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Kevin Park

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Marginality

Marginality is an in-between or liminal situation experienced by a marginal person or a marginal group of people because they are forced by the dominant group to exist on the edges or threshold of the accepted social norm. Liminal existence is marked by ambiguity, lack of structure, and lack of identity. It is a negative experience. And yet marginality opens up possibilities and hopes that cannot be seen by the dominant people in the center. The situation of marginality can…
Kevin Park
January 1, 2009
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“Nations will bring their glory”

My family immigrated to Toronto, Canada from Seoul, Korea when I was nine years old. I remember the plane ride well. It was Japanese Airlines. I remember because my father spoke Japanese to the flight attendants. I didn't know he could speak Japanese. When we arrived in the Toronto airport my father asked for directions in English. I didn't know he could speak English. I thought he was pretty cool. Hey, this was my dad! But soon I learned English…
Kevin Park
November 16, 2004