Skinship is the Most Korean-American Book I've Ever Read 

You Sir, are a blessed orator. I so enjoy the way you articulate your thoughts and opinions. I have put many of the books you recommend on my tbr.

I just started this and your stories are going to make it so much richer. My mother in law came to the US after meeting my husbands father during the Korean War. She became a hairdresser and got a loan and opened her own salon. She was able to bring over 8 of her siblings. They always started living in her home and they eventually opened a market and deli that employed them. My husband either shared a room or slept on the couch depending on how many family members were living with them. She is in her late 70’s and is still running her own salon and works almost every day. Thank you for sharing your story. I don’t know how anyone can just forget about their sibling. I know there are so many similar stories of families ripped apart.

Thank you for sharing your family’s story with us. I love your enthusiasm for good books.

I love your reviews and have found many gems through your recommendations. Ordering Skinship from the library today and looking forward to reading it. I have been reading more Korean and Korean-American authors since becoming a fan of a certain K-Pop band.

Wow 🤩 You should write a book about your family! My mother died in 2020 (January 15th) she traced her father’s family back to Inch Island in Donegal. 2 boys of that family went to Canada in 1847? and we’re never heard from again.

Around the 8:50 mark you name Tom Cho as a Korean American author. Are you sure Tom Cho is Korean? I'm pretty sure they're Chinese. See "The Transformative Self in Tom Cho's Look Who's Morphing" by Wataru Sato.

Thank you for your review. I am Half Korean and have been searching for good literature by other Korean Americans. My mother and grandmother had a very poor and difficult life in South Korea. I greatly appreciate your review and guidance in this endeavor. I recently read “Crying in H Mart” and it hit me very hard and very specifically. Thank you so much.

I love your enthusiasm for books and will definitely be adding all the books you mentioned to my tbr. So enjoyed the bits about your family too. :)

Wow, fantastic review. The paperback drops in April apparently; hopefully, that's when my library expects to pick it up. Totally sold on the book. Thanks a lot for the personal history.

This just made me think about how our own experiences make or break a book. This will not hit for me like it hit for you and it's fascinating. Great review.

You have a story to tell! I enjoyed hearing about your parent's history!

Skinship's and Folklorn are now going on my reading list. Thanks for sharing your family background and that sense of connection with the stories in Skinship.

you're great at this

What a great video, thank you! :)

OMG, you need to see a picture of your grandparents ( or not) and I wonder if your uncle is still alive in N. Korea and why did he go there?? Fascinating.... book worthy 🧐

I.loved listening to your parent's stories live from Nigeria

Great video, thank you for sharing :)

Okay I am going to pre-order the paperback of Skinship right away. But just watch: some time this summer I will make a video about it and I won't remember who made me bought it LOL. Please chime and and take credit where it will inevitably be due. Great video!

A copy of Skinship just became available to me from my library. I was anxious to read it but now even more so. Wonderful review and such an fascinating family history. Thank you so much for this great review.

wow!

Ha! You just described my childhood. Born and raised in LA, father worked in a liquor/convenience store 24/7, forced to go to a Korean church filled with cliques until I was a teenager. I'll definitely add Skinship to my tbr. It's Korean, and not Korean American, but if you're into light horror, I can recommend the excellent short story collection Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung and translated by Anton Hur. One of my best reads in 2021

Thank you for this great video. Your family’s background is so interesting! I’m putting Skinship on my TBR.