K-Lit: A Conversation with Korean-American Authors on the K-Zeitgeist
6PM
In partnership with Lincoln Center, PEN America convenes a roster of leading NYC-based Korean-American writers and artists for a conversation exploring what fuels their creative practice, squaring their relationship with South Korea’s growing global cultural influence, and the role that Korean-American traditions and history have on their body of work.
Featuring New York Times bestselling authors
· Min Jin Lee (Pachinko, Free Food for Millionaires),
· Eric Kim (Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home),
· Nicole Chung (A Living Remedy, All You Can Ever Know),
· Mary H.K.Choi (Yolk, Permanent Record) and
· journalist and event moderator Hannah Bae
the discussion will also examine the ways in which the Korean diaspora and the broader Asian-American community have responded to the current wave of anti-Asian-American racism and violence. Over the last 100 years, PEN America has mobilized countless writers, activists, and public intellectuals in the fight to defend free expression and the open exchange of ideas.