All I can think abt tonight is how Western nations chose violence/domination for centuries, how they trampled, stole from, tried to break so much of Asia, how they forced their religion and economy and education, how they demanded Asia/Asians assimilate... 1/ ...how so many Asians believed the lie that America/white culture was the answer, how they were left with broken countries and broken families, and how so many of these Asians were sold a dream... 2/

"흑인의 목숨은 소중하다." It's Korean for "black lives matter." But the literal translation is "The lives of black people are precious." And they are. And as a culture, we're not loud enough about this. (1) Asian people -- but specifically Korean people -- do not get to stay silent right now. If you think we're not part of the violence visited upon black bodies, think about every ad for "skin whitening" products you've seen. (2)