The situation of Los Angeles's Korean Americans touches on some of the most vexing issues facing American society today: ethnic conflict, urban poverty, immigration, multiculturalism, and ideological polarization. Combining interviews and deft socio-historical analysis, "Blue Dreams" gives these problems a human face and at the same time clarifies the historical, political, and economic factors that render them so complex. In the lives and voices of Korean Americans, the authors locate a profound challenge to cherished assumptions about the United States and its minorities.
Why did Koreans come to the United States? Why did they set up shop in poor inner-city neighborhoods? Are they in conflict with African Americans? These are among the many difficult questions the authors answer as they probe the transnational roots and diversity of Los Angeles's Korean Americans. Their work finally shows us in sharp relief and moving detail a community that, despite the blinding media focus brought to bear during the riots, has nonetheless remained largely silent and effectively invisible. An important corrective to the formulaicaccounts that have pitted Korean Americans against African Americans, "Blue Dreams" places the Korean American story squarely at the center of national debates over race, class, culture, and community.
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The situation of Los Angeles's Korean Americans touches on some of the most vexing issues facing American society today: ethnic conflict, urban poverty, immigration, multiculturalism, and ideological polarization. Combining interviews and deft socio-historical analysis, "Blue Dreams" gives these problems a human face and at the same time clarifies the historical, political, and economic factors that render them so complex. In the lives and voices of Korean Americans, the authors locate a profound challenge to cherished assumptions about the United States and its minorities.
Why did Koreans come to the United States? Why did they set up shop in poor inner-city neighborhoods? Are they in conflict with African Americans? These are among the many difficult questions the authors answer as they probe the transnational roots and diversity of Los Angeles's Korean Americans. Their work finally shows us in sharp relief and moving detail a community that, despite the blinding media focus brought to bear during the riots, has nonetheless remained largely silent and effectively invisible. An important corrective to the formulaicaccounts that have pitted Korean Americans against African Americans, "Blue Dreams" places the Korean American story squarely at the center of national debates over race, class, culture, and community.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 1997 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 1997 |
Authors | Nancy Abelmann, John Lie |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-07705-8 |
Barcode | 9780674077058 |
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LSN | 0-674-07705-9 |