reminded. Thanks.
Welcome back to USA! And thank you for sharing as always. Well, I guess my background is a little different from yours and I’m more close to your uncle and aunt as far as the immigration status – first generation. I guess you were one of those types I used to find most tricky. Those kids who would build the wall to divide your type of “cool” people and our type of “broken English” people. I still have a little skepticism, to be honest with you. Now I have nice and nephews who speaks English native and hardly speak their parent’s native language. I sometime wonder how they see me as an aunt from another country.
Hello Sung , how are you?
My name is Claudia I’m from Brazil. I knew this Site from a friend who is a fan of cars and showed me your video “Car Talk whit Sung Kang.” I read that text you wrote about your uncle and aunt who came from Korea to America and I felt thrilled. For a long time I lived in Japan and could see the daily life of a descendant of Japanese who left Brazil to work in another country, the country of their ancestors, and I know exactly what his aunt and uncle felt when they left the country source for a better life in a strange country. Congratulations for the affection you have with your family, we should preserve every affection, every feeling they have taught us. Surely I will be a new fan of your character and your job .
God bless you! Claudia
Amen.