Episode 2: Roots, Roads & Revelations (Part 1)

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In this deeply personal episode, host Eunchim Jennifer Choi introduces her story through three themes: Roots, Roads, and Revelations. "Roots" explores her tangled identity - navigating the dissonance of being "too Asian for Westerners but too Western for Asians." She reflects on experiencing gender inequality in Korean society and how motherhood brought a reckoning with systemic barriers for women. Most fundamentally, she describes an innate longing for truth and purpose that drove her to devour philosophy and religion books as a teenager.
"Roads" examines her unconventional path. Despite an impressive résumé spanning six countries and two decades of international work, there was no master plan. Instead of pursuing the American or Korean dreams of stability and prosperity, she went 'South' to Timor-Leste and on to other nations, taking the roads less travelled.

 🔔STAY TUNED FOR EPISODE 3 (Part 2)!
You will be hearing about the roads that the host did take, and the key “Revelations”  that have shaped her journey.

⏰TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
04:00 - "Roots"
06:33 - Korea, America, and Identity Swings
11:46 - Asian Girlhood and Womanhood
16:54 - Chasing the North Star
18:49 - "Roads"
22:35 - Road NOT Taken #1 - The American Dream
23:28 - Road NOT Taken #2 - The Korean Dream
24:25 - Taking the Road Less Travelled
25:29 - Outro

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