Asian Tragedies in the Americas
Download or Read eBook Asian Tragedies in the Americas PDF written by Won K. Yoon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Won K. Yoon |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2021-03-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781793628541 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1793628548 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Asian Tragedies in the Americas by : Won K. Yoon
Book excerpt: 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.
