“This inspiring, gut-wrenching collection showcases the varied experiences and voices of mixed Koreans. It should be read by everyone, mixed or not, Korean or not. Their stories will break your heart and heal your soul and take root in your mind. Here is a history of the post-WWII West—especially the United States—too long overlooked. Here is a history of divided Korea too long swept aside. Here is a history of families as told by the children, now grown and speaking their truths in poetry, prose fiction, memoirs, and scholarship. Those truths are awesome in their singularity and in their universality, and you may well find your own truth in their manifold depths.”

—Ji-yeon Yuh, author of Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America

“Mixed Korean: Our Stories is a generous chorus of mixed-race voices, part Black, part White, some adopted, and each one partially Korean and wholly original. This book is full of heart with a wide embrace, and the talented writers bravely explore identity, family, and what it means to live at the intersection of two cultures. I couldn’t put this book down. It is a gift. The magic of these stories will stay with me forever.”

—Lee Herrick, author of This Many Miles from Desire, and Scar and Flower