Jennifer R. Kim was born in Chinhae, Korea, and immigrated with her family to the United States, settling in Newark, California. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a mechanical engineering degree and went to work for Bechtel in San Francisco, and later in Silicon Valley, working in the semiconductor industry. She had an essay published in the San Francisco Chronicle and a short story published in The Literary Realm. This is her first book.
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Good Read!, August 7, 2009
By J. Miguelino (Milpitas, CA United States)
I love that this story shows a girl's point of view and eventually growing up and learning that there is more than meets the eye of her beloved appa (daddy), and family. She never lets go of her father who has sacrificed so much to bring his family to America. Eventually she grows up emotionally and finds herself while visiting her homeland. This is a fascinating story, revealing many real-life challenges immigrants more...
Great read!, July 27, 2009
By R. Ceglia (Newark CA)
The book is very readable in a mellifluous style. It should be a must-read for young immigrants who can relate to the multiple themes in the book. It has specific Korean nuances but that in itself is what makes it relatable to other cultures' uniqueness and universality. I especially enjoyed the passages on social status, church, color of skin, shape of eyes, other traditions and even ways of eating. But when it comes down to it, i more...
Waiting for Appa
Posted October 22, 2009, 12:49 AM EST: Reading "Waiting for Appa" was like watching a movie in which the characters were all from my own family or circle of friends and acquaintances! Every word spoke to my heart, and I felt as though I was experiencing the same thoughts and feelings as the main character. It was even more of a treat because I got to read it with my own 14 year old daughter, and it gave us an opportunity to talk about my own immigrant experience of growing up i more...
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