Chin Yang Lee, who wrote the best-selling novel “Flower Drum Song,” passed away on Nov. 8. His family chose not to make his death public at the time. Born […]
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Indian American Father Creates Book to Help Children Cope With Loss
If you’re a parent, you may have had to take on the difficult task of explaining loss to your young child. This was definitely a concern for Manoj Abraham who […]
Top 4 Summer Must-Reads
DIAMOND HEAD When Chinese-Hawaiian American author Cecily Wong was a child, she came upon her mother crying after a phone conversation arguing with her own mother in Hawaii. She […]
Celeste Ng on How to Take Female Asian Writers Out of Your Blind Spot
In Western society, the voice of the books we read are normally from, well, white men. That’s what author Celeste Ng came across while promoting her book Everything I Never Told […]
Must-Read of the Week: “Without You, There Is No Us” by Suki Kim
Through a strange turn of events, Korean American journalist Suki Kim finds herself invited to join 30 other Westerners to teach English at North Korea’s Pyongyang University of […]
Euny Hong Explores How Korea Got So ‘Cool’ in New Book
by TONY KIM When Psy’s mega-hit “Gangnam Style” was starting to blow up on the web, journalist Euny Hong did not want to have anything to do with it. After […]
First Asian American to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
There’s a saying about the Asian American community. Whether or not this actually holds true for you, you’ve probably heard the stereotype that Asians Americans are expected to excel […]
Must-Read: ‘THE LOWLAND’ BY JHUMPA LAHIRI
Story by Taylor Weik. It’s in the very first chapter that the title is mentioned. Near a country club built for the wealthy British in the locality of Tollygunge, […]
CONTROVERSY ALERT: Tiger Mom Claims “Some Races Are Superior”
Amy Chua is no stranger to controversy. In 2011, she gained the nickname “Tiger Mom” through her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother which advocated for a strict […]
Asian American Novel Debuts World’s First-Ever 3D Printed Book Cover
First there were 3D movies. Then there were 3D televisions and game systems. Now, apparently, there are 3D book covers. Riverhead books released “the first-ever 3D printed slipcover” for […]
Illustrator Kazu Kibuishi Creates New HARRY POTTER Covers
One of the biggest fears that Harry Potter fans face is the end of the fandom. With the final book and the final movie behind us, what more is […]
November Issue: Smashing Pumpkins’ Jeff Schroeder’s Infinite Booklist
Photo credit: Jeff Liu We featured Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder in the November issue of KoreAm. Aside from recording music and touring with the band, Jeff is also […]
November Issue: Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist Jeff Schroeder Rocks the Books
The Scholar Rocker Jeff Schroeder, the guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins, gives us the inside scoop on the resurgent band, drops hints about the forthcoming album and explains how […]
Chang-Rae Lee Wins Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Korean American author Chang-Rae Lee will be awarded the 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for fiction for his novel The Surrendered, the organization announced on Monday. “History shows that […]
August Issue: The Translator
How Chi-Young Kim brings Korean novels to life for English-speaking readers. by Jae Won Chung illustration by Ann Lee CHI-YOUNG KIM is an award-winning translator who, to date, has […]
