lucy on immersing herself in new cultures at her clubs 🎙️
"I go to another country and they try to help me speak English and I'm like no I should be doing the same for you. I should have a certain level where you should be able to speak your language in your country, in your club, in your home."
When I first asked my grandma if I could write and publish about her, she gave me an instruction that has stuck with me over the years and I try to always keep it in mind when I write about family. She said, roughly translated from Korean: “you can write what you want, but let us live a little more beautifully the second time.” I took this as permission with a condition that I would fictionalize where necessary, to protect them and myself. The women I write about are both us and not us. Maintaining that fictionalized barrier is important to me.
Jihyun Yun, from “you can write what you want, but let us live a little more beautifully the second time": Jihyun Yun in conversation with Nicole Lachat, published Prairie Schooner, March 9, 2023
Audre Lorde to her students during a poetry workshop, as shown in A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (1996) dir. by Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson
lucy saying this reminded me of how much ona struggled moving to manchester during covid 🥺 i always think about how players who move abroad must be so strong mentally and to do it during the pandemic is even crazier. she's amazing and i'm just glad it was worth it in the end 🫶
(link to lucy's interview & ona's interview)