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...Korean-American author Chang-rae Lee described writing as an act of improvisation during a discussion yesterday at the Harvard Book Store about his newly released novel “The Surrendered...
...nominated by President Barack Obama last Wednesday to serve on the State District Court for the Northern District of California. If Koh, who is also a 1993 graduate of Harvard Law School, is confirmed by the Senate, she will become the nation’s first Korean-American federal district court judge...
...should come as no surprise that Yang's latest work, co-authored by Korean-American comic artist Derek Kirk Kim, revisits those dark places where feelings of self-doubt and shame linger. But rather than centering on ethnic identity this time, The Eternal Smile's trilogy straddles the line between reality and fantasy. In its opening story, "Duncan's Kingdom" (previously published in comic-book form in 1999), a knight embarks on a dangerous mission in order to win the hand of his beloved princess, but along the way gets distracted - in a send-up of the grail quest...
...Korean-American friend and I were sitting in a restaurant with a large group of people. It was getting late and everyone was becoming restless as they talked about going elsewhere. “Let’s go figure the check out,” I said. “No, wait for one of the guys to do it,” she said. I turned to the one sitting across from me. “No, not him, one of the oppas,” my friend said, referring to the Korean term for an older, male...
...last piece was, for the audience, the most poignant. It played Arirang, a traditional Korean folk anthem loved in both North and South. Koreans have sung versions of the song for 600 years, and it speaks to a longing in both countries to become a whole nation again. As the orchestra began to leave the stage, several members turned and waved goodbye, and many in the audience reciprocated. Bassist Jon Deak later said he was near tears. So too was a young Korean-American assistant concertmaster, Michelle Kim, a descendant of a North Korean family who lived in Seoul until...