Tweet Kim Jong Il? Xiao Lin? Murakami Haruki? Tsing Tao? Pho Bai? Phad Kee Mao? People here in America have the hardest time with foreign names. I remember watching a Red Sox game, when Daisuke Matsuzaka was a rookie. The geezer of an announcer called him “Die-soo-kee Ma-tsoo-za-kee. WTF? I [...]
Tweet I know some have said they are sick of the over-coverage of the passing of MJ. But I think as everyone bids farewell for the final send off to MJ today at his memorial service, I wanted to express a few things about MJ and his impact. As a [...]
Tweet Typically, in Asian culture, respect for the elders (senior citizens), such as grandmothers and grandfathers, is very important. In Korean, we change the entire way of speaking when talking and addressing to an elder. It consists of a more formalized language that’s indicative of respect. When I was in [...]
