Which of the following quotes indicate the development of the author as he
struggles to fit into American culture while maintaining his identity? (Choose 3) (R13)
Select 3 correct answer(s) /
"For my entire life, everyone, including me, had known me by my Korean name:
Jun Hyuk. But here, in this new country, in a brand-new classroom full of foreign
faces, I had to pick a new, easy-to-pronounce, American name. Jason. Jason
Kim."
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"What was so fun about waiting in line, running up the steps, and going down a
tiny slide over and over again? What was the value in sprinting after your
classmate like a person with rabies, screaming, TAG!""
I got rid of my fitted vests for loose-fitting basketball jerseys." my Beyoncé
sweatshirt was definitely doing more work than I did onscreen. It was genuinely
baffling to think that anyone could look at my very Korean face and feel a sense
of connection, much less react in a positive way to the very features I hated
about myself for so long.
At one point during my 20s, I took a long, dramatic look in the mirror and
realized, You will be Korean for the rest of your life. As a teenager growing up in
the Midwest, that thought made me cringe. Now, it makes me happy and deeply
proud.
We are at the point in our culture where people are finally beginning to talk
about Asian identities in the media.