The Nicknames That Shaped My Korean Identity

Growing up in Korea meant navigating kindness and competitiveness at the same time, and those early nicknames taught me more about Korean culture than I realized. As I’ve learned more about Korea’s rapid transformation, from colonization to global powerhouse, I’ve started to understand how history shapes identity across generations. It’s wild how much of ourselves comes from the people and places before us. What part of your history shaped you?