HeyJaredInk & Heritage
Stories from the Korean diaspora about identity, memory, language, culture, and belonging. Essays for people who’ve lived between worlds and carry their heritage everywhere.
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The Scent of Humanity (opens the original)
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I remember when I used to visit my grandmother’s house. It smelled lived in, cooked in, argued in. You could sit wherever you wanted, turn on the TV, or check what was going on in the kitchen that smelled so good. It had what Koreans call “saram naemsae,” the scent of humanity. The definition of ‘사람냄새’ saram naemsae is really beautiful. It describes the attitude or atmosphere that comes from someone with a warm and genuine heart.Koreans say, ”That person really h
The Disloyalty of Healing (opens the original)
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Oh, no, I have therapy this week. Ugh, I hate feeling like I’m betraying my family but I know she’s going to ask me about my ancestors’ immigration and that’s going to lead to inherited trauma. Grandma is going to be watching from the other side side-eyeing me for being a traitor!OK, what I’m going to do is tell my therapist that I’m not saying my family failed. Make that very clear. My parents didn’t do anything wrong. Therapy assumes that telling the truth makes us healthier.Many Ko
An Assa Disguised As An Inssa (opens the original)
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In Korea, 인싸 inssa comes from the word insider. Young people use this slang to refer to someone who knows what’s going on socially, who knows everyone and everyone knows them, they hear the gossip first, they participate in a lot of group activities. They’re socially skilled and know how to network. 아싸 assa comes from the word outsider. Assa keeps to themselves, have a few close friends rather than many acquaintances. They’re usually independent and self-sufficient. They do not participate in cl
A Lifetime of Being Wrong (opens the original)
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Remember when you were young and cocky and were always right? Heck, I remember having a shouting match with my mother about politics based on knowledge I had acquired on the radio on my ride to school. I was spectacularly wrong and loud about it. Life has taught me to read more and argue less. People who knew something I didn’t have told me I was wrong. And sometimes, years go by, and life says, “See?” I always believed that school would determine the career I would have. Oh, sure, it also taugh
Nobody Asked You (opens the original)
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Yes, I took a little trip. I had saved some money from my Christmas bonus so…I’m single. I just never found someone I could imagine spending the rest of my life with and…I don’t work there anymore. It just wasn’t the same anymore without my boss. Plus…I don’t have any kids. No, I love kids, but…Oh, I just like these baggy pants. I like jeans too, it’s just that…Sometimes I give a lengthy explanation t
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