"When we talked after the shootings, she seemed unrattled, which surprised me (I’d been on the brink of tears all morning). Stoicism is part of her generation’s ethos...". 1/5 
https://twitter.com/JulieCSuk/status/1374025994697334784
"I don’t believe that classism is an essential part of Korean identity. But, over the years, I’ve heard women from impoverished family backgrounds consistently referred to as “uneducated” or “lower class” — an inherited burden that follows them even to the States." 2/
"It is no coincidence that the Asian victims of recent hate crimes often belong to vulnerable populations: women and the elderly...
Perhaps survival is also what catalyzes our intergenerational divide." 3/
Perhaps survival is also what catalyzes our intergenerational divide." 3/
"The Oscar-nominated South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung considered this rift when discussing “Minari.”... Youn noticed how Korean-Americans experienced an intense outpouring of emotion when watching, or even discussing, “Minari.” “I don’t fully understand,” she said...." 4/
"...“We came with a purpose — to live a better life. In the 1970s and ’80s, South Korea was ‘under the dictatorship’ during Park Chung-hee.” When Koreans emigrated to America, “we expected to be ‘treated’ (poorly) so there was no sorrow.”" 5/5
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