A Step from Heaven Resources

This site is basically your one-stop site for anything on An Na. A perk: the design is really easy on the eyes…

Just can't get any info on Korean Americans in your history classes? Just for you, here's a website teachers go to that's completely devoted to Korean American history...

A super-cool multimedia site with tons of videos and slideshows.

Because no one does Korean American history better than, well, Korean Americans.

This book is pretty heavy on domestic abuse, so here's a site that addresses the specific issue of abuse in Korean American families.

Because absolutely no one deserves to suffer the kind of violence Young Ju and her family experience in this book.

There's no better sign of success than a glowing review from The New York Times Book Review.

A super in-depth interview with An Na—you'll find out all sorts of personal things about the author.

Interested in more books by An Na? Here's an interview all about her novel The Fold, also about Korean American issues, namely plastic surgery and the fascination with the double-eyelid.

Sure this interview may be mostly about An Na's book The Fold, but it contains some nice nuggets of info, like what An Na's childhood was like and how she writes.

Curious about the stats for domestic violence in Korean American families? Here you go, number-crunchers.

What's the connection you ask? Well, think of this article as a way of addressing the lack of connection between Korean American churches and the reality of domestic violence in Korean American families.

Okay, so this isn't the most professional interview out there, but it's pretty cool that An Na sat down with a teenager and was willing to answer a bunch of probing questions.

Not sold on this book yet? Here's a quick review, just for you hard-sells out there.

In case you feel like watching a summary, rather than reading a summary, here you go. There's also a whole "What is Korea like now?" part to the video. The catch? It doesn't really mention much about the domestic abuse in the family…

Straight from the author's mouth—all you need to know about the author's name.

You're thinking about getting the audiobook version, but you're just not sure whether or not you want to subject yourself to a cheesy reading of the book. Here's an excerpt of the audiobook reading, so you can decide whether or not it is cheesy.

Just in case you haven't seen the book yet, here's what it looks like…

If you're dying to know what the author looks like, here you go.