Here is author Joel Peterson speaking at the 2015 HalfKorean.com Meet on July 18, 2015. Joel was a guest speaker at the event and he discussed his background along with his recently published novel, Dreams of My Mothers. Also be sure to check out our Spotlight Feature with Joel from June 2015: HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Joel […]
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Author Joel Peterson Speaking at 2015 HalfKorean.com Meet
2015 HalfKorean.com Annual Meet in Los Angeles (7/18/2015)
Los Angeles, CA – HalfKorean.com held its annual meet on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Hwa Sun Ji (화선지) Tea & Coffee in Los Angeles, California. This was the seventh consecutive and eighth overall meetup held in Los Angeles. The turnout included attendees from the Los Angeles area, all over California, Arizona, North Carolina and […]
HalfKorean.com Spotlight: Joel Peterson / Dreams of My Mothers
Dreams of My Mothers is the recently published debut novel by biracial Korean adoptee Joel Peterson. Based on Joel’s own true story, Dreams of My Mothers tells the story of “a biracial, impoverished boy who, through the transcendent love of his mothers, rises above questions of identity, race, physical limitations, and prejudice to become a […]
Joel Peterson’s “Dreams of My Mothers”
Dreams of My Mothers is a recently published novel by biracial Korean adoptee Joel Peterson. Here is a synopsis of “Dreams of My Mothers” (courtesy Facebook): Based on a true story, Dreams of My Mothers is a powerful account of a boy coming of age, but it is ultimately a story of the redemption and […]