The Dreams of Two Yi-min /

Few personal accounts have been written about early Korean immigrants (yi-min) to Hawaii. In The Dreams of Two Yi-min Margaret Pai recounts the experiences of her parents, Do In Kwon and Hee Kyung Lee, while unfolding the rich fabric of Korean society and culture in Japanese-occupied Korea and Hawai...

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Autor principal: Pai, Margaret K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2021]
Temas:
Immigrants > Hawaii > History > 20th century.
Korean Americans > Hawaii > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER 1 The New World
  • CHAPTER 2 For a Cause
  • CHAPTER 3 Two Prison Terms
  • CHAPTER 4 The Tragic Split
  • CHAPTER 5 A Scholarly Beginning
  • CHAPTER 6 The House on Pele Street
  • CHAPTER 7 Starting Anew
  • CHAPTER 8 Growing Up in a Factory
  • CHAPTER 9 Taking a Gamble
  • CHAPTER 10 A Successful Invention at Last
  • CHAPTER 11 Greed and Inhumanity
  • CHAPTER 12 The Miyoshi Bamboo
  • CHAPTER 13 Poinciana
  • CHAPTER 14 Romantic Spring of '42
  • CHAPTER 15 Old Men and Ladies' Handbags
  • CHAPTER 16 The Peace after Bombs
  • CHAPTER 17 A Dirge for a Wedding
  • CHAPTER 18 The Korean Consulate
  • CHAPTER 19 Mr. J
  • CHAPTER 20 In the Big City
  • CHAPTER 21 Losing the Gamble
  • CHAPTER 22 Up in Smoke
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • About the Author

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