Robin Ha interviewed for The Beat

INTERVIEW: In ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL, the universal language of comics connected Robin Ha to her new culture

Coming-of-age in the South and learning to embrace the Korean-American identity

Nancy Powell

01/31/2020

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-robin-ha-almost-american-girl/

Robin should be on Southern Fried Asian podcast soon, and I found this 2018 interview when looking for it.

Episode 025: Robin Ha

Keith Chow

Southern Fried Asian  July 18, 2018

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/southern-fried-asian/episode-025-robin-ha-LH49relasPh/

Southern Fried Asian with comic book illustrator and the creator of the bestselling graphic novel cookbook Cook Korean, Robin Ha.

Robin reveals the secret origin of Cook Korean (1:45) and explains why Korean food is so popular right now (11:00). Then, Robin describes what it was like moving from Seoul, Korea to Huntsville, Alabama at age 14 (22:00) and living among the city's Korean population... or lack thereof (28:00). Later, she explains how the local comic book store in Huntsville literally changed her life (35:00) and how she eventually taught herself to cook (37:00). Finally, Robin shares some Alabama food memories and her fascination with drive-through fast food places like Sonic (42:45).

Ha's 'Cook Korean!' teasers

Local cartoonist/illustrator Robin Ha has posted online a few illustrations for the comic cook book she's working on called Cook Korean! (Ten Speed Press). It's scheduled to come out next summer.

According to Ha, "This book teaches you how to make everyday Korean recipes through comics and illustrations, including the recipes from my blog, Banchan in Two Pages!" The book also was mentioned in a New York Times article last week.

Visit Ha's Tumblr for more yummy watercolors. Here's a Q&A with Ha by Mike Rhode for the Washington City Paper last year.

Images posted with permission