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A Few Notes on Feminism in South Korea
It’s fall 2024 and we have returned to the asshole K drama lead. I've been watching a lot of K-dramas interchangeably, and I've noticed...
Dr. Chi
Feb 16, 20253 min read
My Baby Explanation of Capitalism and What to Do About It
People seem genuinely surprised that the cost of living keeps rising while wages stagnate. However, I want to point out that this is...
Dr. Chi
Feb 16, 20255 min read
Civil Rights Movement and Immigration Part II
"Why do immigrants come here?" is the question uttered by many Americans and others in the Global North. It's the same reason we buy...
Dr. Chi
Feb 3, 20254 min read


"Kdramaland and South America"
Kdramas and South Korean media occasionally displays Latin America. However, when they do so, Latin America-especially South America-is...
Dr. Chi
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Civil Rights Movement and Immigration Part I
"You should be grateful that you're here. " " You 're only here because Black people fought for you to be here." I've heard several Black...
Dr. Chi
Jan 6, 20255 min read


Kdramaland Wednesday: Hair
Once you have seen it, you cannot unsee it. I remember when this happened in DP and my friend recently reminded me of it and I can never...
Dr. Chi
Jan 1, 20251 min read


Main Character Energy
Who me? Eu? Na?
Dr. Chi
Dec 29, 20241 min read


Nigeria Will Never Be Great
I used to go to church with a fellow academic, Dr. Tiffany Gill, who had a hilarious saying. "Philly will never be great." Philly is...
Dr. Chi
Dec 28, 20243 min read
Disabled While Traveling
I brought my Rollator walker to Rio de Janeiro. It takes a lot for me to walk even two blocks. I'm really slow, but I can do it. I...
Dr. Chi
Jun 8, 20241 min read


Lady Parts and Brazil
I am in Brazil talking about my book about interracial marriage in comparison between the United States and Brazil. Well, specifically,...
Dr. Chi
Jun 4, 20241 min read
While You Were Away #1
Dear Christiana, You have lived in France for the last twenty years and so much has changed. I have not gotten tired of explaining all of...
Dr. Chi
May 17, 20243 min read


MS Sucks
You know what? Life with multiple sclerosis is really hard. Sometimes, I get depressed for no reason. This seems to happen to me a lot....
Dr. Chi
May 13, 20242 min read


Kdrama Support Group: Kdramaland Social Norms
#1: Bionic Ears/Oídos Biónicos Kdramaland is not South Korea. So all the foreigners moving to Seoul to find an Oppa to fall in love...
Dr. Chi
May 9, 20242 min read
Diaspora-naming
In my conversations with Americans as well as people around the world, I have noticed that people often confuse racism, ethnocentrism,...
Dr. Chi
Apr 24, 20243 min read
Kdramas and the Reproduction of White Supremacy
Most Nollywood films display the Cinderella story of the village girl starting out with a natural hairstyle, but then finds a rich man...
Dr. Chi
Apr 23, 20243 min read
Tales of an African Bootscratcher: "Unrequited Love in Pre-school"
I have a dent in my arm. It’s a reminder of a trauma from long ago. There was a daycare center at the bottom of the HUD building where...
Dr. Chi
Mar 4, 20244 min read


Spanish in the USA
I was on Facebook and someone posted an image of what looks like a movie poster with a large humanoid being with a huge prickly arm...
Dr. Chi
Feb 26, 20243 min read


Tales of an African Booty-Scratcher: Stockfish
As a consequence, we all smelled like fish, every single day. For me, as a girl, it was a peculiarity that my friends could accept.
Dr. Chi
Feb 19, 20243 min read
Tales of an African Bootscratcher: African Attire
When I was a little girl, I loved to wear African attire. For special events at school, whether it was my birthday or a school dance or...
Dr. Chi
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Politics of Language
I recently watched a Tik Toker defend the Chinese government instilling instruction in Mandarin in Cantonese speaking areas of the country.
Dr. Chi
Feb 4, 20246 min read
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