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Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 6:30 PM 
  Sarah Ahn’s viral food videos featuring her mother Nam Soon Ahn have captivated millions ...
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With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity as a whole, it is necessary to ...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 6:30 PM 
  Young adult literature is rapidly becoming one of the most popular genres in publishing ...
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Photo by Janice Chung This spring, from director Andrew Ahn comes The Wedding Banquet, a ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 6:30 PM 
In this lecture, Professor Sunglim Kim explores the history of ink painting in Korea, and examines ...
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As the food and hospitality industry continues to evolve and grow, the Asian faces in it have also ...
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Author Photo: Oh Jung-mi “Lee Chang-dong is a master storyteller of any form. This collection ...
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Author Photo © Phoebe Miu As a Korean-American, Michelle Jungmin Bang grew up in a family of ...
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In a world where it can seem impossible to feel you are ever good enough, and where it’s easy to ...
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Image credit: MurphyMade |  Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver ...
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Author photo credit: © Han Sehee Rising Korean literary star Yeon Somin makes her ...
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Welcome to Marigold Mind Laundry, where we wash away the stains from your heart. In this enchanting ...
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In the modern tradition of abstract art, artists look beyond what we physically see. Using color, ...
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In the modern tradition of abstract art, artists look beyond what we physically see. Using color, ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | 6:30 PM 
Join us for an engaging discussion with Peter Kahng, an expert on the intersection of global art ...
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 3:00 PM 
Join authors Ery Shin (Spring On the Peninsula) and Christine Ma-Kellams (The Band) as they discuss ...

Writing YA Novels with Claire Ahn and Kat Cho

 

Young adult literature is rapidly becoming one of the most popular genres in publishing today. Also increasingly visible are YA novels featuring Asian American and Pacific Islander characters at the forefront, providing insight into the expectations and identity issues many members of the AAPI community experience and offering a unique perspective on these universal themes.

Catherine Hong will moderate a discussion between YA authors Claire Ahn and Kat Cho about their latest books, the growing popularity of YA novels with Korean and Korean-American characters, and the shifting views surrounding Asian-American YA novels among both readers and the publishing industry.

 

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Writing YA Novels with Claire Ahn and Kat Cho

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 6:30 PM (EDT)


The Korea Society
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New York, NY 10017

 

 


About the Speakers:

 

Claire Ahn is the author of I Guess I Live Here Now and Bad Influence. She grew up in Seoul, Korea, and still considers it home. She moved to New York to attend university and now lives in Long Island City with her husband, daughter, and their dog, Dante. She writes about transcultural experiences and the traditions, values, and legacies that shape who we are.

 
 

Kat Cho is a New York Times and international bestselling author of Young Adult fiction. She received her BA in Biology from Wesleyan University and MPH in Community Education from CUNY Hunter in her past life as a clinical researcher. She advocates for equity and representation in publishing and media through her work with non-profits such as Diverse Voices Inc. ​Kat and her books have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, NBC.com, Refinery 29, and Seventeen. Her books include the Penguin One World One Book 2019 Selection, Wicked Fox, its international bestselling sequel, Vicious Spirits, and the NYT Bestselling Once Upon a K-Prom. Her latest book is Wish Upon a K-Star.

 

About the Moderator:

 

Catherine Hong is a journalist and children’s book critic who contributes to The New York Times, Architectural Digest and Oprah Daily, among other publications. Previously, she was an editor at W magazine and co-host of K-Pod, a podcast about Korean Americans in arts and culture produced by KoreanAmericanStory.org.


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