How to belong - by Arim Lee - Monkey Mush

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How to belong = Live laugh love. Arim Lee Jul 23, 2026 Share MY CITY.😾 These days, upon arriving back in Korea, I’ve been feeling that Korea is our country and America is mine. I don’t think the two will ever translate into each other. The biggest distinction is obviously that my family is Korean, and my family’s family, and despite my dad’s stints in Philly and Iowa, Korea is instinct to us in a way that America never will be. I have been primed for this country’s terrain, climate, and people before even being born. At the same time, I have realized much of myself in the U.S. Though I’ve alw

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