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When I stood on stage at the 2026 Ulsan Global Festival to receive an award recognizing my work with multicultural families over the past two decades, I felt a strange mixture of gratitude, pride, and disbelief. Recognition has never really been part of the equation for me. Most of the projects I’ve taken on over the years—from building communities and teaching photography to helping newcomers navigate life in Korea—were never motivated by the possibility of awards or public acknowledgement. They were simply things that felt worth doing.

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Buddha’s Birthday has come and gone once again.

The years seem to move faster now. Maybe it’s because life gets busier as you get older. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older myself. Either way, these moments that once felt like entire seasons now feel like brief flashes in the rearview mirror.

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