Koreans in Central California (1903-1957)

Informationen zum Autor By Marn J. Cha Klappentext This book tells the Korean immigrants' life stories in California's eight San Joaquin Valley farm communities. It describes how they survived through discrimination and injustices in the early 20th century America, and also details the Korean immigrants' efforts to regain their lost motherland from Japanese colonialism (1910-1945). Zusammenfassung This book tells the Korean immigrants' life stories in California's eight San Joaquin Valley farm communities. It describes how they survived through discrimination and injustices in the early 20th century America! and also details the Korean immigrants' efforts to regain their lost motherland from Japanese colonialism (1910-1945). Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 List of Photographs Chapter 3 Forewords Chapter 4 Preface Chapter 5 Acknowledgments Chapter 6 1.Introduction Chapter 7 2.The Beginnings of Korean Settlement in California's Central Valley (1903-1909) Chapter 8 3.The Dinuba Korean Pioneers (1909-1945) Chapter 9 4.The Reedley Group and the Korean Community (1921-1957) Chapter 10 5.The Korean Left and the Reedley Group (1920-1957) Chapter 11 6.The Koreans in Delano, Willows, and Maxwell, California (1913-1957) Chapter 12 7.The Roles of the State, Social Capital, and Transnationalism Chapter 13 8.Conclusion Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 Index

Product details

• Authors: Marn J Cha, Marn J. Cha, Marn Jai Cha
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2010
• EAN: 9780761852209
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5220-9
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, California, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Political Science;Political Theory