Old Korean adage, “Even jade has flaws.” Or, in other words: Nothing in life is ever perfect.

Your life can be different, Young Ju. Study and be strong. In America, women have choices.

To you who eat a lot of rice because you’re lonely, To you who sleep a lot because you’re bored, To you who cry a lot because you are sad, I write this down. Chew...

Chamara. What is the word that comes closest to it? Soo-Ja wondered. To stand it, to bear it, to grit your teeth and not cry out? To hold on, to wait until the worst is...