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37. Fly-by-Night Korean immigration rush was the highest in 80’s. On any day, you could see Korean families coming out of the terminals pushing large bags in LAX. Unique feature of the immigrant community was none of the previous lives mattered. Those who used to have nice titles and positions had more difficulty adjusting to new life styles. Blue colors and underprivileged settled down faster. Korean government.. 2021. 1. 30.
36. Donna As Albert Hammond sang, “It never rains in Southern California,” it does not rain in summer. It only rains during the few winter months. It is impossible to hold the umbrella and push the wheelchair at the same time. I used the poncho style rain gear, and it was troublesome and inconvenient. I had to go some distance from the school parking lot to the classrooms. On rainy days, I wore a baseball.. 2021. 1. 29.
35. Eggs for Sale District manager Bill was an interesting man. He had a small week-end farm. Once a month, he brought eggs from his farm to the office and sold them to the employees. Once his eggs arrived, Daly, mailroom employee, would ring the bell on PA system and let the employee know. He got together with the employees, bought stacks of lotto scratchers, and scratched them off in the conference room. He use.. 2021. 1. 27.
34. Unemployment I learned American culture which was very different from Korean one at the real estate office. My boss, Cher, married to the college friend and the marriage did not last long. She was still close to her ex-husband who got remarried and had a family. He and his new wife often visited the office and they seemed to spend the week-ends and holidays together. After I left the office, she got divorced.. 2021. 1. 25.