Lydia Kim

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Lydia Kim is a former English teacher now strategy consultant and writer based in the Bay Area. She writes stories and essays about unlearning conventional wisdom and learning what’s next.  Find her on Twitter @elliswkim

Stories

Cover Photo: black and white photograph of an Asian woman looking into a handheld mirror, touching a cloth to her face
Finally, at Fifty, I Can See Myself

I participated in the betrayal of my face because it’s easy to do when your thoughts about beauty are colonized and your appearance is a battleground.

Aug 05, 2020