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Welcome!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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Happy special 88th birthday Dad! This is a milestone birthday because the Chinese characters for 88 when written together resemble the character for rice, a traditional symbol of abundance and longevity. Born in 1936, your life story inspired me to write the character of little Ko-chan in my novel. I’m so happy we will be able to celebrate the launch of my book together soon. Cheers! I love you!! ❤️
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If you’re local, I invite you to my LA events in December! If you live in New York, Chicago, Boston, or Northern California, I invite you to join me on one of the stops on my book tour! 📖
There are a few virtual events too for anyone who can’t join in person. All the links are on my Events Page. (Link in bio to my website)
Thank you @kayepublicity for helping me put this tour together!
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Available on Amazon First Reads!📖
1928, Japan-occupied Korea. Eleven-year-old Miyoung has dreams too big for her tiny farming village near Pyongyang: to become a teacher, to avoid an arranged marriage, to write her own future. When she is offered the chance to live with her older sister in Japan and continue her education, she is elated, even though it means leaving her sick mother—and her very name—behind.
In Kyoto, anti-Korean sentiment is rising every day, and Miyoung quickly realizes she must pass as Japanese if she expects to survive. Her Japanese name, Miyoko, helps her find a new calling as a nurse, but as the years go by, she fears that her true self is slipping away. She seeks solace in a Korean church group and, within it, finds something she never expected: a romance with an activist that reignites her sense of purpose and gives her a cherished son.
As war looms on a new front and Miyoung feels the constraints of her adopted home tighten, she is faced with a choice that will change her life—and the lives of those she loves—forever.
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Thank you to fellow debut author and excavator of the past, Margaret Juhae Lee @mjuhae, for this fantastic blurb!
We both took our family stories and turned them into very different books—hers, a stirring memoir titled Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History, which I couldn’t put down!
Margaret, your friendship and support are precious!
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