2018-06-03

Brenda Paik Sunoo - Wikipedia



Brenda Paik Sunoo - Wikipedia
Brenda Paik Sunoo
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Brenda Paik Sunoo is a third generation Korean-American. She is a writer and an award-winning freelance journalist, former senior editor of Workforce magazine.[1]During the 1970s, Brenda and her husband were anti-war and human rights activists, particularly advocating for Korean unification. Paik Sunoo co-founded the non-profit organization Compassion At Work.[2]

Brenda Paik Sunoo graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. in sociology; in 1999, she received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles.

Her memoir on loss and healing, "Seaweed and Shamans: Inheriting the Gifts of Grief," has been published in English, Korean and Vietnamese. Her photo essay collection "Vietnam Moment" conveys her knowledge of and affection for the Vietnamese people. The photos in the book was taken during her stay at Vietnam from 2002 to 2008. The book is also printed in three languages --- Korean, Vietnamese and English



Contents [hide]
1Books
2Awards
3External links
4References


Books[edit]
Beyond the crucible: Responses to anti-Asian hatred, Ecumenical Working Group of Asian Pacific Americans and Canadians, 1994
Da Lat: City of Eternal Spring, The Gioi Publishers, 2004
Seaweed and Shamans, Seoul Selection, 2006[3]
Vietnam Moment, Seoul Selection, 2009[4][5]
Moon Tides: Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea, 2011
Awards[edit]
Maggie Award recognition in the Public Service category
External links[edit]
Compassion At Work website
References[edit]

Jump up^ writer profile
Jump up^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
Jump up^ amazon book: Seaweed and Shamans
Jump up^ amazon book: Vietnam Moment
Jump up^ book review: Vietnam Moment

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