Comments on: Happy Chuseok!

By: liang

liang — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:09:39 +0000

2 years on and snsd is still so popular! haha!!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:23:41 +0000

has son dam bi ever had any cosmetic surgery? because she looks so natural

By: betty

betty — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:08:48 +0000

ohhhhh…i really want to try it 2….they r sooo beautiful dresses..ahhh..look at girls generation they really look preety in it n also jang nara she is soooo cute!! i wish moon geun young ‘ll try da dress which jang nara is wearin den she ll look like a cute lil angel!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Mai

Mai — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:40:38 +0000

Wow those are very pretty dresses. I wonder who much they cost? Though i would love to try one out, i doesn’t match me very well. But i’d have to say that the dresses goes so well with everything, that even non-natives wearing it looks fab! The dress Leslie Benfield is wearing particularly matchers her very well! WOAH… So colorful and arty…

By: marzy

marzy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:58:08 +0000

Ah… so its not so traditional anymore? So u dont do the ancestral rites anymore and such? But you still spend time with family and such? Or you u dont anymore? Right now, in ur generation do people still speak fluent Korean or maybe learn korean (if they are still kids?) Im sorry curiousity about how other people not in their native homes celebrate (ie. second, third generations)

I can say for my case, we still practice some stuff that’s Chinese to us here.
Not everything but some stuffs on occassions and some traditions. Though many like to argue that its not really “cool” anymore. Since ur not in ur native home.
Question, how to tell the difference from normal hanboks and the modern ones?Both are pretty ^^ ive been liking these recent ones ive been seeing.

By: javabeans

javabeans — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:10:44 +0000

Hmm, I can’t speak for others, so I’ll just say that in my experience, Chuseok is really not a big deal; many Korean-Americans don’t really follow the Korean holidays, although we’re aware of them to an extent. It also varies on which generation you’re talking about — my parents and their generation, for instance, are aware and keep track and all that, even if they don’t particularly do much for the holiday. But people my generation are Americans so we observe the American holidays. Sometimes I’ll have a nice dinner with the family (with dduk!) but that’s about it. I’m sure the answer would be different for recent immigrants, though.

By: hmm

hmm — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:36:56 +0000

yeah javabeans, i’m curious too. do korean americans celebrate Chuseok, and is it different than how Koreans in Korea celebrate it? Also, Do Korean Americans also celebrate Thanksgiving? What did you do for Chuseok?