Brenda Paik Sunoo

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  • We have just added an option to pre-order my book, Stone House on Jeju Island, on Amazon. Click Here to order now and send a copy to all your friends and family for the holidays!Those living in Asia, Europe and Australia may order and receive the book now, directly from seoulselection.com.
  • Brenda Paik Sunoo, American photojournalist who first published an English book on haenyeo 해녀 소개 첫 영문책 펴낸 재미교포 사진작가 브렌다 백선우Jejudo Island is a popular tourist destination and there is a writer and photojournalist who built the stone house on the island at the age of 70. Brenda Paik Sunoo is a writer and photojournalist and she published the book {quote}Moon Tides - Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea.{quote} It is the first English book by an American photojournalist on haenyeo, female divers. She captures the culture and life of haenyeo on camera and hopes to enlighten the global community. We sit down with Brenda Paik Sunoo and learn more about her activities and her love for the island on today's Heart-to-Heart.신비의 섬, 제주를 향한 남다른 애정으로 일흔의 나이에 제주로 이주해 돌담집을 짓고 사는 이가 있다. 제주의 상징인 해녀들의 이야기를 모아 첫 영문 서적으로 발간, 전 세계에 제주 해녀를 알린 사진작가 브렌다 백 선우. 아름다운 제주의 풍경과 해녀들의 생생한 삶을 카메라로 담아낸 '제주 알리미' 브렌다 백 선우의 이야기를 오늘 [하트 투 하트]에서 만나보자
  • For those living in Asia, Europe and Australia, you may order your copy of {quote}Stone House on Jeju Island--Improvising Life Under a Healing Moon{quote} from Seoul Selection. Click below:https://www.seoulselection.com/bookstore/default/product_view.php?part_idx=265&goods_data=aWR4PTEwNzA2JnN0YXJ0UGFnZT0wJmxpc3RObz0xMDMmdGFibGU9Y3NfZ29vZHMmcGFydF9pZHg9MjY1JnNlYXJjaF9pdGVtPTM=||
  • November 17, 2018:Nori Gallery, Jeoji Art Village. Jeju Island, South Korea3 - 5 p.m.February 27, 2019Evening with two authors: Lisa See and Brenda SunooThey will discuss writing about Jeju Island from two different genres: historical fiction and creative non-fiction.Korean Culture Center Los Angeles5505 Wilshire Blvd.Ari Auditorium, Third Floor7 - 9 pmMarch 21, 2019East Bay Community Foundation200 Frank H. Ogawa PlazaOakland, Calif.7 - 9 p.m.For more information: ebcf.orgMarch 2019Seattle (To be announced)
  • HoangChi Truong, author of TigerFish + Blogger at ChiBeingChi.com, interviews Brenda:https://www.chibeingchi.com/authors-community/2018/11/30/author-interview-with-brenda-paik-sunoo?fbclid=IwAR3WW7p7G7LIxg_-WNQlAY2zuwUI7qK7nooa8RZrhTwY0DMyM5W61kjh0LY
  • https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2018/09/141_255644.html
  • An article about people moving to Jeju Island.https://www.voanews.com/a/new-beginnings-found-on-jeju-island/4618568.html?Korea Foundation NewsletterFebruary 1, 2019Interview by Joey RositanoClick here to read the interview.
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