I hate South Korean beauty standards.
Ally, USA. I know that in the past, it was better to have lighter skin because that meant you weren’t poor, but now, with all...
“Are they yours? Are you sure?”
Adam Conner Washington, DC My sister and I are both adopted from South Korea. Our parents are white. One of my memories from childhood is...
“Are they yours? Are you sure?”
Adam Conner Washington, DC My sister and I are both adopted from South Korea. Our parents are white. One of my memories from childhood is...
My brother doesn’t look like me
Caroline Foster, Brooklyn, NY I’m white, my younger brother was adopted from South Korea when I was five. I forget that we don’t look related...
Yes, that is my real name.
Hyosim Nancy Collins, Beaverton, OR. My middle name is Nancy. I was born in South Korea and arrived in the United States when I was...
Take away skin bag, spirit lives!
Aku Kadogo, teacher South Korea I am an African American woman from Detroit, MI. I have lived in Australia since 1978. My daughter is African...
You two are such good people.
Erin Morris, Tempe, AZ. My husband and I have two sons adopted from S. Korea. When people feel compelled to mention our race difference or...
All yellow isn’t the same yellow
Sam Kim, South Korea. It’s because outside of Korea, people would see us as Chinese although we could be Korean or Japanese.
Will my mixed daughter be accepted?
Noelle Kim, South Korea. I have a mixed race baby. Korean-American. I worry about her and how others will treat her.
Always Less Than The White Girl
Danielle Cuddy, Napa, CA. Growing up as an adopted South Korean female in the city of Napa proved a challenging adolescence. I was called, “China...
Not White But My Skin Is.
Johnny Vae South Korea Sometimes it sucks to be a “white” male. Especially when you’re ethnically 1/4 Native American, which I’m told means I’m more...
Aggressive homogeneity hurts white folks too.
Erika Chester South Korea I’m an American living in South Korea, married to an American soldier stationed here. I grew up in what I recently...
