Geung Goo Lee's hands told the story of his American dream.
They were calloused by the thousands of cars he worked on at his repair shop in Forest Park, and worn from his time as a welder in Chicago. Before that, they mined coal in West Germany and farmed in South Korea.
But when his oldest daughter Anna was to be married in 1999 he asked her if he could wear white gloves to the ceremony because he was embarrassed by his hands.
Anna and the rest of his family assured Mr. Lee that not only were his hands not shameful... Читать дальше...