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My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska [in AsianWeek]

17 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

My Name Is YoonA playfully clever, subversive story with fabulously whimsical pictures about a little Korean girl who doesn’t like her name spelled out in English letters: “Lines. Circles. Each standing alone,” she...

First Person Fiction: Finding My Hat by John Son [in AsianWeek]

17 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Finding My HatThe third installment in the First Person Fiction series from Scholastic by authors from various backgrounds who write about their coming-to-America immigrant experiences. Finding My Hat follows Jin-Han Park and...

Surfacing Sadness: A Centennial of Korean-American Literature 1903-2003 edited by Yearn Hong Choi and Haeng Ja Kim [in AsianWeek]

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Nonfiction, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

Surfacing SadnessWhat might be considered a companion collection to Century of the Tiger, which debuted in January, this volume is comprised primarily of translations of Korean-language poems, essays, and short stories by Korean...

American Woman by Susan Choi + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

29 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese American, Korean American, Repost

American WomanBuilding Character: Susan Choi re-emerges with her second novel, American Woman In many ways, Susan Choi’s life has been a series of unpremeditated choices. “I didn’t set out to bring my life into line with...

Echoes Upon Echoes: New Korean American Writers edited by Elaine H. Kim and Laura Hyun Yi Kang [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Poetry, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Echoes Upon EchoesA fabulous collection of prose and poetry from a new generation of Korean American authors. Grouped into three sets of pairings – arrival/return, dwelling/crossing, descent/flight, all with multiple layers of meaning –...

In Full Bloom by Caroline Hwang [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

In Full BloomA wacky first novel about Korean American Ginger Lee, an English PhD dropout working in the fashion industry and trying to avoid her well-intentioned mother’s attempts to marry her off before she...

Sumi’s First Day of School Ever by Soyung Pak, illustrated by Joung Un Kim [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Sumi's First Day of School EverA young Korean girl experiences her first day of school where the children do not look like her or speak her language. But with a kind...

Underkill: An Allen Choice Novel by Leonard Chang [in AsianWeek]

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

UnderkillIntroduced in Chang’s Over the Shoulder, Korean American Allen Choice – a licensed bodyguard but not yet a private investigator – returns in this second installment to figure out the facts about the sudden, suspicious death...

The Koreans in Hawai‘i: A Pictorial History 1903-2003 by Roberta Chang with Wayne Patterson [in AsianWeek]

30 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost

Koreans in Hawai‘i An inspiring compilation of a century’s worth of photos, from the very first Korean families arriving in 1903 to a six-generation Hawaiian family of Korean descent. Review: "New and Notable...

A Place to Grow by Soyung Pak, illustrated by Marcelino Truong [in AsianWeek]

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

A Place to GrowThe immigration story, told through the metaphor of planting a garden on rich new soil, captured in brilliant color and poignant text. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, March...

Becoming Asian American: Second Generation Chinese and Korean American Identities by Nazli Kibria [in AsianWeek]

28 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Becoming Asian AmericanKibria’s extensive interviews of Chinese Americans and Korean Americans in Boston and Los Angeles in the 1980s and ’90s make for an incredibly familiar and enlightening title. Review: "New and Notable...

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

Century of the TigerCatch a Tiger by Its Tales: Celebrating 100 Years of Korean American Literature HONOLULU — Aesthetically, Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America 1903-2003 is one...

The Interpreter by Suki Kim + Author Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

InterpreterInterpreting the Immigrant's Life: Urban girl Suki Kim makes her literary debut NEW YORK CITY — Suki Kim has a fantasy about “meeting all the many Asian Americans across the country.” She’s heard rumors that there are...

The Korean Diaspora in the World Economy edited by C. Fred Bergsten and Inbom Choi [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost

Korean DiasporaA collection of essays in time for the centennial anniversary of Korean American immigration, which focuses on the little known “Korean Diaspora,” made up of some six million Koreans living outside the home country,...

Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America by Ji-Yeon Yuh [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost

Beyond the ShadowA fascinating look at a much-ignored segment of the APA immigrant population, using intensive, exhaustive interviews with numerous Korean ‘war brides.’ Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek,...

My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Christine King Farris, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet [in AsianWeek]

31 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

My Brother MartinThe legendary Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered as a young boy by his older sister, with images spectacularly captured by the award-winning Korean American illustrator Chris Soentpiet. Review: "New and Notable...

Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 edited by Jenny Ryun Foster, Frank Stewart, and Heinz Insu Fenkl + Authors Profile [in AsianWeek]

24 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Nonfiction, Repost, Short Stories, Young Adult Readers

Century of the TigerTo Tame the Tiger In a word, Century of the Tiger: One Hundred Years of Korean Culture in America: 1903-2003 is remarkable. One hundred years after the first group of 102...

The Interpreter by Suki Kim + Author Interview [in AsianWeek]

24 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

InterpreterLiterary Vagabond Suki Kim Makes Her Debut Suki Kim and I have so many similarities in our respective pasts that we most certainly have crossed paths before. We were both in London at the same time, studying...

Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong by Frances and Ginger Park, illustrated by Yangsook Choi + Illustrator Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Korean American, Repost

Good-Bye 382Drawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children's books NEW YORK CITY — By the time Yangsook Choi graduated from art school, she already had her first...

Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet + Illustrator Profile [in KoreAm Journal]

01 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost

Dear SantaPicture the World: Children's book illustrator Chris Soentpiet brings to life his diverse background NEW YORK CITY — Even after being rejected by more than 10 publishers, Chris Soentpiet (pronounced SOON-peet) kept pounding the pavement....

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