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Home Was The Land Of Morning Calm: A Saga Of A Korean-american Family
 
 
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Home Was The Land Of Morning Calm: A Saga Of A Korean-american Family [Kindle Edition]

K Connie Kang (Author)
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"An unusually frank and vivid narrative...Kang delivers a stirring, beautiful book."

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I am more American than Korean in my mind, writes K. Connie Kang, "but am more Korean than American in my soul. As for my heart, it is split in half."

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 5050 KB
  • Print Length: 339 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0738208698
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press (9 July 1995)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B001UQ68Z4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #516,048 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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This is a fascinating work--monumental in scope and content. I would recommend it to all readers who are interested in learning more about Asian Americans and Asia. It should be a required text in secondary and college social science and literature classes. Connie Kang writes with insight and knowledge that is extraordinary.
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This is my first book written about Korea. As an adopted Korean woman, searching for knowledge about my homeland has become central. Thus, from a friend's suggestion, I read Connie's book about her own life of displacement. Although she was born in Korea, she spent little time actually living within the boudaries of her own country. Her story begins several generations earlier from her own, chronicling the events that inevitably changed outside views of Korea, and also Korea herselve. More than just a lesson in history, it is a book so well written it sings.

I recommend this book for anyone, no matter your cultural heritage. It is important that her story be heard, as a record of the struggles new immigrants experience in this country. Besides inspiring me to learn and do more about Korea, she has given me a good starting point to work from. I no longer feel as ignorant about my own people.

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Superbly written bio that also educates us about Korean Hist 25 Nov 1998
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This is my first book written about Korea. As an adopted Korean woman, searching for knowledge about my homeland has become central. Thus, from a friend's suggestion, I read Connie's book about her own life of displacement. Although she was born in Korea, she spent little time actually living within the boudaries of her own country. Her story begins several generations earlier from her own, chronicling the events that inevitably changed outside views of Korea, and also Korea herselve. More than just a lesson in history, it is a book so well written it sings.

I recommend this book for anyone, no matter your cultural heritage. It is important that her story be heard, as a record of the struggles new immigrants experience in this country. Besides inspiring me to learn and do more about Korea, she has given me a good starting point to work from. I no longer feel as ignorant about my own people.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A fascinating work-monumental in scope 20 April 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is a fascinating work--monumental in scope and content. I would recommend it to all readers who are interested in learning more about Asian Americans and Asia. It should be a required text in secondary and college social science and literature classes. Connie Kang writes with insight and knowledge that is extraordinary.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
inspiring and insightful 18 Aug 2003
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Format:Paperback
It took me months to track down a copy of Connie's book, but it was well worth it. Growing up as a second generation Korean American interested in becoming a journalist, I knew of very few Korean and Asian American journalists, especially women. I found Kang's memoir inspiring, detailed and well written. I read the book in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. There were so many moments in the story that I felt like she was talking directly to me. Even if you're not Asian American, the story is universal and explores the questions of identity, understanding, and growing up.
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