Framed by war : Korean children and women at the crossroads of US empire /

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An intimate portrait of the postwar lives of Korean children and women Korean children and women are the forgotten population of a forgotten war. Yet during and after the Korean War, they were central to the projection of US military, cultural, and political dominance. Framed by War examines how the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woo, Susie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2019.
Colección:Nation of nations. Immigrant history as American history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Children > Social conditions.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Women > Social conditions.
Koreans > United States > History > 20th century.
Koreans > Cultural assimilation > United States.
Orphans > Korea (South) > History > 20th century.
War brides > Korea (South) > History > 20th century.
Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 > Enfants > Conditions sociales.
Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 > Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Coréens > Acculturation > États-Unis.
Épouses de guerre > Corée du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies.
Social conditions
Children
Children > Social conditions
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Koreans
Koreans > Cultural assimilation
Orphans
War brides
Women > Social conditions
Korea (South) > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Corée du Sud > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
Korea (South)
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Cold War empire
  • PART I. IMAGEINED FAMILY FRAMES
  • GIs and the kids of Korea
  • US aid campaigns and the Korean Children's Choir
  • PART II. INTERNATIONAL COLD WAR FAMILIES
  • Missionary rescue and the transnational making of family
  • Producing model Korean adoptees
  • PART III. ERASING EMPIRE
  • Mixed-race children and their Korean mothers
  • Managing Korean War brides
  • Conclusion: broken family frames
  • Adknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.

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