Category Archives: Citizenship

Holding Out or Holding Up?

Posted on July 7, 2010 by jaehwan

There’s a great article here about three generations of an American family and the differences in the economy between then and now. The grandfather is a WWII veteran turned stock broker who became wealthy through connections and tenacity, and the father … Continue reading →

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Democratic Capitalism vs. State Capitalism

Posted on June 15, 2010 by jaehwan

David Brooks has an interesting article here about the difference between democratic capitalism vs. state capitalism.  He focuses on the oil industry. American/European companies like BP and Exxon Mobil work under democratic capitalism and compete in a relatively free market, … Continue reading →

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Thieves who cheat the mortgage banks

Posted on May 31, 2010 by jaehwan

If you sign a document saying that you agree to pay a debt, and the bank agrees to give you the money in order to pay that debt while using your home as collateral, and then you suddenly walk away … Continue reading →

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Born Rich

Posted on April 4, 2010 by jaehwan

If you have time to watch an entire movie online, check out the movie “Born Rich.”  (above, or link here). It’s relevant to my last post about money or love.  The documentary was made by Jamie Johnson, an heir to … Continue reading →

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Money or Love?

Posted on April 1, 2010 by jaehwan

This is one of those topics that I’ve been thinking about to the point that all my thoughts are garbled. David Brooks wrote this column last week, writing about Sandra Bullock, who won an Academy Award and very soon after … Continue reading →

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Getting Schooled by Overpriced Schooling

Posted on March 15, 2010 by jaehwan

Thank you, NY Times, for publishing this: In Hard Times, Lured Into Trade School and Debt. Yup, you’ve seen them before–the advertisements for ITT Tech and Western Culinary Institute (apparently now doing business as Le Cordon Bleu).  I’d always wondered … Continue reading →

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The Danger of the Single Story

Posted on March 6, 2010 by jaehwan

Etain, thanks for sending this. In the video above, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie talks about what she calls “the danger of the single story” and how stereotypes can warp a culture’s perception of the people of another culture when there … Continue reading →

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Write in "Taiwanese"

Posted on March 5, 2010 by jaehwan

The video above is encouraging Taiwanese Americans to check the “other” box on the U.S. Census and to write in “Taiwanese.”  In other words, don’t check the “Chinese” box, but rather write in “Taiwanese.” I’ve found that the best way … Continue reading →

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Down and Out in the Great Recession

Posted on February 17, 2010 by jaehwan

David Brooks wrote an excellent column for the NY Times: The Lean Years. In his essay, he writes about how men have been disproportionately affected by the recession, and how people who come to working age during bad economic times … Continue reading →

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Educating Children About Food

Posted on February 15, 2010 by jaehwan

I thought some of you might enjoy this. Jamie Oliver, a winner of the 2010 TED Prize, talks about how America can help its young people live longer and healthier through better school cafeteria programs and education about food. His … Continue reading →

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