HB Ep. 82: F*ck Korea!

This week, Youngmi talks to author Mary H.K. Choi about her essay in The Cut about her recent autism diagnosis at the age of 43. Mary throws a curveball by focusing the conversation on Youngmi’s upcoming memoir and the theme of loving and hating Korea. Mary reflects on the strongly negative view Youngmi has about Korea, and discusses how before this, Asian American literature has been almost void of such strong criticisms of our “homelands.” Youngmi and Mary have a deep conversation about how a big part of Korean culture is to recognize that love and hate are the same thing and that saying “F*ck Korea!” is the most Korean thing a Korean person can do.