I’m sure the book is a great read! Writing it must have been extremely therapeutic for her. Congratulations Joanna!
@elizabethwilk9615
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I think if we all wrote books on bullying we’d find out it’s part of life unfortunately. I wore glasses so : four eyes. My sister had beautiful hair so they would pull her hair or put gum in it. My older sister was smart so she get bullied if she didn’t help others with papers etc.
@chanj2109
Жыл бұрын
Wow! That's terrible. Sorry you all went throught that.
@max15398
Жыл бұрын
Love her! ❤
@MsMadmax1
Жыл бұрын
Maybe because all my friends in grade school were Korean, Filipino and the kids that didn't fit into any particular group that Joanna's outward appearance is the last thing I notice about her. I was one of those kids that didn't fit into any particular group but that isn't where the differences ended. I went to parochial school-my mom was a church member, my dad wasn't. Most of the kids in my class were what is referred to as WASPS. I had dark hair, darker skin and spoke a second language. Like Joanna, I let someone else tell me who I should be. My dad had dropped me off at school my first day of first grade. My father wished me a good first day and told me he loved me in Italian. I answered him in Italian. When my dad drove off, an older boy walked up to me and shoved. He told me I wasn't a good American because I spoke something other than English. I went home that day and never spoke Italian again. The rest of my life, I felt like I was always on the outside looking in. As for Joanna, all the kids in that school who made her feel like she wasn't enough--I bet none of them have had the kind of life and success that's she's had.
@racheldisalvatore
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I love that she talked about the lies that we tell ourselves need to be replaced with truth. It makes me think of everything that we try to instill into young girls through The Lovely Project- to teach them that they have value, valor and a voice. ❤ Love it Joanna! Thanks for writing your story
@teresalegler2777
Жыл бұрын
Love Joana! So talented, down to earth and a great role model to so many. It’s hard to believe her eldest is college age. My parents also immigrants to the USA. As a child I had a hard time blending in. But those experiences made me and my siblings better and more empathetic individuals. Thanks for the interview.
@evelynlobos1354
Жыл бұрын
wonderful ....I look forward to getting this book as I know I will connect with the little girl of 6 little Jo Jo who had to doge racism at that age, just like I did...thank you for his book Joanna 😍
@minnietrout814
Жыл бұрын
My grandson is half Korean and he is beautifully perfect!!
@DaringDanielletravels
Жыл бұрын
Joanna is such a Sweet, brilliant woman
@jerrilynernsting903
Жыл бұрын
Lovved you joann
@BiancaRachaelH
Жыл бұрын
I wish she was my mentor. I want to start a business with my family and I have so many questions about balance, leadership, and growth.
@kentexican5844
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I did not walk in her shoes but when she talks about (as a little girl) being with her Mom in the grocery and feeling subconscious about the glances she'd receive ... it could be those glances were being respectful not to stare. It is a natural for one's eye to be drawn away by something that may not be so common. Some decades ago I went from a relatively homogenous, non-diverse place to a university, in a big city, in a big state that had a lot of diversity. I'm sure I "glanced" quite a bit, ESPECIALLY at the females that were in my age cohort. After a year or two, one evening I was in a grocery in my diverse neighborhood with a friend that had come to visit from the non-diverse hometown of my youth. When we were in line with our beer, Bob said in a somewhat hushed tone, "Did you notice we're the only white people in here?" I looked around; it was maybe 10:30 PM so the store wasn't so packed with people and I said to Bob, "Yeah, I guess you're right." Being your "average" Euro/Anglo/"white" guys, I did find myself in that space quite often as a "minority" and after a while you simply don't notice. I'll never feel Jo's discomfort (per say) but for sure she should understand that curiosity of many of those who glance have no ill-will.
@creolekween
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This is a great reminder to ensure children see themselves among their peers. Join clubs take trips whatever it takes to make sure they are not "the only." Homogeneous communities for kids who are not in the majority can be very damaging. Just go check Tik Tok. The kids are telling their stories and they get hate from adults not just peers. Jo's mom could shoulder it as an adult because she had the strength of who she was instilled in her by her community as a kid. She chose to leave that community and deal with the trade offs of coming to America. The kids don't have a choice nor the strength imbued in them by their ethnic community. Also Hoda's situation was different because Jo is half whyte and the children she would bear and did bear have a Caucasian phenotype making her more acceptable in her community for dating. All of those are considerations that are made when women are dating since men by and large do the asking. Considerations that Hoda wouldn't have had as a mono-racial dark toned person.
@user-xk4wj6ge5b
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Her dad lesbinaese and mom korean
@akabucy2456
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Beloved may too gracious of a word.........she pings FAKE
@francine89
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Let Joanna talk !! The host was so annoying and kept speaking over her!!
@taroman7100
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Does this baby making machine not yet have enough money?
@jenbell9823
Жыл бұрын
Gosh, aren’t you a wonderful person. How do you sleep at night.
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