I’ve chosen to deal with “what are you/they?” questions by responding, “Our family is Irish, French-Canadian and Korean, among other things.” It is pretty obvious which of us are Irish and which Korean, and I know I can never really be Korean (no more than I as a fourth-generation Irish-American can be “real Irish” compared to my friends who are first and second generation). But I prefer to emphasize that our family is a united group which shares these cultures. My son gets dragged to the annual Lunar New Year Banquet, my daughters attend the St. Paddy’s Day Parade, and … Continue reading →