7.6.17 I cherish the childhood memories I have of walking to the public library in Koreatown, Los Angeles with my father to borrow books with my library card. Currently, Please Love Umma is slowly making its way into public libraries. It was such a pleasure to meet the children’s librarian at the Palos Verdes Library … More Please Love Umma in Public Libraries
6.5.17 Thank you so much for having me on Career Day. It was an honor to meet the incredible teachers and students of Halldale Elementary!
5.9.17 Book Release Info for Please Love Umma in the Los Angeles Korea Times Newspaper (한국일보). Thank you for your support! http://www.koreatimes.com/article/20170506/1054805
5.6.17 Book Release Info for Please Love Umma in the New York Korea Times Newspaper. Thank you for your support!
5.4.17 Jenna, the protagonist of Please Love Umma, notices a street that is lined with palm trees as she and Abba drive to the bookstore. She feels as if they are cruising atop a gigantic California postcard. Ironically, most of the palm trees in California are not native to the state. They were brought for … More Cali Palms
4.28.17 Being an avid reader as a child, some of my favorite authors when I was nine years old were Eleanor Estes, Ann M. Martin, Kate DiCamillo, Lois Lowry, Roald Dahl, and Judy Blume. While I loved reading about the characters in these stories, I could not fully identify with them due to cultural differences. … More Interview with the Korea Daily: Memories of a 2nd-Gen Korean-American [25th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots]
4.17.17 Book Release Info for Please Love Umma in the Korea Daily Newspaper. Thank you for your support!
3.25.17 A big THANK YOU to the fifty guests who attended the book release/ launch party for Please Love Umma last night! I was so blessed by your support and love. A special thank you to DJ Dvido for spinning the night away with some awesome tunes. It was so much fun celebrating with everyone. Here … More An Amazing Evening in the Arts District of Downtown, Los Angeles
3.24.17 Dduk (rice cakes) are often used as a celebratory food. They can be colorful and shapely, and they can contain sweet fillings or just have a plain flavor. Rice cakes are chosen for particular occasions depending on their color and the role they play in Korea’s traditional culture. Oftentimes, they are used in weddings … More With Love, Rice Cakes
3.14.17 For native Korean readers who have expressed interest and inquired about the premise of Please Love Umma, here are some details in Korean: 한국계 미국인 데뷔 작가인 그레이시 김은 미국 캘리포니아주안에 위치한 LA한인타운에서 겪은 자신의 경험을 바탕으로 이 글을 썼습니다. ‘부디 엄마를 사랑해주세요’ (Please Love Umma) 비록 서로는 사랑하지 않지만 자식을 과잉보호 성향이 있는 … More Please Love Umma’s Synopsis in Korean
By Gracie Kim 