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The Good Man: A Novel by Edward Jae-Suk Lee [in AsianWeek]

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Good ManUndoubtedly, this 29-year-old author can write. His story is a little too convoluted, but it’s well worth the read. Gabriel Guttman (in German, ‘Gutmann’ is literally “good man”), a grisled Korean War veteran...

Halloween by Salina Yoon [in AsianWeek]

10 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

HalloweenA fun little interactive book about tricks and treats for the youngest little hands to manipulate and giggle over. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, October 8, 2004 Readers: Children Published: 2004...

Amerasia Journal: What Does It Mean to Be Korean Today? edited by Edward T. Chang [in AsianWeek]

08 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost

Amerasia.What Does It Mean to be Korean TodayA fascinating collection that examines the diversity and overlapping similarities of the contemporary Korean American experience, post-L.A.-riots and a century after the...

Glacier Lily by Chungmi Kim [in AsianWeek]

08 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Poetry, Repost

Glacier LilyA collection of poems that captures the experiences of a Korean American writer living in two worlds – her native Korea, her contemporary America. Neither and both are quite home as she navigates the...

Aloft by Chang-rae Lee + Author Interview [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

aloftFlying Aloft with Chang-rae Lee Speaking in superlatives about Chang-rae Lee or his work seems somewhat clichéd these days. All three of his novels, Native Speaker, A Gesture Life, and his latest, Aloft, have been so lavishly...

The Temperature of This Water by Ishle Yi Park [in AsianWeek]

30 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Memoir, Poetry, Repost

Temperature of This WaterA powerful collection of prose and poetry by a talented not-yet-30 Korean American writer, named the poet laureate of Queens, New York. In quick snapshots made of words, Park captures...

Moo, Cow | My Kitty | My Puppy | Oink, Piglet by Salina Yoon [in AsianWeek]

30 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Cow Kitty Puppy Pig Yoon Four fun, fuzzy-covered board books from the APA queen of board books, Salina Yoon, for the youngest reader featuring colorful, rotund animals eager to play. Review:...

Country of Origin by Don Lee + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

23 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Japanese, Korean American, Repost

Country of OriginA Yellow 'Country of Origin' Technically, writer Don Lee is a third-generation Korean American. But he was born in Tokyo where his father was working for the U.S. State Department. Then after moving...

Same Difference and Other Stories by Derek Kirk Kim

01 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Korean American, Young Adult Readers

Same DifferenceAfter debuting his comics regularly via website (available in color online!) and then self-publishing this first collection which sold out ever so quickly, Derek Kirk Kim has definitely become a leading name in graphic novels ever...

Translations of Beauty: A Novel by Mia Yun [in AsianWeek]

25 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Translations of BeautyTwo Korean American twin sisters – one scarred from a tragic childhood accident, and the other untouched – have become estranged in adulthood. Now in their late 20s, they find themselves traveling...

Aloft by Chang-rae Lee + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

04 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

aloftFlying 'Aloft' with Chang-rae Lee Speaking in superlatives about Chang-rae Lee or his work seems somewhat cliché these days. All three of his novels, Native Speaker, A Gesture Life, and his latest, Aloft, have been so lavishly...

Aloft by Chang-rae Lee [in AsianWeek]

30 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

aloftLest I start babbling with incoherent glee about this book, just go out and buy it, borrow it, nab it, and read it – word for word, cover to cover. Lee writes in the voice of...

The Firekeeper’s Son by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Julie Downing [in AsianWeek]

25 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Repost

Firekeeper's SonSet in early 19th-century Korea, The Firekeeper’s Son is the very first picture book for Newbery Award-winner Linda Sue Park. When his father is injured, young Sang-hee must take on the very...

Saturdays and Teacakes by Lester L. Laminack, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet [in AsianWeek]

25 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

Saturdays and TeacakesEvery Saturday, a young boy pedals his bike to his grandmother’s house where she is waiting for him to share their weekly ritual which includes hot biscuits, the smell of cut grass,...

Cooper’s Lesson by Sun Yung Shin, illustrated by Kim Cogan [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Korean American, Repost

Cooper's LessonWritten and illustrated by two Korean adoptees, Cooper's Lesson is a meaningful story about a young hapa Korean boy who, in a moment of frustration, steals a hairbrush for his mother, gets caught, and...

The Island of Bicycle Dancers: A Novel by Jiro Adachi [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese American, Korean American, Repost

Island of Bicycle DancersAn entertaining coming-of-age novel-of-sorts about 20-year-old Yurika Song who is half-Japanese and half-Korean, who arrives from Japan to work for a summer at her Korean uncle's store in New York...

Series Profile: First Person Fiction [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Black/African American, Cambodian American, Caribbean, Caribbean American, Fiction, Haitian, Haitian American, Korean American, Latina/o/x, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Southeast Asian, Young Adult Readers

first-person-fiction Behind the Mountains by Edwidge Danticat Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana-Suarez Finding My Hat by John Son The Stone Goddess by Minfong Ho With the exception of the Native Americans—and some may still argue that they walked over the...

Far From Home: Shattering the Myth of the Model Minority by Mary Chung Hayashi [in AsianWeek]

28 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Far From HomePart memoir, part activist handbook, part medical advice column, Hayashi who is the founder of the National Asian Women’s Health Organization, "breaks the silence” of her own history, debunks the myth of...

Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies by Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang [in AsianWeek]

28 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean, Korean American, Nonfiction, North Korean, Repost

Nuclear North KoreaHow timely, indeed: Two erudite Korean American professors offer multiple viewpoints on North Korea and the potential for nuclear proliferation not-so-contained within. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, November 28, 2003 Readers:...

The Language of Blood: A Memoir by Jane Jeong Trenka [in AsianWeek]

07 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Language of BloodWith a name taken from each part of her life – Jane from her adoptive family, Jeong from her birthname, Trenka from her marriage – Trenka writes what just might be the...

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