The collection presents snapshots of the Korean American experience through poems ranging from the hardships of first generation Korean immigrants, their blue-collar work (though many had professional degrees), and arduous immigration to the United States to the rise of the second and even third generation, of culturally Americanized youth attempting to reconcile their bi-cultural heritage.
Foreword FAMILY PORTRAITS Father What is Still The Black Bear Dust The Death of My Cousin The Roller Coaster The Feasting Mourning Grandmothers Watch SONG OF OUR SONGS Song of Our Songs WHAT THE RAIN RETURNS My Early Linguisti