Three immigrants to America won the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics, illustrating continued contributions by immigrants to the United States.

The 2024 Nobel Prize announcements kicked off on October 7, honoring groundbreaking contributions in fields such as medicine, science, literature, and peace, with winners receiving 11 million Swedish crowns each.

Han Kang, the South Korean winner of the 2024 Nobel prize in literature, made her breakthrough in the English-speaking world with her first translated novel (her third in Korean), The Vegetarian. Published in English in 2015,

Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature has not only highlighted her works but also shone a spotlight on the importance of translation.

Korean-American author Min Jin Lee, acclaimed for her novel Pachinko, has publicly praised fellow Korean author Han Kang for her monumental achievement in winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. As reported by Korea Bizwire and Korea Times,

Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang's major works were found to have been repeatedly rejected for inclusion in Korea's military book collection, likely considered inappropriate by its review board to be read by the country's soldiers.