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1 About this book
Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America is an autobiography by Mary Paik Lee, published by University of Washington Press in 1990. Sucheng Chan wrote the introduction, which is 30 pages long.
At the time of publication, it was the sole full length book about a 1903-1905 arrival immigrant from Korea to the United States that was still in print at the time. There was also an out of print book about a Korean immigrant who arrived in that time period. Additionally, it was the first autobiography to have coverage of a whole life that was in a full length format and that was written by an American woman of Asian ancestry.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: a true life story and history.
- Biography
- Emigration and immigration
- History
- Immigrants
- Korean American women
- Korean Americans
- Koreans, united states
2 About Mary Paik Lee
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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