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KA Roundup #3

Note: To help raise KA consciousness, we launched KA Roundup, a new column on our blog that will highlight some of the most interesting Korean and Korean American-related links we found on the web. So, click through these links, share them with your circle and, most importantly, be in the know.

  • Please Look After Mom makes it on the NYT bestseller list Shin Kyung-Sook's Please Look After Mom (translated by Chi-Young Kim ), a "story of a family’s search for their mother, who goes missing one afternoon amid the crowds of the Seoul Station subway," is on The New York Times bestseller list—a first for a Korean novel!  [subjectobjectverb - Jae Won Chung did a great interview with translator Chi-Young Kim (read parts 1 & 2). By the way, SOV is an awesome blog - it should definitely be one of your daily reads!]
  • KA Detained in NK  [KoreAm]
  • Korean-American writer shares Pulitzer for local reporting "John J. Kim of The Chicago Sun-Times received the award in the local reporting category for their documentation of crime-ridden Chicago neighborhoods." [The Korean Times]
  • I Wear Shirts as Dresses” Gina Kim meets with Doris Jeong, a 3'7'' fashion blogger and UW student who "shares how, though she falls short, she stands tall."  [The International Examiner]
  • Watch attorney-turned-"nerdcore"-rapper Adam WarRock's winning performance at Kollaboration Altanta 4  [KollaborationATL]
  • Bookmark this blog: KoreanHapa Beautiful photography and whimsical "Koreanese" bentos.

And, if you haven't already, please check out our other project, Korean Food Gallery. We just added a "101" section this week!


Please feel free to suggest a link by sending us an email at info@iamkoreanamerican. Thanks!