Chinese, Japanese, and Korean stories Yoon, Won K. creator author. text bibliography mdu 2021 2021 monographic eng

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261 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm 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. -- Won K. Yoon. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index. East Asians America History 19th century Chinese America History 19th century 305.89507 Y59a 9781793628534 201113 20230910115232.0 26896