ISBN:
9781503613737
,
9781503631823
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 199 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Asian America
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lee, Shelley Sang-Hee, 1975- Koreatown, Los Angeles
DDC:
979.494
Keywords:
Koreaner
;
Rassismus
;
Einwanderung
;
Los Angeles, Calif.
;
History
;
Los Angeles, Calif.
;
Koreaner
;
Einwanderung
;
Rassismus
Abstract:
"Koreatown, Los Angeles, tells the story of an American ethnic community often equated with socioeconomic achievement and assimilation, but whose experiences as racial minorities and immigrant outsiders illuminate key economic and cultural developments in the United States since 1965. Beginning with the early development of LA's Koreatown and culminating with the 1992 Los Angeles riots and their aftermath, Shelley Sang-Hee Lee demonstrates how Korean Americans' lives were shaped by patterns of racial segregation and urban poverty, and legacies of anti-Asian racism and orientalism. More than a dot on a map, Koreatown holds profound emotional significance for Korean immigrants across the nation as a symbol of their shared bonds and place in American society." --
Description / Table of Contents:
The changing face of LA -- A little Seoul sprang up : place entrepreneurs and the Koreatown concept -- Searching for Koreatown : generational divides and cultural bridges in Korean America -- A small world : Korean Americans and global Los Angeles -- "Most of these areas were formerly Black" : interracial conflict in South Central and the burning of Koreatown -- A good comeback
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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