Therese Park

Meditation on life
Winter is a time for reflection and waiting

Still called to the Dream
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Messages on Violence

Students follow path to excellence
Two local students made Kansas City proud by winning two of five top prizes at the 2011 National History Day Competition in June, Washington, D.C.

A crawdad bridge between generations
A Korean Grandma and her American Grandkids

Hidden Danger in Water
Sometimes water demands a high price

Stephen Foster, Beautiful Dreamer
Power of dreams

Blest are average people
Average people made the world we live in today.

Losing Touch with Lifetime Companion
A person can lose a hand and can still live a full life, but the empty space one spouse leaves in another’s life will never be filled.

Miracles of Fatima reach beyond borders
The square before the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima is the spiritual sanctuary where troubled souls and hearts seek peace and solace

Conversation with Confucius
Confucius hometown Qufu has been one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites since 1994

Second Thought About Aging
Aging is a blessing

Evolving from nothing into a tough cookie
Behind a tough cookie, there's a culture that nourished her soul

My Feathered Friends
Not biting is a sign of appreciation

Messages of Hope amid Tragedy
After Tucsan shooting rampage

Being Grateful is the key to happiness
Without a healthy brain, one cannot live a healthy life

Love can be unspoken
This holiday season, remember what love really is

The Front is Never quiet in Diabetes War
Gen. Douglas MacArthur said, "In War, there is no substitute for victory."

Even in a tortured mind, motherhood tugs
Dementia is a devastating disease, and yet...

Blessings amid the Korean War
Our home became a church when homeless priests and nuns moved in with us.

Ready to Greet Eternal Spring
Victor Hugo's view of his old age

Mystery of the Mind
Forgetfulness comes with aging

An old dog can learn a new trick
Learning is for all ages.

American Troops Heading home
Mixture of feelings about seeing Amercans' departure from my country Korea

Friendship Makes Anyplace Home/ Jingdezhen, China
Home away from Home

Nation Embraces Old and New/ Jingdezhen, China
Foreigner's view of today's China

Asians View of Life after Death
Emperor Qin and Terracotta Soldiers

Workloads of Working Mothers
Working Mothers' duties

Hearing Aids Bring Happiness
Trauma of wearing hearing aids for the first time

Questions linger after teen's slaying of mother
The "Wake up call" isn't only for Chinese parents but for all American parents.

We Drank Nothing But Tea
Coca-cola was introduced to our family during the Korean War

Duty, Honor, Memorial
The Korean War isn't "Forgotten"

A Late Bloomer's Resolution
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

His Majesty, the Bird
I once had compassion for all caged birds. I even thought the bird owners were a heartless bunch. But since I became one of them, I feel a lot differently about the noisy, obnoxious critters.

Power, delusion, and Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il inherited the Hermit Kingdom as it is today from his powerful father, Kim Il-Sung, who, with the help of Russians, established the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1948 and ruled it until his death 1994.

Gratitudes as Rabbit Year Hops away
The Rabbit has been busy to bring peace to humans Year 2011

Korean War Veterans Remembered on 11-11- 2011
Thomas Jefferson said “The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots.”

The joys of being old and loved
During the trip to Korea together, out mother-daughter roles were reversed. My daughter seemed to think that I needed her care, not the other way around.

Todays musicians stand on the Philharmonics' shoulders
The Kansas City Philharmonic enriched the lives of many during its 49 years.

Ludwig Van Beethoven, the Immortal Composer
He liberated music from a cloistered form set by earlier composers...

Marian Anderson: The Goodwill Ambassador
The racial discrimination the white American inflicted upon their black neighbors.

Bird Nest Soup, Anyone?
Traditional Chinese medical doctors have been using bird-nests for centuries to treat respiratory ailments such as asthma and bronchitis, to rejuvenate skin, and to boost energy for both young and old.

The Art of Growing Old
It takes courage to deal with the human condition called "aging."

Inchon Landing Remembered
Inchon Landing was one of the most successful operations in modern military history.

A Lost Friend
Korean War Prisoner-of War Story

A Gift of the Emperor
A fictional account of a Korean schoolgirl forced into military prostitution by the Japanese government during WWII.