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A.H. Kim

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A.H. Kim (Ann) was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to the U.S. as a young child. Ann was educated at Harvard College and Berkeley Law School, where she was an editor of the California Law Review.

Ann practiced corporate law for many years and served as chief of staff to the CEO and as head of investor relations at a Fortune 200 company.

Ann is the proud mother of two sons, a longtime cancer survivor, and community volunteer. After raising her family in the Bay Area, Ann and her husband now call Ann Arbor home.

Ann's debut novel, A GOOD FAMILY, was inspired by her personal experience supporting her brother and nieces while her sister-in-law served time in Alderson Women’s Prison Camp.

Ann’s second novel, RELATIVE STRANGERS, is a cont ...more

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	A Good Family 3.68 avg rating — 2,077 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Hyun Jung (Kim) Grant with her two sons

This past week, the Asian employee resource group at my workplace held a healing circle in memory of those killed in Atlanta two weeks ago. I was asked to provide a reflection. Here’s what I said.

I saw my name on the list of victims in the Atlanta spa murders.

In most newspapers, she’s listed as Hyun Jung Grant. But her maiden name, her Korean name, is Kim H

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Haiku review: Horror mixed with grief A story of two sisters Highly recommend
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