| Asian Tragedies in the Americas: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Stories Contributor(s): Yoon, Won K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 179362853X ISBN-13: 9781793628534 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $109.89 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2020950147 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.17 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Asian Tragedies in the Americas: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Stories explores the stories of nineteenth-century East Asian migrants throughout the Americas, tracing the asymmetrical international conditions which shaped migrants' experiences. Won K.Yoon examines such phenomena as Chinese paper (fraudulent) wives and daughters, Korean picture marriages, and Japanese war brides, analyzing the impact of racism and colonialism on East Asian groups and family experiences in the West. |