In this episode of BOS Coalition’s interview series, I had the pleasure of speaking to Janice Song, with whom I chat about their work with the Asian American Federation in addition to their thoughts on Korean values. As we discuss the translation of East Asian culture into adult life, the notion of maintaining cultural expectations is brought up. They also note that “[I] just wanted to emphasize that despite some shortcomings as a community, I've also learned to how to build and maintain community through my Korean/Asian American culture/community; our cultures are known to be more of a collective mindset (though to a fault at times, as I touched on), and that mindset really showed through in how my community showed up for my family during tough times financially, emotionally, and otherwise. Our community is always trying to better one another, and I think that value is also something that drives me and my work today!”