feminist activist, writer, and attorney
In a few months, we are moving to Seoul, Korea. My partner Tenzin and I both arrived in the United States as international students. A stateless Tibetan born and raised in India, Tenzin came to the States in 2009 to earn his bachelors at MIT, began graduate work in physics at Michigan State University, and … Continue reading A New Start
내년 초에 한국으로 돌아갑니다. 페미니스트 법학자 캐서린 매키넌 교수만 보고 겁도 없이 미시간으로 날아간 것이 2014년 5월이니 미국 생활 거의 7년을 채우고 가네요. 북미에 아는 사람이라고는 캐나다 밴쿠버로 이민한 친척들 밖에 없던 시절에 미시간 앤아버를 인터넷으로만 검색해서 찾아 갔으니! 처음 도착했을 때 괜한 경계심에 한인 학생회에 도움 요청도 안 하고 혼자서 시행착오를 겪느라 고생했던 기억이 … Continue reading 새로운 시작
This is a story about motherhood. Last May, I gave birth to my first child. He is almost ready to walk and learning how to throw a proper tantrum. This morning, I was in the middle of a meeting when the phone rang. It was the daycare director asking me to come pick you up … Continue reading I Paid a Price for Motherhood
This is a story about the aftermath of trauma. I am a survivor of abuse. I say this about myself not because it is all that I am, but because it explains certain aspects of me that are unusual and hard to understand. Like my hypervigilance and constant worrying, for example. I am always imagining … Continue reading Angry Man, You Scare Me
This is a transcript of my talk at FILIA Feminist Conference 2018. In this session, I’m going to talk about what #MeToo has done, is doing, and must do for women across the globe. In particular, I’ll focus on the high-profile case of a South Korean politician, Ahn Hee Jung, to illustrate what happened when … Continue reading What #MeToo has done, is doing, and must do for women – a South Korean perspective
They said, “You are a savage and dangerous woman.” I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous. Nawal El Saadawi, Woman at Point Zero (1973). Who made the world? Who gave us life? Who bore the fruits of our human history, the true ones? Speak. Speak the truth. The … Continue reading I Want a Sisterhood of Savage and Dangerous Women
“Does the sun ask itself, “Am I good? Am I worthwhile? Is there enough of me?” No, it burns and it shines. Does the sun ask itself, “What does the moon think of me? How does Mars feel about me?” No, it burns, it shines. Does the sun ask itself, “Am I as big … Continue reading A Dead Feminist Saves A Victim of Child Sexual Abuse
Being a woman of color I was twenty years old when I first acquired an understanding of myself as a woman of color. Having grown up in a racially homogeneous society, I had theretofore never encountered inequality and dehumanization on the basis of race. I did have personal knowledge of what it meant to experience … Continue reading Thinking Inequality: Pornography Revisited
여성운동과 함께하기로 마음먹은 지 8년째다. 내 삶의 전환점이 된 8년 전, 나는 법학전문대학원 제도의 도입으로 학부 신입생 모집을 그만둔 법과대학의 2학년에 다니고 있었다. 주변의 선배와 동기들은 대부분 사법시험 공부를 할 것인지, 법학전문대학원에 입학할 것인지, 아니면 하루 빨리 취업 준비를 시작할 것인지를 고민하며 몸과 마음을 바삐 움직이고 있었다. 남들이 달리는 방향으로 따라 … Continue reading 여성운동 일기 (1)
