By Sonja Vegdahl Hur, Ben Seunghua Hur
A must read before visiting Korea. Provides solid overview
and description of Korean history, culture, and customs, and description
of culture shock. Special section addresses the experiences
of foreigners, Korean Americans, and overseas Korean adoptees that
travel to Korea.
By Connie Kang
A multigenerational portrait of a Korean family begins with the
grandfather's participation in the resistance during the Japanese
occupation and chronicles their often difficult journey to America.
By Ronald Takaki Another entry in the Asian American Experience series for teens,
this volume about Korean Americans continues Takaki's efforts to
challenge stereotypes in America.
By Robert Storey
Good book to give as a gift for a would-be traveler. Describes
each region and city of the country and includes practical information
about getting around Korea.
By Peter Popham, Alain Evrard (Photographer) Excellent book but hard to get. It is worth the hunt. The
photos in the book make you feel like you are in Korea. The
book describes Korea's past and present and gives a good understanding
of the culture of Korea.
By Boye Lafayette Demente, Boye L. De Mente
By Kevin Keating, Barbara Szerlip (Editor) - Just as the
book title says. Good book if you do not wish to read
a lot about Korea.
By Young Ok Kim, Kim Young Ok Dowling, Robert J. Dowling
- Great to have in your back pocket.
By Francis Koh - Excellent cooking book if you do not have
an Asian market around to cook authentic Korean food.
By Okwha Chung, Judy M. Monroe - Easy to follow cooking.
- By Heian
- Very good first Korean/English and Korean/English Dictionary to
have. Very simple to use and has pictures to describe
words and phrases.
By B. J. Jones (Editor), Gene S. Rhie (Editor) - Good dictionary
to use if you know how and what the Korean word sounds like or spelled
in English.
By Mia Yun - HOUSE OF THE WINDS, set in the 60s and 70s of
Korea, is a portrait of a Korean family and especially its women
whose lives have been deeply affected by its tumultuous history
- the thirty-six years of Japanese rule and the Korean war. The
narrator is a girl, the youngest of three children, who observes
the world around her with a keen understanding of and deep sympathy
toward her family of sad women. It is a world full of historical,
mythical and ghostly implications where voiceless women roam.
By Suzanne Crowder Han - A one-stop guide to Korea that describes
diverse subjects such as holidays, dress, crafts, music, national
monuments, sports and history.
