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Honors for The Voices of Heaven

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

The Voices of Heaven, a novel/love story set during the Korean War, won honors in November of 2013:

1) A Finalist, The 2013 USA Best Book Awards (sponsored by USA Book News) in 2 categories: Fiction/Historical and Fiction/Multicultural: http://www.USABookNews.com.

2) Made The Kirkus Review Stars and Recommended Books List in Fiction & Literature:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/available-now/?category=fiction-books-literature&stars=recs (p. 33)

 

Arirang TV interview, 2/20/2014

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

KOAM News on Maija’s Talk in Seattle on Comfort Women

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

Here is the link to the KOAM news:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT4UmKq5U9o&feature=youtu.be

4/13/16, Power Pt. Presentation on Comfort Women of WWII

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

Reception, 6:30 p.m., Program, 7:00 p.m., Plymouth Language Program, 925 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS 66044 (785-766-0928).

(2) “A Closure for ‘Comfort Women’” The Korea Times, 05/19/17

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

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Children of Comfort Women, The Korea Times,08/24/17

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

RAS Talk, “Asian Beliefs: How Chinese Zodiac Signs Affect Women,” on Youtube

Posted on: December 10th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

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Lecture – ‘The Influence of Chinese Zodiac Beliefs On Asian Lives’

Posted on: April 5th, 2024 by Maija Rhee Devine

I gave this talk at Sky Way Library. The talk had been requested for me to give to the UMKC medical students by their medical professor Dr. Rose Zwerenzen. I gave the talk 3 times in 2015 and 2016 before moving to Seattle.  She  asked me again this year.

How a Belief in Chinese Zodiac Signs Affects People Especially Women

Posted on: October 18th, 2023 by admin_maijarheedevine

Here is a link to my story about the belief in Zodiac signs and how it affects women AND men and the business of fortune telling (you’ll find humor in the story!)

Click here to find The Korea Times story, fortunetelling

 

 

The Happiness Screen in Smithsonian’s Folk Life Magazine

Posted on: October 18th, 2023 by
 
The Happiness Screen
 
The Smithsonian #FolkLifeMagazine published a story of my mother and me in Korea and the U.S. based on the major stories told in my autobiographical novel about Korea, The Voices of Heaven. #JaneChu, an artist and former Chair of the #NationalEndowmentForTheArts (#NEA) prepared this story together with me. The wonderful illustrations are her artwork.
 
Here’s the link to The Happiness Screen: A Korean Daughter’s Story of Pain and Hope.
 
The photo: Maija with her mom’s folding screen, which she named “Happiness Screen.”
Find it on my Facebook page, too.
 

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