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Beyond the Shadow of Camptown Korean Military Brides in America

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ISBN-10: 0814796990

ISBN-13: 9780814796993

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ji-Yeon Yuh

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Since the start of the Korean War in 1950, nearly 100,000 Korean women have immigrated to the US as the wives of American soldiers. Based on extensive oral interviews and archival research, this text tells the stories of these women.
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Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 283
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Ji-Yeon Yuh is Assistant Professor of History at Northwestern University. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Miami Herald, and the Baltimore Sun, as well as in major newspapers in Japan and Korea.

Acknowledgments
Explanatory Notes
Chronology of Selected Events in Modern Korean History
Introduction
Camptown, U.S.A.
American Fever
Immigrant Encounters: From Resistance to Survival
Cooking American, Eating Korean
Prodigal Daughters, Filial Daughters
Sisters Do It For Themselves: Building Community
Biographies of Women Interviewed
A Note on Research
Overview of Scholarly Treatment of Korean Military Brides
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author