When the Korean World in Hawaii Was Young, 1903-1940 - Softcover

Chang, Roberta; Lee, Seonju

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824838513 ISBN 13: 9780824838515

Verlag: University of Hawaii Press, 2012

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When the Korean World in Hawaii Was Young tells the stories of some "1.5" and second-generation Koreans who experienced life in Hawaii or on the U.S. Mainland since childhood. Most of them were born in Hawaii of the first wave of Korean immigrants who came to Hawaii before 1906. Some tales are humorous, some sad. Their stories were captured on camcorder and voice recordings among nearly a hundred interviews taken by co-author Roberta Chang. Others have submitted written biographies. Their stories are filled with amazing personal accomplishments, family love, and unique community life. Their precious personal memories of the tenor of community affairs during their youthful years also shed some light on the political divide pertaining to the Korean Independence Movement. The political dividing line among their parents was fierce. Most interestingly, some of the interviewees described how they became friends with their peers from the opposing families. Never again will we hear more of their stories as many of the 1.5 and older second-generation descendants have passed away or become too frail to express themselves. The collection of these interviews is interesting because the existing two Koreas resemble the early division of Koreans in America. We have not yet settled the question of why and how the division of the Mother Country developed into two Koreas. It is likely that the division began when the Korean world in Hawaii was young.

Biografía del autor

Seonju Lee is research professor at Ewha Institute for the Humanities, Ewha Womans University. She is the author of Dickens and Social Position and Capital and Korean American's Diasporic Imagination, Suki Kim and Chang-rae Lee as Performative Subjects, and Charles Dickens and Modernity. Roberta Chang is the author of The Koreans in Hawaii: A Pictorial History, 1903-2003. Her documentary, The Legacy of the Korean National Association, was shown at the Hawai`i International Film Festival.

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• Verlag: University of Hawaii Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0824838513
• ISBN 13: 9780824838515
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 290