Translate Korean to English : " When I went to Mexico for the first time, I struggled to speak english and spanish. Luckily my Korean work buddies were with me ,so they could translate what I said. However, I was called 'Chinese' and 'chinky' many times. First I was very mad and I even thought of going back to Korea just because I was having a hard time. But later i realized racism is everywhere. Even in Korea, we look down on certain people from different countries. To overcome such struggles in life and trying to change people's perception of prejudice or bias minds will bring a better society..."
- My dad has been switching his job many times and we lived abroad for a long time. 5 years in Mexico and 2 years in India. Sometimes I could see how much he wanted to return back to Korea, but he never complained and worked hard, which really inspired me. Although he confronted racism, he took it in and faced the reality knowing that it exists everywhere.
My sister (Yuna Jung) -
"I hated Mexico and India in the beginning. I went through such a hard time and all the hardships were pain in the a**. But I got used to it and overcame all the problems. Look at me now. I am such a beast."
- My sister and I faced the worst discrimination in Mexico. However, we ignored that and enjoyed the most we could and had a fantastic time in Mexico.
My friend <who goes to school in Canada> (Kyle Kim) -
Translate Korean to English: " ... I always wished to go abroad since I was in elementary school and when my dad sent me to this school in Canada when I was 15, I don't know how excited I was. But after a semester, after all the english I had to learn and discrimination i faced, I hang out only with Koreans. I've always wished to wear Korean school uniforms for some reason. Racism is everywhere, but you gotta love your school..."
- Many of my friends have lived abroad and he did not know that he would face racism since he lived in Korea before his whole life. He thinks such multicultural countries are racist countries.
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