chapters 3 & 4 : kp duty and streets of gold
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These are excerpts from Good Bye Joe, a book about my family. As I am currently in the market for a publisher, I can only post a paragraph or two. If you’d like to read more, shoot me an email at yobodish@yobodish.com.
He woke up with severe hunger pangs. He lay there on the shredded straw mat for few more seconds until he felt the nausea subside. He and his youngest brother didn’t have much luck scavenging for food the night before and he knew today was going to be even harder.
He tiredly propped himself up on his elbows and peered over to see both of his younger brothers curled up next to his mother. His father was sleeping next to a tree. There were only five of them now. His two older brothers were sent off to fight the war against the North Koreans and the family hadn’t heard from them since they left.
My older sister and I were sitting on the floor mesmerized by the story my brother was telling about a flying van when we heard the front door opening. It was dad coming home after finishing his first shift as a dishwasher at a Chinese restaurant and second shift as a busboy at an Italian bistro. It was almost midnight but since it was Friday we were allowed to wait up for him.
The first thing I noticed was the blood around his mouth. His pants were ripped and there was a huge black stain on his shirt. I stood there, frozen by the sight of him.
Chapter 5: Americans Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving
Chapter 6: Paper Dolls and Airplanes
Chapter 7: Days of Summer
Chapter 8: How Do You Spell Kitchen? C-H-I-C-K-E-N
Chapter 9: Burglar with Red Socks
Chapter 11: Not It
Chapter 12: Batman v. Superman
Chapter 13: The Road Trip Test
chapter 3: kp duty
Dad’s on Top of Spaghetti Covered with Cheese Spaghetti has a thick tomato sauce with juicy, flavorful meatballs.
Dad’s Kahl Guk Su (Kal Guk Su) with Home Made Noodles’ smooth broth and silky noodles hits the spot on a cold winter’s day.
Umma’s Beddy Eejee to Make Pah Jun is a great snack or side dish served with rice and other bahn chan.
Umma’s 10-hour Shift Gehran Jhim is another super simple side dish that goes great with dang jahng jigeh (dang
Dad, Haem and me in Maui for Haes’ wedding. I was told America was a place where the streets were lined with gold. They may not be lined with gold, but they are filled with opportunities.
chapter 4: streets of gold
streets of gold recipes
kp duty recipes
what’s cookin’ in the kitchen
more goodbye joe excerpts
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