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    Alexander Chee‏Verified account @alexanderchee 27 Aug 2020

    35 years ago, my grandfather, who‘d always spoken to me of the superiority of Korean language and culture, told me he still dreamed in Japanese—his first language. I wrote about this and the legacy of the Japanese occupation of Korea for @nytimes:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/magazine/korea-japanese-occupation-surrender-ww2.html?referringSource=articleShare …

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      1. Alexander Chee‏Verified account @alexanderchee 27 Aug 2020

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        Grateful for the excellent work of my research assistant, @naksseojaengi.https://twitter.com/naksseojaengi/status/1299079900314378260 …

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        bettyㄱㅈㅎ @naksseojaengi
        I had the honor of helping @alexanderchee do research for this article, and learned a lot in the process. The colonial history of Korea might seem distant (esp. in US public education) but these stories are so incredibly important to modern Korean diasporic identity. https://twitter.com/alexanderchee/status/1298989801262084097 …
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      1. Jennie Ikuta  🦉‏ @jennieci 27 Aug 2020
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        thank you for writing this. i'm 1/2 korean & 1/2 japanese. my korean grandparents grew up under japanese occupation & speak both langs. their english & my korean lang skills aren't great, so they often speak to me in japanese. i'm still wrestling w/ that.

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      1. Nancy Jooyoun Kim 김주연‏ @njooyounkim 27 Aug 2020
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        Thank you so much for writing this, Alex! ❤️

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      2. MsGrgr‏ @gregor_html 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @alexanderchee @nytimes

        My grandmother would come and visit us in Tokyo, and as a seven year old I was always so confused why she could read signage and labels but refused to speak in Japanese. Later, she told us how hard it was to see my and my siblings learn Japanese and not Korean.

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      3. MsGrgr‏ @gregor_html 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @gregor_html @alexanderchee @nytimes

        Greatful to have conversations with her in English, but I often forget we have a second shared language that, for many reasons, is not one we use with each other. Thank you for this essay and writing always

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      2. Paul 김민태‏ @paulTaeTae 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @alexanderchee @nytimes

        That last paragraph really resonated with me. Thank you for writing this.

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      3. Paul 김민태‏ @paulTaeTae 27 Aug 2020
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        Also, every time I watch anime, I am reminded that so many words I thought were Korean are actually Japanese in origin.

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      2. Tony Choi | 최명근‏Verified account @tonykchoi 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @alexanderchee @nytimes

        A few weeks ago, I had to fill out some paperwork for my stepfather's mother, and it asked for her country of birth. What should the United States consider the birth country of a woman born in the 1920s in present day Wonsan? Japan? North Korea? South Korea? It lives with them.

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      3. JPrk‏ @MrsDPrk 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @tonykchoi @alexanderchee @nytimes

        My dad simply filled in "Korea".

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      2. eileen chengyin chow‏ @chowleen 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @alexanderchee @nytimes

        I loved this very much. Thank you - It reminded me of a quote from an elderly Sino-Japanese war veteran (from Lung Yingtai's book on 1949 that I'm currently translating): "What do I think of the 'post-war period'? I'm still waiting for the post war."

        2 replies 5 retweets 45 likes
      3. Norm Matloff 全世界加油!‏ @matloff 27 Aug 2020
        Replying to @chowleen @alexanderchee @nytimes

        Reminds me in turn of the famous Gandhi quote. "What do you think of Western Civilization?" "(pauses to think) ... I think it would be a good idea."

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