Koreatown, Los Angeles : immigration, race, and the "American dream" /

"Koreatown, Los Angeles tells the story of how one ethnic neighborhood came to signify a shared Korean American identity. At the turn of the twentieth century, Los Angeles's Korean population stood at about 186,000--the largest concentration of Koreans outside of Asia. Most of this growth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lee, Shelley Sang-Hee, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Colección:Asian America.
Temas:
1900-1999
Korean Americans > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century.
Immigrants > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century.
Minorities > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century.
Racism against Asians > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Américains d'origine coréenne > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Minorités > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Racisme à l'égard des Asiatiques > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Immigrants > Social conditions
Korean Americans > Social conditions
Minorities > Social conditions
Race relations
Racism against Asians
Koreatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History > 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
California > Los Angeles
California > Los Angeles > Koreatown
1992 Los Angeles Riots.
1992 Los Angeles Uprising.
Asian American history.
Korea Town.
Korean Americans.
Koreatown.
Los Angeles.
US History.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • Epilogue: The Americanization of Koreatown and Koreatown-ification of Los Angeles.

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