Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. This is the last in a three poem series that I wrote while going through a lot of my trauma as a Korean American immigrant. The poems are meant to show my progression in the struggles. This one is from my experiences in being able to find …
Tag: Immigration
I do not fit in
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. This is the second in a three poem series that I wrote while going through a lot of my trauma as a Korean American immigrant. The poems are meant to show my progression in the struggles. This one is from my experiences from high school to college. …
And they look at me different
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. Going to the Partial Hospitalization Program has really got me looking into myself a lot and addressing a lot of the trauma that I have had in my life. It had lead me to express my trauma in many different ways. These three poems were written when …
When a white girl calls you privileged
I do have a lot of privilege. I was born with 2 parents. I am able bodied. I got to grow up (at least partially) in the US. My parents sacrificed a lot for me when I was younger. I do also have a lot of social economic privilege but that is a privilege that I …
Immigration
Growing up as an immigrant is not easy. I lived for years without my father who supported us from Korea. In the states my college educated mother had to work night shifts in factories. My grandparents worked well into their old age. All just so that we could afford to live 3 generations in a …