On my own : Korean businesses and race relations in America
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On my own : Korean businesses and race relations in America
University of Chicago Press, 1997
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Available at 21 libraries
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Bibliography: p. 253-270
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780226959276
Description
In the Los Angeles riots 2300 Korean shopkeepers lost their businesses in one day. The riots showed them the fragility of their economic base because their businesses depended on the impoverished, oppressed and rebellious classes. This is an account of Korean-black relations in Chicago and Los Angeles, with extensive quantitative analysis at the national level. In-Jin Yoon argues that a complete understanding of the contemporary Korean-American community requires systematic analyses of patterns of Korean immigration. He explains how small business has become the major economic activity of Korean immigrants, and how Korean businesses in minority neighbourhoods have intensified racial tensions between Koreans and black and Latin minorities.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction 1: The State of Immigrant and Ethnic Entrepreneurship in America 2: The Social Origins of Korean Immigration to the United States, 1903 to the Present 3: Class, Family, and Ethnicity in Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurship 4: Who Is My Neighbor?: Korean-Black Relations in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City 5: Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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pbk. ISBN 9780226959283
Description
In the Los Angeles riots 2300 Korean shopkeepers lost their businesses in one day. The riots showed them the fragility of their economic base because their businesses depended on the impoverished, oppressed and rebellious classes. This is an account of Korean-black relations in Chicago and Los Angeles, with extensive quantitative analysis at the national level. In-Jin Yoon argues that a complete understanding of the contemporary Korean-American community requires systematic analyses of patterns of Korean immigration. He explains how small business has become the major economic activity of Korean immigrants, and how Korean businesses in minority neighbourhoods have intensified racial tensions between Koreans and black and Latin minorities.
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