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Coming to America
having escaped slavery in North Korea, my mother
walking to S. Korea, during the Korea war, my uncle
telling it was a world war, with Chinese and Russian troops
having no peace treaty, the North, South at eternal war. . .
remembering dancing with Russian troops appeasing them,
having my uncle demonstrating the knee jump dance moves.
buying brith certificate, they were born in South Korea. . .
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my father, marrying my mother, but
being told, some strange tales. . .
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finding out he was braking the law by marrying an Asian.
being illegal for Whites to marry any person of color
growing up in Korea, Japan and Italy,
waiting for the law to change. . .
coming to AmeriKKKa in 1968, to Mississippi after
the Supreme Court, Loving vs Virginia (1967)
ruling that mixed marriages are eternally legal
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working at a restaurant, being hidden when the Klan
entering, searching for a man of color to hang,
having never heard of the Klu Klux Khan. . .
moving away from Mississippi. . .
moving to California
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Thank you so much. I taught African American literature and Asian American literature at my university for som 40 years.
Many students were shocked that the KKK were once considered heroes and that "Birth of a Nation" was racist.
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Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States
LOVING vs Virginia (1967)
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About the Creator
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Comments (5)
Thank you for sharing so much information that is so good to know.โค๏ธ๐ฉต๐
I looked you up on Ted Talks. It's so cool to see you and hear you, my friend! This piece was a great reminder of the hatred we've had in history, and unfortunately, still see in the world today. ๐
Brilliant poem ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Great reminder of the wrongs that need to be corrected.
๐นLOVE MORE TO BE MORE . . . ๐ ๐๐๐๐น LOVE๐น๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐โค๐นWOW ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ ๐นLOVE MORE TO BE MORE . . .