Made in Korea, Living in America

I live in America, but I was made in Korea.

Every day I navigate the expectations and needs of my family. Some are American, and some are Korean. I often find myself as the mediator, navigator, counselor, and interpreter between two worlds.

Each day brings new questions and decisions. Some are simple, like where we should go for vacation. Others are more profound — like whether our children should start Korean school, or whether it’s time to move my parents into a rambler after another fall on the stairs.

This space is for the quiet questions many Korean-American families carry but don’t always talk about openly. How do we raise children between cultures? How do we care for aging parents while building our own lives? How do we balance expectations that sometimes pull us in different directions?

I don’t claim to have all the answers. But through my family’s stories, reflections, and practical experiences, I hope to share what it looks like to live between generations, between cultures, and between two homes.

If you are also living in the sandwich generation — raising children while caring for parents — you are not alone.

Welcome to Sandwich Korean Mom.