Set in the 1980s, the book is a follow-up to Kuo’s debut, “In the Beautiful Country,” which explores the family’s first year immigrating from Taiwan to America.
“Land of Broken Promises,” a novel-in-verse for young readers by Taiwanese author Jane Kuo, releases on June 6, 2023. The illustrated cover is by Julia Kuo. “Land of Broken Promises” author Jane Kuo and her family seen in front of their restaurant business in the San Gabriel Valley in the 1980s.
“Land of Broken Promises” author Jane Kuo and family immigrated to Southern California from Taiwan in the 1980s, and were undocumented until they were granted amnesty through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Kuo grew up in Duarte, similar to Anna Zhang, the main character in her novel. Anna feels different from her peers; she works in her family’s small food business and tries to fit in while helping the family make ends meet.
Even with complex themes of mental health, trauma, assimilation, the immigration system and feeling “other-ed,” Kuo said her book explores these through the eyes of a child, trying to create a space for herself in “the promised land.” “There’s a lot of stuff that’s heavy – because immigrant kids have been through a lot. And that was my experience and the story I wanted to tell,” she said. “It’s this idea that you’re not just one thing. You can be so many things. It’s about Anna’s experience of being an outsider but also an insider.”
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