![]() ![]() “I’m among the oldest first-generation Korean Americans my parents came to this country in the 1950s,” she shared. thus, Park said, the “current blossoming of Korean American and diaspora titles” is by the children of those Korean immigrants. ![]() When asked about the relative increase in books by Korean Americans over the past few years, Park readily offered insight, revealing that immigration patterns can be “pretty reliably tracked” through publishing: “How long have communities been in this country, what kind of support systems have they developed, how strong are their English-language skills? When people have been here long enough, you begin to see their emergence in the literary arts.” With the passing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, a significantly higher percentage of Asians was able to immigrate to the U.S. ![]()
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