After the birth of her autistic child prevents a Korean-American woman from going to church, she beings a spiritual journey from Christian to pantheist. Read the original article. I would have made a good 17th-century melancholic. Even as a child I was dreary. I remember my mother yelling at me to smile more, like the […]
I am honored to be part of this important event that celebrates Asian American writers. Please read the following press release for more information. I hope you will join this Zoom call on Tuesday, March 30 1t 8:00pm (ET). Register here The Inaugural Katherine Min Fellowship Celebration will feature live readings and a memorial presented […]
When soldiers returned home, they brought with them stereotypes that became embedded in American culture “Fry ‘em out! Burn ‘em out! Cook ‘em!” You wouldn’t be faulted for guessing this dialogue is from a new cooking show. But it’s actually from the 1951 documentary, This Is Korea. Directed by distinguished filmmaker John Ford, the documentary was […]
Although the book is fiction, the main character Ellen experiences what I felt growing up in a non-ethnic community. Melanie shared that she wished she had known at the time that there was so much hate and prejudice in our community.
I keep reading about so many people who have identified with my book Finding My Voice. I am honored to be connecting to a new audience and helping so many find their own voice in a world full of noise. In a recent article in Minnesota Public Radio News (MPRNews) in partnership with Sahan Journal, […]
I’m excited to share the new cover look for my best-selling young adult reader classic, Finding My Voice. I wrote this book because as an Asian American author, growing up there weren’t books that I could identify with that had a Korean girl talking about her experiences. You can read about the cover reveal by […]
As a Asian-American writer in residence at Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, I recently collaborated with Doug Chan, president of the Chinese Historical Society of America to write about multiple 19th-century outbreaks that caused San Francisco’s quarantine in Chinatown. While writing the article below, I realized that many of the […]
We live in an unclear world. The murkiest of times. It makes us long for the known. For clarity. But as we’re learning all over again, reality isn’t like that. Consider my mother: She was 14 and living in North Korea before she escaped in 1945. So when I was invited as a faculty advisor […]