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  • Managing Producer, Ebay
Seattle
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Miscarriage Is Not A Bad Word

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By Ko Im
| Romper Verified
I Googled how to translate the word “miscarriage” into Korean — wondering how to break the news to my mom when I was barely processing it myself — while stuffing my intricately beaded, ivory wedding dress into a black bulk suitcase. My fiancé and I had planned to announce our pregnancy at our upcoming destination wedding in Germany, but instead we’d be grieving during what would have been a double celebration.
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Love, marriage and surnames | Op-Ed Original

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By Ko Im
| The Seattle Times Verified
When I was younger, my dad said I could change my first name to whatever I wanted. I desperately wanted to fit in, and thought having a more American name that people wouldn’t butcher would make my third-grade life easier. I ended up not finding something I liked (didn’t want to be another Christina or Jennifer or even Connie), but it still took me a long time to become proud of my heritage. So when my civil wedding ceremony was around the corner, I called my immigrant dad for advice.
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Like Serena, I want to build a family, have love and feel contentment

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By Ko Im
| The Seattle Times Verified
I was an overachiever in high school: student council president; tennis team captain; Guam’s All-Island Tennis women’s champion. It was part of my strategy to get into the Ivy League, which I did. And still, I was overly frustrated seeing others’ accomplishments. My mom would ask: “Why do you always compare yourself to the best?” I wanted to feel like I was enough, when in reality, I needed to silence my inner critic, akin to Serena Williams’ forceful grunt on the tennis court.
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