SF Book Club: Join author Sung Woo '94 for a Lively Discussion of his book "Everything Asian"
Join us for this rare opportunity to talk first hand with the author. Dinner included.
Date: Friday, May 29th, 2009
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Venue: University Club, located at 800 Powell Street (in the Library on the 4th floor), San Francisco, CA. (www.Univclub.com)
Other Details:
While book club events are usually free of charge, this book club will be for a $15 charge since it includes dinner at the University Club.
Purchase your book at any Books, Inc. location to obtain a 15% discount. Just mention our CAANC bookclub! More details available on the "RSVP" link below.
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Come join other CAANC members for a lively book discussion over dinner. We have a special guest for this upcoming meeting, Sung Woo, the author of the book!
We had a successful inaugural book club meeting for the South Bay Chapter in February. This upcoming book club will be the first meeting for the San Francisco Chapter. The theme for the San Francisco Chapter will be Cornell authors.
Click here to RSVP!
Questions? Contact Lisa Jarboe at lisatjarboe@gmail.com.
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About the Book
Publishers Weekly Review
In this charming tale of family, community and the struggle for understanding, young Korean immigrant David Kim learns to acculturate to a new American life. After five years on their own in Seoul, 12-year-old David, his big sister and mother reunite with his father in Oakbridge, N.J. Now known as Harry, David's father has a gift shop in a rundown strip mall called Peddler's Town. Though told largely by a grown-up David, some chapters switch to a third-person voice to examine other characters, including members of the Kim family and the other store owners at Peddler's Town (including an American with a cross-dressing son and a down-on-his-luck detective). Woo eschews immigrant cliches to focus on complicated familial relationships and surprising, sympathetic characters; alternating between humor and melancholy, Woo's text strikes a true chord while drawing readers into its strange, strip-mall world. (Apr.)
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"A tender, funny, beautifully written novel-in-stories, each a sparkling step in the coming-of-age story of a boy straddling two cultures with remarkable humor and grace. First-time author Sung Woo has created both lasting characters and a timeless portrait of a community."
-A. Manette Ansay, author of Vinegar Hill and Blue Water
"In its clear-eyed take on family and community, Everything Asian is Everything American. The proprietors of this roadside New Jersey shopper's village are by turns dreamy and despairing as their fortunes--like the local economy--change. Sung J. Woo has crafted a debut rich in character and event."
-Stewart O'Nan, author of Songs for the Missing
About the Author
Sung J. Woo was born in Seoul, South Korea. Sung Woo's short stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, McSweeney's, and KoreAm Journal. His short film was an audience choice screening of the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival 2008. A graduate of Cornell University with a BA in English and with an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, he lives in Washington, New Jersey. Visit his Web site at www.sungjwoo.com.
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