02053cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500490014426400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950800170041052012070042753400450163465300120167985600430169199900170173412733UtSlPG20260610133313.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSills, Steven David Justin10aTokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-06-01  aSteven Sills  a"Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America" by Steven David Justin Sills is a novel likely written in the early 21st century. The narrative explores themes of identity, loss, and the search for belonging, centered around the character Sang Huin (or Shawn), a Korean-American navigating life and relationships in South Korea after a traumatic family history, including the murder of his sister and his father's suicide.  The opening of the novel introduces Sang Huin's deep sense of empathy and emotional turmoil as he reflects on his connections, friendships, and past traumas. The narrative shifts between his memories of family and the stark realities of his current life, illustrating his struggles with identity as both an American and a Korean. In a series of encounters, we see him grappling with his friendships, particularly with a friend named Yang Lin, as he wrestles with feelings of longing, confusion, and a sense of isolation in an unfamiliar land. The writing is dense with introspection, picturesque observations, and existential thoughts, setting the tone for Sang Huin's journey toward understanding himself and his place in the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12733  c54127d54127