Seaweed and Shamans: Inheriting the Gifts of Grief

Brenda Paik Sunoo

Seaweed and Shamans, 2006 - Adult children - 161 pages

Literary Nonfiction. Asian American Studies. Memoir. "Heartfelt and at times heart-rending, SEAWEED AND SHAMANS details Brenda Paik Sunoo's journey through grief into solace. Written with courage and generosity, her collection of essays traverses personal memory and Korean-American history, as well as the thoughts and drawings garnered from diary entries of the child she lost. A testimony to the endurance of faith and art, life and love. SEAWEED AND SHAMANS is a gift of healing"--Nora Okja Keller, author of Comfort Woman and Fox Girl.

Contents

• The Rose Thief Gift of Flowers: 13
• Schnip Schnaps Gift of Journals: 29
• Grace and Good Deed Gift of Generosity: 43
• Lee Gift of Memoir: 57
• Stone Spirits Gift of Spirituality: 71
• Seaweed and Shamans Gift of Compassion: 87
• Don Diablo Drive Gift of Family Memories: 103
• In Memory of Helen Foster Snow Gift of a Mentor: 117
• Close Encounters of a Different Kind Gift of Love: 131
• Last Day First Day Gift of Dreams: 149

About the author

Brenda Paik Sunoo is a third-generation Korean American writer and photojournalist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology at University of California, Los Angeles, and her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree at Antioch University. Her memoir on loss and healing, "Seaweed and Shamans: Inheriting the Gifts of Grief," has been published in English, Korean, and Vietnamese. She and her husband, Jan, have been living in Hanoi, Vietnam, since 2002. They have one son, David, and a granddaughter, Jolena.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Seaweed and Shamans: Inheriting the Gifts of Grief
• Author: Brenda Paik Sunoo
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Seaweed and Shamans, 2006
• ISBN: 8991913032, 9788991913035
• Length: 161 pages