American Experience
Clay Walls
Ronyoung Kim
1990 University of Washington Press
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-295-96927-X
The story of the early Korean immigrants who arrived in Los Angeles in
the decade prior to World War II, and of their American-born children.
East to America: Korean American Life Stories
Elaine Kim & Eui-Young Yu
1996 The New Press
ISBN# 1-56584-297-9
Interviews with thirty Korean-Americans about their stories about the
Korean community. These stories grapple with racial tension, class and gender
differences, and the notion of family and home.
Finding My Voice
Marie Lee
1992 Houghton Mifflin Company
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-395-62134-8
As she tries to enjoy her senior year and choose which college she will
attend, Ellen Sung must deal with the prejudice of some classmates and pressure
from her parents.
Gathering of Pearls
Sook Choi
1994 Houghton Mifflin Company
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-395-67437-9
Sookan struggles to balance her new life as a college freshman in the
United States with expectations from her family at home in Korea.
Generation One Point Five
Tanya Ko
1993 Esprit Book
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 89-85500-01-5
A collection of poems that explores the author's feelings of being torn
between two different cultures and customs. Bilingual English/Korean text.
If It Hadn't Been For Yoon Jun
Marie Lee
1993 Houghton Mifflin
ISBN# 0-395-62941-1
Alice Larsen is a Korean teenager adopted and raised by American parents
who has trouble coming to terms with the new Korean boy, Yoon Jun, at her
Junior High School.
Korea Briefing, 1993: Festival of Korea
Donald N. Clark
1993 Westview Press
ISBN# 0-8133-8770-1
This edition, the fourth in a series, was issued in conjunction with
The Asia Society's Festival of Korea in 1993. In addition to providing an
overview of recent developments on the Korean peninsula, this text supplies
extensive historical background to these events. Included are chapters on
Korean economics, politics, arts, and literature as well as chapters on
American attitudes toward Koreans and Korean perceptions of America.
Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America
Mary Paik Lee
1990 University of Washington Press
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-295-96969-5
Born in 1900, the author left Korea in 1905 with her family as political
refugees. Among the earliest Korean immigrants to America, they settled
in California.
Still Life With Rice
Helie Lee
1996 Touchstone Book
ISBN# 0-684-80270-8
Writing in her grandmother's voice, Lee tells the story of her grandmother's
life in Korea during the Japanese occupation and later during the civil
war that divided her country. Over the years, she supported her husband
and children by running a successful restaurant, building a profitable opium
business, and eventually becoming adept at the healing art of ch'iryo. Later
when she was forced to leave Korea, she moved her family to California,
where she continued her ch'iryo practice.
Tales of a Korean Grandmother
Frances Carpenter
1991 Charles E. Tuttle Company
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-8048-1043-5
Thirty-two of these richly imaginative Korean folktales, each an enchanting
mixture of fact, fancy, and genuine folklore, are told against the background
of the Kim family.
East to America: Korean American life stories
Elaine Kim & Yu Eui-Young
1996 The New Press
ISBN # 1-56584-297-9
Interviews with thrity Korean-Americans about their stories about the Korean
community. These stories grapple with racial tension, class and gender differences,
and the notion of family and home.
Finding my voice
Marie Lee
1992 Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN # 0-395-62134-8
As she tries to enjoy her senior year and choose which college she will
attend, Ellen Sung must deal with the prejudice of some classmates and pressure
from her parents.
Saying goodbye
Marie Lee
1994 Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN # 0-395-67066-7
Ellen Sung explores her interest in creative writing and in her Korean heritage
during her freshman year at Harvard.
Folktales
Tales of a Korean Grandmother
Frances Carpenter
1991 Charles E. Tuttle Company
ISBN # 0-8048-1043-5
Thirty-two of these richly imaginative Korean folktales, each an enchanting
mixture of fact, fancy, and genuine folklore, are told against the background
of the Kim family.
Games
Korean Games With Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and
Japan
Stewart Culin
1991 Dover Publications, Inc.
Available from Dover Publications, Inc.
ISBN# 0-486-26593-5
This work was first published in 1895 by Stewart Culin who was Curator
of the Department of Ethnology at The Brooklyn Museum and an expert on games
of the world. This text provides a detailed description of over 100 Korean
games with historical notes and descriptions of their analogues in Chinese
and Japanese cultures.
History of Korea
Korea Briefing, 1993: Festival of Korea
Donald N. Clark
1993 Westview Press
ISBN # 0-8133-8700-1
This edition, the fourth in a series, was issued in conjunction with The
Asia Society's Festival of Korea in 1993. In addition to providing an overview
of recent developments on the Korean peninsula, this text supplies extensive
historical background to these events. Included are chapters on Korean economics,
politics, arts, and literature as well as chapters on American attitudes
towards Koreans and Korean perceptions of America.
Immigration
Clay Walls
Ronyoung Kim
1990 University of Washington Press
ISBN # 0-295-96927-X
The story of the early Korean immigrants who arrived in Los Angeles in the
decade prior to World War II, and of their American-born children.
Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America
Marie Lee
1990 University of Washington Press
ISBN # 0-295-96969-5
Born in 1900, the author left Korea in 1905 with ther family as political
refugees. Among the earliest Korean immigrants to America, they settled
in California.
Gathering of Pearls
Sook Choi
1994 Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN # 0-395-67437-9
Sookan struggles to balance her new life as a college freshman in the United
States with expectations from her family at home in Korea.
Still Life With Rice
Helie Lee
1996 Touchstone Book
ISBN# 0-684-80270-8
Writing in her grandmother's voice, Lee tells the story of her grandmother's
life in Korea during the Japanese occupation and later during the civil
war that divided her country. Over the years, she supported her husband
and children by running a successful restaurant, building a profitable opium
business, and eventually becoming adept at the healing art of ch'iryo. Later
when she was forced to leave Korea, she moved her family to California,
where she continued her ch'iryo practice.
Interracial Friendships
Finding my Voice
Marie Lee
1992 Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN # 0-395-62134-8
As she tries to enjoy her senior year and choose which college she will
attend, Ellen Sung must deal with the prejudice of some classmates and pressure
from her parents.
Saying Goodbye
Marie Lee
1994 Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN # 0-395-67066-7
Ellen Sung explores her interest in creative writing and in her Korean heritage
during her freshman year at Harvard.
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