East to America

by Kim, Elaine H.

• ISBN13: 9781565843998
• ISBN10: 1565843991
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: New Pr

Summary

In this collection of powerful, candid oral histories, a wide cross section of Korean Americans render a portrait of a community grappling with racial tensions, class and gender differences, and differing notions of family and honor.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Urban Impressionist	p. 1
Dirty Laundry	p. 25
War Zone	p. 36
Launched	p. 42
Revitalizing America	p. 54
Hot Pepper	p. 63
Spiritual Tension	p. 73
Multiple-Box Person	p. 81
Causal Connection	p. 90
Distorted History	p. 97
Tasting America	p. 107
Chino	p. 114
Starting From Zero	p. 129
Dragon	p. 139
Tommy's Mother	p. 146
Away From the Center	p. 154
A Humble Messenger	p. 164
A Seeker and a Fighter	p. 174
Strong Determination	p. 180
No Spokesperson	p. 187
House of Haesun	p. 195
Getting Real	p. 207
Cruise Control	p. 219
Head of Household	p. 230
Non-Traditional and Korean	p. 236
Second Homeland	p. 244
Love Letter From a Stranger	p. 252
Hanging Onto My Dream	p. 260
One Chapter a Day	p. 266
Man of the House	p. 274
Pilgrimage	p. 282
Born to Be a Soldier	p. 294
Adopted	p. 306
Black and Korean	p. 314
Year of the Sheep	p. 322
A Higher Ground	p. 329
Perpetually Marginal	p. 336
As American as Possible	p. 342
Appendix A Elaine H. Kim	p. 353
Appendix B Eui-Young Yu	p. 359
Appendix C Brief Overview of Korean and Korean American History	p. 363
Notes	p. 375
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