{"product_id":"clay-walls","title":"Clay Walls","description":"A landmark modern classic about the Korean American immigrant experience and the dawn of Los Angeles’s Koreatown\n\nA Penguin Classic\n\nKim Ronyoung (Gloria Hahn, 1926–1987) tells the story of Haesu and Chun, immigrants who fled Japanese-occupied Korea for Los Angeles in the decade prior to World War II, and their American-born children. First published in 1986, Clay Walls offers a portrait of what being Korean in California meant in the first half of the twentieth century and how these immigrants’ nationalist spirit helped them withstand racism and poverty. Kim explores the tensions within a family of immigrants and new Americans and brings to the forefront the themes of Korean immigration, U.S. racism, generational trauma, and the early decades of Los Angeles’s Koreatown from a Korean American woman’s point of view. Through three sections representing the perspectives of mother, father, and daughter, what resonates the most is the voice of a woman and her self-determination, through national identity, marriage, and motherhood.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143138243\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0143138243.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kim Ronyoung|Cho, David S.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41547463721018,"sku":"DBV.0143138243.G","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0143138243-0.jpg?v=1784693062","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/clay-walls","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}