Broken Promises to Fortified Forgiveness | Sam Hyun | Legacy Project Maryland

Sam Hyun was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, where he spent most of his life before moving to D.C. Sharing his family story, he tells us of how the immigrant’s psyche can be worn down and damaged in the pursuit of the American Dream, an experience he both witnessed and encountered through his relationship with his father. Raised by his mother, Sam recalls how she had to endure grueling hours of multiple jobs to care for her family while his father, who traveled often on business trips, was largely absent from his life. He shares with us a memory of the exact moment his father left the family for good: an argument over his mother purchasing the laundromat she had worked at for years, a decision which would improve the family’s financial prospects but one which exposed the pride and insecurities of a father who had failed to live up his myth of an American life. Today, as Co-Founder of @1587sneakers and the Director of Government Relations at @taaforg, Sam works to change both the narrative of how we as Asian Americans present ourselves, as well as the harmful narratives to which we subscribe.
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Interviewer: Kimberly Young Sun @kimberlyyoungsun
Videographers: Janice Chung @janicekaramchung & Celine Son @clnsn
Editor: Jaehee Cheong @jhee_c218
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Executive Producer: HJ Lee
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Great interview and articulated so well. Very mature and a very solid base. Keep the positive thoughts going and good luck in your career and life. The best thing I try to do as well is not dwell on the past instead grow from it.

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Wonderful to see you online, Sam. Thank you for telling your story, and for your contributions to Korean-Americana. --Eugenia