Immigrants from Korea encountering Western culture for the first time in the 1960s experienced a monumental clash that could take years to overcome. Their childhoods spanned the final days of World War II, the Korean War, and the postwar chaos. In Korea, an ancient code of conduct prevailed. A boy could not even hold a girl's hand, and kissing was regarded as lewd. But in the United States, everything was different, leaving Korean Americans trapped in a cultural demilitarized zone. In Wandering in the DMZ, author Kenneth K. Suh presents a series of stories exploring these conflicts. He...
Immigrants from Korea encountering Western culture for the first time in the 1960s experienced a monumental clash that could take years to overcome. T...
Dick is a South Korean immigrant who moves to the United States in 1964.
New Doctor on Maple Street presents a collection of tales exploring the life of this fictional figure as he adapts to a new culture, struggles to settle down in a small American town, and builds a family, experiencing a variety of issues along the way. These tales share the details of those Dick encounters along the way, from a cop who pulls him away from a family vacation to bring him back to the ICU, to his wife, who comes to work in the office to alleviate her boredom. There’s also Charlie, a...
Dick is a South Korean immigrant who moves to the United States in 1964.
New Doctor on Maple Street presents a collection of tales exploring ...
