WHO I AM AND WHY I EAT KIMCHI
My name is Bill DiPuma. I am 58 years old and reside in a small town 60 miles northwest of Chicago. I was raised by a Korean man and have enjoyed eating Kimchi since I was 5 years old. In 2011, after my annual health check up, my doctor found me to be in very good health. I told him I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle and that I incorporate Kimchi into my diet on a daily basis. My doctor was not familiar with Kimchi so I explained to him the product. His reply was "Bill, you should promote Kimchi". My most recent check up was in Spring 2016. Again I was given a good health report with in range numbers and on no medication. With this exciting information, I have decided to move forward with my medical doctors suggestion and promote Kimchi. Now, exactly how am I going to do this? Well, I'm not quite sure myself so I built this basic website as a starting point.
The purpose of this website is solely intended to reach out to Kimchi companies (manufacturers / distributors) for a possible partnership that want to expand sales in the United States. I do not have a business and I am currently employed full time in a completely different industry. Please read on as this is a real American Kimchi story that may take your business to the next level.
HERE I AM ENJOYING SOME KIMCHI AFTER MY MORNING WORKOUT. 4-8-16
My Kimchi Story and why the name "KIMCHI MAKE YOU STRONG"
My biological parents divorced when I was 3 years old and my sister Debbie was 5. My mother remarried a Korean man named Sam Lee not long after. Sam Lee was born in Seoul, Korea and was sent to the states by his parents at age of 17. Sam Lee, who we now considered "Dad", introduced us to a variety of Korean foods including Kimchi. We ate Kimchi at just about every meal. As a child, I loved the robust taste without even realizing all it's healthy benefits. In 1965, my mother and Sam had Laura Lee, their first child. In 1969, the 5 of us took a month long family vacation to Concord, California. This trip was intended to visit Sam's older sister Flora, and to meet his younger sister Galia, her husbund Young, and their 2 sons Tommy and Danny Byun who just moved here from Seoul. At our first meal they were all surprised and thought it was very funny that I liked Kimchi. The boys repeated in their broken english "Billy, Kimchi Make You Strong! Kimchi Make You Strong." Hence the name 'Kimchi Make You Strong' This photo was taken in 1963, Sam Lee on right with Debbie on his shoulder and Sam's best friend Mike Hahn with me on his shoulder.
A FEW PHOTOS
DAD AND ME BEING SILLY 1970
FAMILY CHRISTMAS 1983, ON THE FAR RIGHT IS MY THIRD SISTER JULIE
MY WEDDING 1990, DAD BOTTOM CENTER, HIS SISTER GALIA & UNCLE YOUNG BOTTOM RIGHT, WITH MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
A FEW MORE PHOTOS
LAURA'S WEDDING 1983, MOM AND DAD IN THE MIDDLE
LAURA & DAD 2015
UNCLE YOUNG'S WAKE SERVICE 2015. TOMMY FAR LEFT, DANNY 2ND FROM RIGHT, LAURA FAR RIGHT, ME 5TH FROM RIGHT, NIECES & NEPHEWS IN BETWEEN.
HERE ARE SOME OF MY REASONS WHY WE SHOULD TALK
* THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT KIMCHI. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH ONLY 1 IN 10 HAVE TASTED IT, OR EVEN HEARD OF IT. THEY DO NOT KNOW THE GREAT TASTE AND ALL IT'S HEALTHY BENEFITS
* I HAVE A UNIQUE AMERICAN KIMCHI HISTORY, WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT I CAN SPREAD THE KIMCHI WORD ALL OVER THE CHICAGOLAND AREA AND THEN ACROSS THE WHOLE U.S.!
* I CAN PROMOTE KIMCHI THROUGH FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA, POSTING RECIPES, ARTICLES, WHERE TO BUY, AND THE ENDLESS HEALTHY BENEFITS
* HEALTH MAGAZINE ( HEALTH.COM ) LISTS KIMCHI AS THE TOP 5 HEALHIEST FOODS IN THE WORLD, THIS ALONE CONFIRMS HOW HEALTHY KIMCHI REALLY IS
* I CAN PROMOTE YOUR CURRENT BRAND, OR A PRIVATE LABEL. IDEALLY A CUSTOM PRINTED 'KIMCHI MAKE YOU STRONG' LABEL. NO FISH SAUCE PLEASE :)
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HERE I AM DOING WHAT I LOVE MOST, BESIDES EATING KIMCHI :) INLINE SKATING!