015: Why 1 Korean Mom teaches her Multicultural Kids to Embrace Different | Jihae Watson
Description
Episode 15 is the story of a Korean - Canadian mom, who as a young girl didn't fully embrace her Korean heritage only to marry a blue eyed blonde American Marine, have kids and realize the importance of celebrating her Korean heritage, food and language.
In Episode 15, I talk to the witty Jihae Watson, a Korean-Canadian mom living in Arizona about her journey to fully embracing her Korean heritage as a kid, wife and now mom.
We talk about:
Her childhood experience as a Korean Canadian growing up in Jewish & Korean community
How she met her American husband in Korea
Why her parents initially wanted her to marry a nice Korean boy
How she learned how to cook Korean food as a new wife
How people react to seeing her husband & her with 4 multicultural kids & foster kid
How her racist experiences has shaped what she's teaching her kids about being different and being sensitive to other cultures SEE Photos of Jihae & her family HERE
Get to know Jihae:
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