Clay Walls - Kim Ronyoung

A Landmark Modern Classic About The Korean American Immigrant Experience And The Dawn Of Los Angelesrsquo;s Koreatown A Penguin Classic Kim Ronyoung (gloria Hahn, 1926ndash;1987) Tells The Story Of Haesu And Chun, Immigrants Who Fled Japanese-occupied Korea For Los Angeles In The Decade Prior To World War Ii, And Their American-born Children. First Published In 1986, Clay Walls Offers A Portrait Of What Being Korean In California Meant In The First Half Of The Twentieth Century And How These Immigrantsrsquo; Nationalist Spirit Helped Them Withstand Racism And Poverty. Kim Explores The Tensions Within A Family Of Immigrants And Americans And Brings To The Forefront The Themes Of Korean Immigration, U.s.