{"id":105,"date":"2023-05-05T23:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T03:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/voices\/?p=105"},"modified":"2023-05-16T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T17:50:08","slug":"exploring-the-life-of-a-first-gen-korean-american-importance-of-food-and-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/voices\/2023\/05\/05\/exploring-the-life-of-a-first-gen-korean-american-importance-of-food-and-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Life of a First-Gen Korean American; Importance of Food and Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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interviewee: Gyonghui Kim
interviewer: Seung Yeon Hong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview Summary<\/strong>
This interview is with Gyonghui Kim, who was born March 1, 2023 in South Korea and moved to the United States after 2003 with her husband and her first child. She was raised by parents in the Salvation Army in Korea and devoted a large part of her life to church and other religious activities. She grew up with a younger brother exposing her from a young age to misogyny in Korean society\u2013a structure which became her driving force in academic work. She started learning to cook from the internet after moving in with her in-laws and continues to cook for her family now. Today, she assists her husband at his church at Korean Methodist Church of Hudson Valley. This interview covers topics such as growing up in a religious household in Korea, immigrating to the U.S. in the early 2000s, and community and food of Korean churches.

This interviewee is my mother who raised me and taught me to appreciate Korean food and I appreciate her willingness to participate in an interview. This interview was conducted via Zoom due to the difference in location.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n