The Journey by Rosa Kwon Easton

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Behind the name Rosa Kwon Easton is a story of political, cultural and personal change. Learn about author Rosa Easton and her books White Mulberry & Red Seal. | About admin 2026-07-09T15:13:48-07:00 Hello, I’m Rosa Kwon Easton. What’s in a name? Our stories. A friend of mine asked me how I got my name. I told her it’s what my first book is all about. It’s a true-life novel of my grandmother’s life during the Japanese Occupation of Korea, which has many parallels to my family’s immigration to America. Rosa is really not my given name. My birth name is Haewon, which means “graceful princess” in Korean. That name was lost when my family immigrated to Los Angeles and my parents wanted me to assimilate. As an outsider, I hungered to belong. Kwon is really not my first surname either. I was born a Kim because my father’s name was changed from Kwon to Kim

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