About Us
Celebrating the American immigrant experience with defiant joy. Made with heART since 2024.
In 2023, Sarah canceled her debut book deal with an international publisher to take a chance on creating new channels of media and representation. Komerican Pie started as a weekly webzine on Substack in January 2024 with founding contributor Aram Kim, and today KP is made of the following ingredients.
Born of Korean heritage. As American as apple pie. Welcome to Komerican Pie.
Our Ingredients
What makes a good Komerican Pie?
A printed quarterly zine sent via snail mail. Learn how to touch, feel and read again with our 40-page, full-color mini magazine!
A digital edition of the zine to flip through online. Find fun things made by us, other artists, and small businesses with big hearts!
Events “IRL” in real life. Have fun with humans in the flesh again across the U.S. Go beyond a tap or click… NO bots allowed!
The KP Crew
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Sarah Choi
FOUNDER & CONTRIBUTOR
Sarah canceled her debut book deal with an international publisher to share her heART through Komerican Pie instead. She has worked as a communications consultant for national nonprofits and consumer clients, freelance writer for multiple food and lifestyle publications, and a butcher shop intern—her favorite job to date! Today, she creates experiences and unschools her children. Sarah has lived in six different cities and enjoys hiking, camping, hip hop dance, and seollangtang.
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Emeline Lee
COPY EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR
Emeline Lee is an author of children's literature. Her first book, Bonnie's Rocket is a STEM-friendly story set during Apollo 11. Her next book, Gwei the Hungry Ghost (out on 1/13/26), is published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. Emeline’s favorite activities include hiking in the woods, eating hot pot, and crocheting cozy things. She studied English literature and environmental sustainability at Columbia University and lives in the NYC metropolitan area.
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Mira Bayonne
CONTRIBUTOR
Mira Garrett Bayonne is a poet, multi-media artist, and lawyer; originally from Fayetteville, NC. She is an alumna of The Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T. NYC), and got her J.D., too! A nurturing mother at heart, her work aims to contribute towards the healing, evolution, and prosperity of the familial spirit. She is working on her first book, and enjoys nature walks, food, and listening to audiobooks on 2x speed. Mira and her family currently live outside of Philadelphia.
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Hannah Bae
CONTRIBUTOR
Hannah Bae is a freelance journalist, nonfiction writer and illustrator who is at work on a memoir about healing from childhood trauma and family estrangement. She is co-director of the Korean American Artist Collective. In 2024, she was a New York State Council on the Arts grantee in literature and a nonfiction juror for The Kirkus Prize.
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ShinYeon Moon
CONTRIBUTOR
More coming soon!
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Aram Kim
FOUNDING CONTRIBUTOR
Aram is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and art director of children’s picture books based in Queens (NYC) and Seoul (South Korea). She writes and illustrates stories about universal themes with a distinctive Korean flair. She has published six books including Cat on the Bus, books from her Yoomi, Friends and Family series such as No Kimchi for Me!, and most recently, Baby Cousin’s Big Day, about dol, the Korean first birthday milestone.