New York Literature
A Collection of Poems, Essays, and Stories
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Like deeply rooted grapevine sucks up various and occult taste from the earth to produce the fruits, Korean American writers who established a strong foundation for life on the barely known land of America are making an announcement “This is the way we have lived” to the world in English.
Among literary works in this book, ‘Central Park’, ‘Carnegie Hall’, ‘San Francisco’, ‘the status of Columbus’are sublimation of ordinary life to dream and love of immigrants which melt into between the lines of the writings metaphorically.
Literary work in this book reveals spontaneously how to face the cultural shock, how to handle conflict between generations, how to accept each other, how to overcome despair and make harmonious world.
It is a story of the first generation of Korean immigrant in USA.
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Like deeply-rooted grapevines that refuse to give up producing fruit, a group of talented Korean-American writers refuse to surrender their passion for the written word. With that in mind, the group shares a collection of literary works that reflect on their unique journeys through life as they battled challenges and embraced joys.
A diverse group of contributors who are in love with literacy and thrilled to make their debut in the English language transform their experiences as immigrants into heartfelt poems, essays, and stories that describe what it is like to travel across the world and begin anew in a country where nothing is familiar. In reflections that reveal how each faced culture shock, handled conflict between generations, learned acceptance, overcame despair, and in their own ways, created a harmonious world, the writers illuminate an unforgettable message that no matter where one is born, we all want the same things in life: love, peace, and happiness.
New York Literature shares a collection of poems, essays, and stories from first-generation Korean immigrants with the hope of building a bridge between generations and promoting communication with the world.
About the Author
The Korean American Writers Association of Eastern USA has been serving as a doorstep for budding writers for twenty-six years. In 2014, the Association won the Byeng-Ju Lee International Literary Award that boosted member pride and motivated them to publish their first compilation of literary works in English.