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My debut novel, White Mulberry, follows a teenage girl who leaves an impoverished village in northern Korea in the 1930s to seek a better future in Japan. But once there, she faces racial prejudice among many obstacles, as she tries to forge a new identity in an unwelcome new country. This story, and the sequel, Red Seal, are inspired by the true story of my grandmother’s life. My mission is to amplify voices that have been overlooked and spur others to explore and share their own family stories.
“White Mulberry is a beautiful and poignant novel of a young Korean woman’s coming of age amidst the turbulence of colonization and World War II. The resilience and self-determination of her heroine vividly mirrors the astonishing trajectory of her nation.”—Juhea Kim, author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds
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Rosa Kwon Easton
Three Generations – One Family
My paternal grandmother and my father in 1943 during WWII and the Japanese Occupation.
My parents, brothers and me taken in the mid-70’s after we settled into life in California. I think this photo is still on display in my parent’s home.
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Get out and vote if you haven’t already! Our country needs your vote. My husband and I had the chance to go to a Harris/Walz fundraiser in LA and she has my vote.
My grandmother, whose life I portray in my novel WHITE MULBERRY, was a brave woman who eventually immigrated to America and became a U.S. citizen. She voted too! 🇺🇸
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What a wild ride! 🎢 From Top New Release in Historical WWI Fiction, to Best Seller in WWII Fiction, to my first Five Star Review “I absolutely loved this book!” I’m on Cloud 9!🌤️Thank you @amazonpublishing for this amazing opportunity to be selected as an Amazon First Reads author! I am beyond ecstatic!! 🤗🙏🥰
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White Mulberry is now available on Amazon First Reads!🎉
Would you be willing to sacrifice your very identity for the dream of a better future? In her heart-wrenching debut, Rosa Kwon Easton delves into this timeless question through the story of Miyoung, who finds herself making this exact trade-off in order to survive Japan’s occupation of Korea.
I was drawn to the novel’s complex portrait of a young woman struggling to reconcile different realities. And although Miyoung shows immense courage in the face of a society determined to break her, she’s no superhero. She’s at turns naive, stubborn, vulnerable, self-sacrificing, and so driven she cannot see the forest for the trees.
Against the backdrop of a turbulent (and underrepresented) chapter in WWII history, White Mulberry is a poignant coming-of-age story that touches on all the big themes of life: finding purpose, accepting love, and blazing a better path forward for future generations.
—Chantelle Aimée Osman, Editor
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