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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Korea to California: A 45 Year Korean American Love Story

Korea to California: A 45 Year Korean American Love Story

Carter, Calvin A.
Carter, Kwi-Suk (Yi)

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ISBN10: 1456593420
ISBN13: 9781456593421
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 17 2011
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.73 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
In 1965, the prospect of an Indiana farm boy finding love - and keeping it- while stationed in Korea was remote at best. Cultural taboos, red tape, and a forbidding language barrier presented serious obstacles to romantic bliss. Such was the circumstance for Calvin Carter, a young First Lieutenant in the US Army stationed at Camp Custer that year. However, even the US ARmy underestimated the power of the connection Cal shared with the honorable Kwi-Suk Yi, or Miss Lee, as she was called in the officers club. So begins a romance that spans two cultures, four decades, and many fare flung destinations, among them Korea, the United States, Vietnam and Germany. In the tender, poignant, Korea to California, A 45 Year Korean American Love Story, their joint autobiography shares their extraordinary story, gracefully interweaving both their points of view. From their timid beginnings as two discovering each other amidst rough-and-tumble army personnel to their blessed present as a seasoned, solid couple, this tale of two hearts offers an enriching and engaging exploration of what makes even the most improbable marriage magnificent. The story starts in the officers club where Cal is struck at first sight by the beauty and dignity of Kwi-Suk. In time, his ardor is returned, as little by little, Kwi-Suk, or Miss Lee, takes note of the young soldier's actions that can only mean that he is a good man. Despite limited shared language and a humorous mishap of two, Kwi-Suk and Cal soon come to understant that theres is a love of a lifetime, and so an engagement is made. Others, however, are not so encouraging, and the sharply different climate of 1960s mainstream American society presents formidable roadblocks. The couple presevers through it all and the rest is history - as well as her story. Once Kwi-Suk and Cal drown out a chorus of dissenting voices, including the Army Chaplin, they soon launch their life as a married couple in America, navigating sticky family resistance, a false friend or two, a growing family, and a career that keeps Cal on the move. On the balmy shores of Hawaii, they instead hit rocky times. In hilly San Francisco, they relish more level living. From there, they faced separation while Cal is in Vietnam, reunion in Germany, and life in the the States that ultimately settles them in sunny Califoria. All the while, both husband and wife strive to advance themselves as well as maintain a bond of trust and respect that no person or place can put asunder. While guiding readers on a rich and rollicking tour of come of the world's most intoxicating places, Korea to California, is a deeply affecting meditation on the profound, respectful and gentle union of Kwi-Suk and Cal, which serves as a shining example of the many rewards of romantic love, the kind that transcends cultures - and endures time.

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