TMT: I’ll Never Really Be Able to Forgive My Parents
Janet and Brian go deep into talking about ideas around forgiveness when it comes to dealing with immigrant parents.
Janet and Brian go deep into talking about ideas around forgiveness when it comes to dealing with immigrant parents.
Janet and Brian talk about some of the influences in Korean culture that may play into the reason why it is so difficult for many Asian Americans and immigrants to even introduce the idea of “self” into their lives.
Koreans have a collectivist society that drives much of the cultural belief systems that are in place. Janet and Brian talk about where this idea could potentially come from.
Janet and Brian discuss some of Janet’s selections of things to be admired about Western culture from an Eastern viewpoint.
For a lot of us, personal development including the development of your self-awareness, social skills, empathy, etc. was not part of the Asian Tiger Mom/Dad training regimen.
Racism was not gone, just hidden and COVID-19 has brought given an excuse for the ignorant to act out in violence towards people (aka Asian-Americans and Asian in America). It is disheartening to know that during a time when we need to be supporting each other, the truth is that there are destructive, cruel, and violent people out there.
The short answer is Asians don’t only hang out with other Asians. However, there is something to be said some groups have a tendency to self-segregate.
Janet talks about her misconceptions about the US before she came here
Joann and Brian talk about some of the reasons on why Asian-Americans may have a tendency to have this idea limiting their ability to speak up.