About this Event
Join us for an exciting talk with , a feminist collective aiming to reclaim and reimagine the role of Korean women. This event brings together three founding authors to discuss their latest books—(What We Kept to Ourselves), (Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History) and (Excavations). A Q&A and book signing will follow.
Founded in the Bay Area in 2025, Radical Ahjumma celebrates the ahjumma: the powerful middle-aged woman who has been ridiculed, sidelined, and erased from recorded history by war, dictatorships, patriarchy, and motherhood.
When: Sunday, April 5th 3pm - 4pm
Where: da Shop: books + curiosities, 3565 Harding Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816
Parking: Parking is available in the paid municipal lot.
About the books:
What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
A propulsive and moving story of a Korean American family in Los Angeles torn asunder by the mother's disappearance and the discovery of a dead stranger's body in their backyard.
Excavations by Hannah Michell
A former journalist turned stay-at-home mother must find her missing husband and protect her children in Excavations, a "sharp, impressive debut about corruption among South Korea's elite" (The Boston Globe).
Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee
A poignant memoir by a journalist who sets out on a search for her family's history lost to the darkness of Korea's colonial decades, and contends with the shockwaves of violence that followed them over four generations and across continents.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
da Shop: books + curiosities, 3565 Harding Avenue, Honolulu, United States
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