I have been inspired by a sociology professor and sociology student to express my opinions about the traditional Korean American way...in other words rant. They suggested that I type in google "korean american non traditional blog," and I did...but do you know how if you type something into google...they try to find sites with just one word...well everything I found just contained "Traditional" or "korean" or "american"
First Page of the search
1) What's Your Favorite Nontraditional Taco?2) Wedding recap--Chinese Korean American wedding
3) Ask a Korean!: Ask a Korean! Wiki: Korean American Job Sites?
4) Ask a Korean!: Traditional Korean Hairdo for Women
5) Korean whores - Do women in Korea like dating foreign men (I guess that's nontraditional?)
6) Korea Legal.org
7) The New York Times on Korean Americans and Suicide Racialicious (eek)
8) Korean Quarterly Newspaper a publication for the Korean American (text description = "It also attracts many non-Korean readers, including parents and relatives of adopted Koreans, other Asian Americans, and people who have an ...)
9) Celebrate Korean-American Day: I Love the Hyphen
10) Baby - Korean American Baby: Mom's Balloons
Alright Google. You're trying to take over the world, yet you can't find the thing I'm looking for! I was so specific too. I want to find a site about where people express their opinions...the nontraditional korean americans.
Just note...that I have nothing against Korean Americans...I mean I just have some disagreements about the way of living, but I am proud to be a Korean American. I love kimchi. I love Korea. I love America. I love that I was forced I mean allowed to learn piano/violin. I love the shape of my eyes. I love my brown eyes/hair. I love my mom. I love my relatives I love the language...Trust me. I ain't no hater alright.
So yea...I'm a Non Traditional Korean American Bruin Christian. HI! And to those who are just reading this to see what I have to say about our race. ahnyoung? blahblahblah
My first post...I have to admit I'm nervous...what will the reactions be? I hope that just one person who I have never met before reads this (that is my goal)...anyways here we go...........
I don't want to be a doctor
I'm not a human hater. I love people. I care about people...
The purpose of the blog is to rant about the things I don't like about the image I am supposed to aspire to attain.
10 Reasons Why do I not want to be a doctor? (I love doctors. I think they're amazing people. don't take this the wrong way please)...in no particular order
1) I don't really like the idea of having to be educated for so long...honestly the 12+ years is enough...I don't need 1/4 of my life to be occupied by institutionalized school
2) I want to have a pretty decent social life in college...not in the library
3) I don't want to be praised forever if I were to become a doctor...I'd get arrogant
4) It isn't the best profession ever...that existed in the universe. I strongly believe that.
5) I don't like college science...way too competitive
6) I hate chemistry. ...especially at UCLA...many professors *cough cough SCERRI* are trying to make money and give people midterms that make them seem smart and everyone else look dumb...with 50% average midterm scores.
7) I am really not the best test taker...so I'd be screwed since I need to do crazily well on the MCATs and get a really high gpa
8) ...it's not that I'm lazy or anything but I don't think I want to live at the library in my undergrad
9) I do want to help people, but I honestly don't want to go through all of the obstacles of the academics in order to do it.
10) Maybe I'm just a rebel...but I don't want a typical career...I want to be special (hehe selfish.)
EDIT
11) ...After talking to someone who is on their path to becoming a doctor...I have learned that you must practice with cadavers??!?!? extra reason! i cannot touch dead people...and I definitely have a limit to how many rats I can dissect. =]
10 Reasons why (most) Korean parents want their kids to be doctors (again in no particular order-you know what...it may be different for your parent, but I'm really just trying to be broad and general)
1) Money. money. money
2) reputation. reputation. reputation. aka bragging rights
3) Stability
4) Better life for the kids than the parents
5) Skill that doesn't require lots of strenuous work
6) Power
7) Doctor in the family...that's right. yay free healthcare!
8) To help people...it's true...but you can help people without becoming a doctor (and take out a lot less loans...if any)
9) Be your own boss
10) Respected by society...for people to look up to you
Now...really. pleaseeeee dont get the wrong idea from this blog. I'm not a HATER. I'm just sick of the bubble we're in.
Yea...I have to admit I'm pretty decent at math/science, but that doesn't mean I have to be a doctor or have to want to be a doctor or have to make my kids who get my genes become doctors.
For the Christians: *Jesus was a carpenter, a teacher, a healer, a mentor. He was the model son...and he wasn't a doctor (his power to heal through prayer doesn't count as being a doctor...not in this day and age)*
Rick Warren said "What you BECOME on earth matters far more than what you DO. You're taking your character to heaven, not your career." Amen!
To the Parents of Korean American children who want their children to be doctors even though they don't want to or are not capable or desire to do something else:
Please do not force your child to be a doctor. Please do not teach your child from when they are little that becoming a doctor is the best way to go. Please. Please. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Don't be disappointed if your child becomes something other than a doctor. Please don't praise other people's kids that are doctors a LOT when your kid is around. Please let your kid do what they want...it's their life...you'll honestly most likely be in a coffin by the time your kid is a certain age (and trust me...you can die peacefully even though your kid isn't a doctor)
I have a lot of other things to say...but as Doctor is the most HIGHLY respected profession in the Korean American community...I just had to say something
I'm not saying that my mom is evil for wanting me to be a doctor. She wants me to be a doctor so that I can help people. So that I can live a better life for her...but sorry
oh yea...just in case...I also don't want to be a Pharmacist or Dentist either! :)
Juhn UiSah Dwegee Shiruh...Yo...Miahnhehyo
(I don't know how to type that in korean correctly)
I don't want to be a doctor...sorry.
