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Jimmy

The opposite of love is not hate; the opposite of love is apathy

About Me

I was born in Taegu, South Korea, raised in Tacoma, Washington, and live in Los Angeles, California. I am a Christian. I am engaged to my future wife and partner Desiree. I am bi-racial (Korean/White). I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I believe deeply in the message of Jesus, the brotherhood and equality of man, the beauty of life, and the power of love.

My Interests

My beautiful fiancee Desiree, peace, justice, theology, history, world cultures, multiculturalism/diversity, hip hop culture, learning, Adidas shelltoes.

Music:

Tupac Shakur
OutKast
Blackstar
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Common
Kanye West
The Roots
Lauryn Hill
Fugees
Wyclef Jean
Little Brother
Pharoahe Monch
Old School LL Cool J
Run-DMC
Michael Jackson
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Al Green
Sam Cooke
Otis Redding
The Temptations
Boyz II Men
Anthony Hamilton
John Legend
Bob Marley
Louis Armstrong
Thelonius Monk
Billie Holiday
Nina Simone
Sarah Vaughn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederic Chopin
Pytor Illych Tschaikovsky
Antonio Vivaldi
Alicia Keys
Norah Jones

Movies:

Crash
Blood Diamond
Coming to America
Gandhi
Malcolm X
Boyz n da Hood
Bad Boys II
Rush Hour 1&2
Brown Sugar
Remember the Titans
The Sandlot
A Goofy Movie
Forrest Gump
City of God
Love and Basketball

Television:

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Chappelle's Show
In Living Color
The Cosby Show
The Boondocks
The Wonder Years
The Wire
The Daily Show

Books:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
There Are No Children Here
The Moral Vision of the New Testament
The Life of Mahatma Gandhi
Strength to Love by MLK, Jr.
The Narrative of a Slave
The Politics of Jesus
The Prophetic Imagination

Heroes:

Jesus of Nazareth
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi
Mother Teresa
The Tianenmen Man (google it)
Nelson Mandela
Frederick Douglass
Pastor Babu C.J.(Emmanuel Orphanage Delhi, India)

My Blog

Why I am.....

Why I am............Christian.  First and foremost I must start with my status as a Christian because this will help to define so much of what I am.  I am a Christian first and foremost beca...
Posted by Jimmy on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:26:00 PST

My CHRISTIAN Politic

Recently I have been called a liberal, a conservative, an anarchist, a socialist, a libertarian, and a communist. People seem to be somewhat confused as to what my political beliefs are. Well, my poli...
Posted by Jimmy on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:58:00 PST