Please join me in welcoming Carol, the newest contributor to Kimchi Mamas! We've enjoyed her comments and her blog Bokumbop so much that we just had to have her here. Here's a little more about Carol in her own words:
What makes me a Mama:
First time mom of a 16-month-old bouncing hapa boy named lil' T, in my fifth year of marriage to the one known as J. Yes, he knows about my blogging, and about Kimchi Mamas, and he's thrilled!
And the Kimchi part:
I'm run of the mill second gen Korean-American. My parents immigrated from South Korea shortly after their marriage in the early 70's. I was born and made it to adult age in Chicago, where I still live today. I'm the second of four children, and the second of three daughters.
I really enjoy being in a multi-cultural marriage and family. My husband J is Peruvian, and we're both
trying to find our place here in the Chicago suburbs. I'm an advertising/marketing type turned stay-at-home mom, about to return to work again. During this "time off" -- in which I've never worked harder and with more passion in my entire life -- I've developed some bad habits like watching (and enjoying) trashy celebrity-bio TV - thank you E! Network. But I've also had time to really think about own childhood and experience as an Asian kid growing up in a mostly white community, about the kind of parent I want to be, and the environment I want to shape for my dual-minority status child. Kimchi Mamas was the first parenting blog I found that really addressed that, and where I've found a true sense of community that is missing in my everyday life. I am honored and ecstatic that I've been tapped to contribute to Kimchi Mamas! I look forward to reading and sharing more thoughts, experiences and stories, and making more friends and connections along the way.
Fun fact:
I almost made it to the state spelling bee in fifth grade. I missed the word "millionaire". Hope
that wasn't an omen.
Welcome Carol! Group hug! Oh, wait. Koreans don't do that...but if we did, GROUP HUG! :-)
—Stefania
