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tabo(o) opening statement
(Claremont Graduate University, 2000) Until I entered junior high school, Mama used to help me wash my hair. She would catch the running water from the bathtub faucet with the tabo and briskly douse my long black hair. She lathered the shampoo gel so that it bubbled and foamed, and rinsed my hair so that the…
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Song of Discovery
I will make / my center my home / and wherever I am / I am centered / I am home // I will bring / to the center / of my being / knowledge of where / I come from
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My Eulogy for Mom
To many of you, our friends and relatives, my mom was your emotional support. She was the person you called late at night when you were anxious, scared, or worried. I often heard her on the phone, laughing, gossiping, or offering advice. When her bedroom door was closed, if she wasn’t asleep, watching Korean dramas,…