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Sa-i-gu, or April 29, is an important and catastrophic day for the Korean community in much the same way as September 11 is for America as a whole. This is the day that their sense of security was shattered, their dream rudely dispelled, and a new reality really hit home. Even though I read in “Strangers From A Different Shore” that “the human toll was high: 58 deaths, 2,400 injuries, and 12,000 arrests” (Takaki 494), the full impact of the tragedy didn’t hit me until I saw how hurt the mother of Edward Song was. I can’t get her words out of my head: “I’m still waiting for my son.” The numbers didn’t make much sense until I realize there are 58 mothers out there mourning and that thousands and thousands of families are affected deeply by this unfortunate event. Unfortunate, but not accidental! Sa-i-gu happened for a host of reaso