Blue Dreams - Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots

The situation of Los Angeles's Korean Americans touches on some of American society's most vexing issues: ethnic conflict, urban poverty, immigration, multiculturalism, and ideological polarization. Combining interviews and sociohistorical analysis, Abelmann gives these problems a human face and clarifies the factors that render them so complex.

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Nancy Abelmann and John Lie

Summary

The situation of Los Angeles’s Korean Americans touches on some of American society’s most vexing issues: ethnic conflict, urban poverty, immigration, multiculturalism, and ideological polarization. Combining interviews and sociohistorical analysis, Abelmann gives these problems a human face and clarifies the factors that render them so complex.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Abelmann, Abelmann Nancy, Nancy Ablemann, John Lie, Lie John
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1997
• EAN: 9780674077058
• ISBN: 978-0-674-07705-8
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Illustrations: 2 maps
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Ethnic Studies, Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Social discrimination and equal treatment, c 1990 to c 1999, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Civics and citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General