There are many things my daddy said to me over the years that find their way back to my heart at different moments in life. Maybe you have sweet dad-isms that stick with you. Whenever things felt rocky in life, daddy always told me to “Hang on”! He had a gruff voice. Being in the Navy most of his life, he smoked a lot of cigarettes…and it sounded like it! Even in the rasp of his voice, there was a soothing…
Growing up in a very white neighborhood and school, I didn’t understand or see the racial tension that was surrounding us. Being half Chinese, I felt the prejudice of being different. Elementary school kids can be so cruel. I didn’t fit in at regular school and I certainly didn’t fit in at the Chinese school that I went to on Saturday mornings. I learned at an early age that being “different” brings negative attention to yourself. I also learned because…