This interview came about in the best way: through the library. Emily Sun of Perth, Australia, checked “Famous Adopted People” out of her local library, thinking it was a non-fiction book. She read the book, loved it, and kindly asked to interview me.
Savvy Tokyo Interview
I’m not big in Japan, but my dear friend Melodie Cook is. With over 20 years residency, she is married to a Japanese man and a leader in the English-teaching community, as well as being the parent to an adopted and a foster child. She was kind enough to interview me for her wildly popular column in Savvy Tokyo.
Electric Literature Interview
So wonderful to be interviewed by fellow Korean adoptee, Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, for Electric Literature. As an adoptee, she really understood the intent of “Famous Adopted People”: shattering the myths and stereotypes surrounding adoption.
Los Angeles Review of Books Interview
Tillman Miller basically gets me to lay bare my soul.
Read the interview here.
Livestream of reading and discussion at Asian American Writers' Workshop
Click here to watch readings by Julayne Lee (Not My White Savior), Eugenia Kim (The Kinship of Secrets), and me at AAWW, followed by a lively discussion about Korea and adoption.
TBR Interview with Leslie Pietrzyk
So thrilled to be interviewed by Leslie Pietrzyk, a writer I greatly admire and a fellow Unnamed Press author, for her TBR interview series.
Go here to read the interview.
Q & A with Deborah Kalb
In this interview for Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, I explain why I felt compelled to write Famous Adopted People.
Read the Q & A here.
Interview with Bloom
The fabulous Terry Hong interviewed me for Bloom. She really got the intent of the book, and it was a pleasure to answer her perceptive questions.
Read the interview here.