I Just Came to See You: A Memoir
(홉킨스로 문득 찾아오신 아버지)
Written by Chul Hyun
Illustrations & Cover by Sarah Hyun
This is a memoir written by my dad in Korean and English, accompanied by my illustrations.
https://www.amazon.com/Just-Came-See-You-Memoir/dp/B0CKGS9B8K
Link to Book (PDF):
https://beige-horse-9x7a.squarespace.com/s/i-just-came-to-see-you-interior-FINAL-9-15-23-1.pdf


Back profile of my grandfather

Old fashioned "punishment"

My dad starting the Tae Kwon Do club at Johns Hopkins

Gilman Hall, Johns Hopkins

Pensive mood

Grandfather's death bed

The moment my parents met

My dad seeing patients

Me being born

Parents getting married

Niagara Falls, where my dad proposed

University of Rochester graduation

Kimbap, a classic Korean snack

Chicago water line

My dad working in scientific lab

University of Miami, medical school

Washington D.C., medical residency

My mom, drafting

Looking out to sea, Okinawa, Japan

Korean pottery descendent, Japan

Tombstone of Goryo Dynasty Emperor

Grandma

"Minority"

Hyun lineage history books

My dad's office

Step outside of your comfort zone

National museum of Korea

Jja-jjang-myun - Korean black bean noodles

Birth of the Korean language
12x18 colored pencil
Views from lake house in Hamden, CT
shower design & tile installation
Palisades, NY