Heart wrenching real letters full of the Korean han the inner passion, especially pain and longing that is so deeply felt and most often expressed as rivers of tears. Because of the subject and the nature of the compilation, the melodrama is inherent. The book includes “explanatory” introductory notes to sections, which felt somewhat redundant at times.
hamburger gim-bap and bus 1147 are 2 vignettes from the Korean-American writer, Mi Soon Burzlaff’s new book titled “Bravo your Life”.
When the first tower fell, so did I. My body went completely limp as I crumpled to the ground in shock and tears.
“The ultimate world-historical significance–and oddity–of Los Angeles is that it has come to play the double role of utopia and dystopia for advanced civilization,” Mike Davis, City of Quartz.
I was driving home, listening to 92.3 The Beat, a hip-hop radio station, when the acquittal verdict for the three police officers charged in the Rodney King beating was announced by the DJ. This was a year or two before the takeover of The Beat by DJ Theo Mizuhara, his silky voice becoming synonymous with all things hip-hop. I wonder if he would have been able to calm the rage of his listeners, whether his Japanese-American background would have meant anything for those calling in to voice their outrage and pain. I can remember how the ever-present sun made it necessary for me to put down the sun visor even though I was wearing sunglasses. It’s funny how you remember such tiny details.
Any parent of a child in New York City knows, all too well, that it is ridiculously expensive to raise a child here.
This wonderful book of poems evoked tears, laughter, admiration and wonder.
Published in 2006, this history of Korea provides a broad perspective on the traditions, culture, ancient foundations and recent divide of the peninsula.
A representative sampling of Korean storieswhich have been passed down from generation to generation through spoken and written traditions.
This collection of 17 short stories by Korean writers covers the nihilism, inhumanity and hopelessness that marked the decade during and after the divisive Korean War.
A historical memoir covering the end of the Japanese Occupation of Korea until the present, through the eyes of a Korean American reporter from a wealthy family.