Sumin Lee-The Story of my life by Sumin Lee

When I was born-2010

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 11:37:01 UTC

When I was born, my parents were really happy because I was born on the 10th day of the 10th month in 2010, 10 minutes after midnight.

The killing of Osama Bin Laden-2011

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 11:44:07 UTC

In 2011, after years of training and planning, The U.S Special Forces raided the Al-Qaeda Compound and killed the world's most wanted terrorist, in a operation lasting 40 minutes.

The Paris Agreement-2016

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 11:45:30 UTC

In 2016, major world leaders gathered in Paris to set a plan to combat global warming, in an agreement consisting of 195 different countries.

The death of my Grandfather-2018

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 11:52:14 UTC

During 3rd grade P.E., I was suddenly pulled out of school, traveling to Korea to attend my grandfather's funeral with me and my Mom. Although me and my grandfather weren't very close, it had a huge impact on me in my development.

Covid 19-2019

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 12:00:31 UTC

When COVID was first televised on the news, I didn't think much of it, but a month later, my school closed down, impacting my life. During this period, I stopped playing football every day like I used to and got really unhealthy from eating junk food all the time, which negatively impacted me. Due to the closure of school, I also lost touch with a lot of my friends.

Saudi Arabia allows women to drive-2018

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 12:03:59 UTC

This policy change helped me and my mother by giving us a new way to get to places without having to rely on our father. Now, in the mornings, our mother is the one who drives me and my siblings to work.

Murder of George Floyd-2020

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 12:10:15 UTC

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man was murdered by a white police officer, after he knelt on his neck for 9 minutes in an attempt to restrain him. This incident sparked huge protests in a global movement against historic racism and police brutality.

UN release a report on Xinjiang-2022

sumlee_2028 — 2024-08-22 12:16:58 UTC

On August 31st, 2022, the UN Human Rights Office released the long-awaited report on Xinjiang, exposing the human rights violations done to Uhygurs and other Muslim minorities using methods such as torture. This resulted in public outrage sparking many protests, international condemnation, and international sanctions on China.