Keyword: fiction
The Korean-American writer discusses her work profiling Japan's marginalized Korean population.
"The effacement and erasure of Asians, Asian Americans and other minorities or people of color still continues to this day in the U.S."
"People of my generation saw hope in the West; young Asians these days see opportunity in China," says author of "Five Star Billionaire."
"The book began as an experiment ... but from there the story just kept flowing," says first-time novelist Kwan.