A Daughter's Search for Her Mother | Grace Cho

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A Daughter's Search for Her Mother | One to One

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The trauma suffered by immigrant women as a result of war, sexual abuse, racial discrimination and cultural dislocation is a story we’ve heard before. But one particular story has gone largely untold. It’s about the lasting psychological wounds caused to Korean women by the U.S. government and its military during its occupation of Korea following World War II and during the Korean War. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with author Grace Cho about her memoir "Tastes Like War", a 2021 National Book Award Finalist. It tells the story of her bright, talented and determined mother, and her valiant struggle to maintain her autonomy as a Korean woman and war bride brought to small town America. Grace Cho is Associate Professor of sociology and anthropology at CUNY College of Staten Island.

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Grace M. Cho Associate Professor, Anthropology & Sociology, CUNY College of Staten Island

Original tape date: February 17, 2022. First aired: March 15, 2022.

Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY newsmakers, notables and experts about the issues of the day in this compelling half-hour series.  Ms. McCarthy is a veteran journalist and Distinguished Lecturer of Journalism at Queens College.