I don't know if it's unique, but I know many Korean American people of my generation who want to know about their grandparents' lives in Korea, but their family members won't tell them because it's too painful. But my grandmother… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
I came from a practical family. The idea of being a writer seemed impossible to me. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
Memory warps and stretches and shifts to fit the strictures of your life. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
When I was in the second grade, I learned that I looked different from my classmates. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
Regret is something I wanted to write a lot about because once you make a decision, regret doesn't do anything except linger inside you. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
By the time I was a teen, I was an expert at scanning people's faces, always in search of eyes like mine. I devoured… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
As a Korean American, I grew up yearning to see actors that looked like me. On the rare occasions I saw an Asian celebrity,… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
I'm not writing necessarily for an audience. I think about the audience at the end, once I have a complete book. But, when I'm… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
As a major feature film with Asian Americans in leading roles, 'Crazy Rich Asians' is important. We hope that this movie will be our… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
When I was almost two years old, my grandmother flew from Hongcheon, South Korea, to Flushing, Queens, to take care of me. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
For me, writing is something that I need to do. If I'm not writing, I'm not happy. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
When I heard that Hollywood was going to make Kevin Kwan's novel 'Crazy Rich Asians' into a movie, I was so ecstatic I nearly… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
Words have power, and especially in the realm of beauty, how we speak about ourselves is important. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's unique, but I know many Korean American people of my generation who want to know about their grandparents' lives… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
