By: Sarah Choe This blog post illustrates the tensions and conflicts between family members of the second generation. What were family relations like? What sorts of tensions and conflicts existed? Family is what is closest to our hearts. However, when we are at odds with our family, we feel that as a heavy burden because […]
STORIES OF FAITH
This summer, we are writing these blog posts in the hopes that we can reflect on faith as a community. Each individual and generation must decide what faith means for them. The experiences of the past help cast a vision for the future and that in turn affects the present. We explored the question, What does it mean for each generation to say "Bless the Lord"? Through this blog post series, we hope to aid in answering some of those questions.
14. Striving for Success
By: April Chia This blog post illustrates the role that family expectations and experiences had on shaping those of the second generation. How did their experiences and family expectations shape their direction in life? The 1st generation went through many struggles and suffered greatly while immigrating to Canada. However, this doesn’t mean that the 2nd […]
15. Growing Up in Church
By: Elisabeth Jong This blog post illustrates the role that the church played for the second generation. What was the role of the church for the second generation? A unanimous consensus established after conversing with a few second generation Korean members in our own St. Timothy’s congregation was that church itself played a huge role […]