Author Archives: Bo

About Bo

A 30something, 1.5 generation Korean-American/New Yorker who spends her day as an HR exec. specializing in corporate diversity & inclusion. I get to think about ways to make "The Man" less male, white, and straight. It's the best job in the world! When I'm not trying to change corporate America, I teach yoga and dabble in holistic health counseling. I have an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and my undergraduate from the University of Michigan. Lesser known facts about me: I enjoy b&w film photography, training for endurance races, and making homemade jam. Other mindless observations can be found at http://itsbo.blogspot.com/

A Day Without Asian Immigrants

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Bo

The 2004 movie “A Day Without a Mexican” took a comical look at what would happen if all Mexican immigrants up and disappeared overnight.  As you might imagine, much dismay and hilarity ensued.  The US economy comes to a grinding … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics | 8 Comments

Catching Up With the Joneses

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Bo

Over the weekend, the NY Times reported on a new Census Bureau analysis of the most common surnames in the US.  For the first time, two Hispanic surnames – Garcia and Rodriguez – made the top 10 most common in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations | 8 Comments

The day the Lees discovered Thanksgiving

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Bo

This month’s issue of Gourmet magazine features a fusion Thanksgiving menu inspired by the flavors of “the east” aka Japan, China, and India.  Traditional turkey day eats are updated and become Pumpkin, Corn, and Lemongrass Soup, Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes with … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Lifestyles, Observations | 8 Comments

AKA… Also Known As

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Bo

Today’s New York Times blog ran an intriguing opinion piece written by a Korean-born woman adopted by a white American family. In the essay, Hollee McGinnis aka Lee Hwa Keong, ruminates about the loses and gains of transracial and ethnic … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | 6 Comments

Paris Hilton loves Korea

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Bo

Paris Hilton has landed in South Korea. Koreans all around the world can now be comforted by the knowledge that we are, like, “so hot.” This is her first time in Korea, so she gushed about the beautiful Korean scenery. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | 6 Comments

Acting [fill in the blank]

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Bo

Roland Fryer is an economist at Harvard who has done research on “acting white” in the black community. According to the good folks over at Freakonomics, Fryer recently learned that exceling in academia is no longer called “acting white” and … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination | 10 Comments

Does this mean I can also blame Confucius for my bum knee?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Bo

This LA Times article about the Korean-American communities rethinking of achievement strikes me in a funny sort of way…and not good funny. The article asserts that, in the shadow of a few very public f-ups by a handful of Korean-Americans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, WTF | 20 Comments

Which form of racism is worse?

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Bo

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix shape and probably one of the most well known figures in modern science,  announced today that he would be resigning from his position as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and from … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | 7 Comments