I can understand my teachers and students they probably thought that I
students they probably thought that I
students they probably thought that I was mentally retarded or had a
was mentally retarded or had a
was mentally retarded or had a linguistic disabilities
linguistic disabilities
linguistic disabilities the fact that I was I am a Japanese even
the fact that I was I am a Japanese even
the fact that I was I am a Japanese even made me more distant from others since
made me more distant from others since
made me more distant from others since Korean schools usually educate students
Korean schools usually educate students
Korean schools usually educate students have sort of hatred toward Japanese in
have sort of hatred toward Japanese in
have sort of hatred toward Japanese in Japan and I am and since I was a half
Japan and I am and since I was a half
Japan and I am and since I was a half Japanese and cannot speak Korean at all
Japanese and cannot speak Korean at all
Japanese and cannot speak Korean at all it was a enough reason to me
it was a enough reason to me
it was a enough reason to me to be get bullied my second year at
to be get bullied my second year at
to be get bullied my second year at Korean public school I was so-called
Korean public school I was so-called
Korean public school I was so-called punching bag bitten off on regular basis
punching bag bitten off on regular basis
punching bag bitten off on regular basis but I said to myself I’m cool I did
but I said to myself I’m cool I did
but I said to myself I’m cool I did nothing wrong
nothing wrong
nothing wrong this is not my fault so I’ll move on and
this is not my fault so I’ll move on and
this is not my fault so I’ll move on and forget it
forget it
forget it four years later in my sixth year at
four years later in my sixth year at
four years later in my sixth year at Korean public school
Korean public school
Korean public school I was a in konglish word bank shelter
I was a in konglish word bank shelter
I was a in konglish word bank shelter shuttle who supplies food homework money
shuttle who supplies food homework money
shuttle who supplies food homework money for a bully
for a bully
for a bully especially in PE class when we play
especially in PE class when we play
especially in PE class when we play soccer I had a one position ball boy I
soccer I had a one position ball boy I
soccer I had a one position ball boy I was very good ball boy often times in
was very good ball boy often times in
was very good ball boy often times in wet an extreme that I and I have to
wet an extreme that I and I have to
wet an extreme that I and I have to admit that I had a negative thoughts and
admit that I had a negative thoughts and
admit that I had a negative thoughts and feelings inside me to get rid of all of
feelings inside me to get rid of all of
feelings inside me to get rid of all of these
these
these oh yeah gang said to myself I did
oh yeah gang said to myself I did
oh yeah gang said to myself I did nothing wrong this is not my fault I’m
nothing wrong this is not my fault I’m
nothing wrong this is not my fault I’m cool so I move on I forget
cool so I move on I forget
cool so I move on I forget well now look at me I’m standing here
well now look at me I’m standing here
well now look at me I’m standing here sharing my experience and stories not
sharing my experience and stories not
sharing my experience and stories not committing suicide by constantly saying
committing suicide by constantly saying
committing suicide by constantly saying that I was I did nothing wrong
that I was I did nothing wrong
that I was I did nothing wrong and I’m cool was a sort of defense
and I’m cool was a sort of defense
and I’m cool was a sort of defense mechanism for me it prevented me from
mechanism for me it prevented me from
mechanism for me it prevented me from being too negative I never blamed the
being too negative I never blamed the
being too negative I never blamed the bullies but I didn’t blame myself either
bullies but I didn’t blame myself either
bullies but I didn’t blame myself either it was more a fight with myself and
it was more a fight with myself and
it was more a fight with myself and consequently it prevented me from not
consequently it prevented me from not
consequently it prevented me from not having aggressive thoughts this is
having aggressive thoughts this is
having aggressive thoughts this is called linguistic determinism a
called linguistic determinism a
called linguistic determinism a psychological theory presented by
psychological theory presented by
psychological theory presented by Benjamin Lee wolf in his study language
Benjamin Lee wolf in his study language
Benjamin Lee wolf in his study language thoughts and reality it means literally
thoughts and reality it means literally
thoughts and reality it means literally what you say determines what you think
what you say determines what you think
what you say determines what you think consequently solidifies who you are and
consequently solidifies who you are and
consequently solidifies who you are and it literally saved me in such situations
it literally saved me in such situations
it literally saved me in such situations it is easy to blame yourself and make
it is easy to blame yourself and make
it is easy to blame yourself and make irreversible decisions instead of
irreversible decisions instead of
irreversible decisions instead of dividing myself I try to keep my dignity
dividing myself I try to keep my dignity
dividing myself I try to keep my dignity and self regard although since date they
and self regard although since date they
and self regard although since date they don’t say anything positive for me I
don’t say anything positive for me I
don’t say anything positive for me I thought I should too
thought I should too
thought I should too I should say it for myself that is how
I should say it for myself that is how
I should say it for myself that is how my process went consequently it
my process went consequently it
my process went consequently it definitely made me positive I see a
definitely made me positive I see a
definitely made me positive I see a different today I feel different and
different today I feel different and
different today I feel different and shining individuals gathered here
shining individuals gathered here
shining individuals gathered here willing to share their stories and
willing to share their stories and
willing to share their stories and inspirations you are special
inspirations you are special
inspirations you are special saying something go to yourself talk how
saying something go to yourself talk how
saying something go to yourself talk how you look nice every morning in your
you look nice every morning in your
you look nice every morning in your mirror and say just say yo you’re
mirror and say just say yo you’re
mirror and say just say yo you’re handsome today just like I do
because I really think that I am
because I really think that I am handsome after all it is not them that
handsome after all it is not them that
handsome after all it is not them that defines you you are thank you
defines you you are thank you
defines you you are thank you [Applause]
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