{"product_id":"the-hustle-eunjin-kang-9798291357446","title":"The Hustle: A Korean Family's Escape from the Margins: Three Generations of Work and Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hustle: A Korean Family's Escape from the Margins\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful \u003cb\u003enarrative nonfiction memoir\u003c\/b\u003e that explores the labor, resilience, and survival of a working-class Korean family across three generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in South Korea, \u003ci\u003eThe Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e earned recognition from the \u003cb\u003eMinistry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Korea\u003c\/b\u003e and was praised by major bookstore chains and literary journals. Blending \u003cb\u003ememoir, family history, and social analysis\u003c\/b\u003e, the author creates a moving portrait that resonates with readers interested in \u003cb\u003eimmigrant stories, labor struggles, and working-class resilience\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the labor journeys of the author's father-a \u003cb\u003efactory worker turned entrepreneur who became a motorcycle courier after bankruptcy\u003c\/b\u003e-her sisters, who balance clerical work and \u003cb\u003esingle motherhood\u003c\/b\u003e, and her nephews, who navigate school while taking on \u003cb\u003egig economy jobs\u003c\/b\u003e. Their stories reveal how historical moments-from Korea's rapid \u003cb\u003eindustrialization in the 1960s\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eAsian financial crisis\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eCOVID-19 pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e-shaped not only national history but also personal family survival strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the intertwined experiences of her family, \u003ci\u003eThe Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e examines themes of \u003cb\u003epoverty, work, gender, class, and migration\u003c\/b\u003e, offering readers a deeper understanding of how economic and cultural change impacts everyday lives. This book highlights the \u003cb\u003edignity of honest labor\u003c\/b\u003e while shedding light on why \u003cb\u003epoverty persists despite hard work\u003c\/b\u003e in an increasingly precarious world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eunjin Kang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798291357446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eunjin Kang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801077952767,"sku":"9798291357446","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hustle-eunjin-kang-9798291357446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}