“Which Country Are You Rooting for?”: Conversations about Race, Culture, and Faith with My Daughters During the Tokyo Olympics
Beyond sports, this Tokyo Olympics has sparked important conversations and reflections about race, culture, citizenship, and faith in my immediate family, especially with my daughters Ally and Abby. These wide-ranging topics arise out of multiple hats I wear – father, psychologist, professor, Korean American, and Christian. And perhaps like many fathers, some of these conversations have stuck with my kids as intended (thank God for these moments in parenting), while others have resulted in a typical eye roll – “Are we talking about this again, daddy?” Furthermore, there are conversations that I have not yet had with my daughters, ones that I hope to bring up at the opportune moment in the near future. Here are some examples of these conversations.