Screen LibraryDivided fates : the state, race, and Korean immigrants' adaptation in Japan and the United States /
"This book takes a cross-national and comparative approach, beyond American models, to examine how members of a single ethnic group adapt differently to distinct host societies. In her study of Korean immigrants to Japan and the United States, Suzuki finds that the state's mode of receptio...
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book takes a cross-national and comparative approach, beyond American models, to examine how members of a single ethnic group adapt differently to distinct host societies. In her study of Korean immigrants to Japan and the United States, Suzuki finds that the state's mode of reception and its racialization of migrants determine adaptation patterns"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xlv, 267 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780739129555 (cloth : alkaline paper) : 0739129554 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780739129562 (electronic) 0739129562 (electronic) |
| Index Number: | DS832 |
| CLC: | D731.263.7 |
| Call Number: | D731.263.7/S968 |
| Contents: | A note on names -- Introduction: Cross-national comparison of immigrant adaptation -- Part I. Koreans in Japan -- Who are they and why did they come? -- Managing the multiethnic empire -- Survival in state-based politics -- Perpetual foreigners -- Socio-economic adaptation -- Community formation of the invisible minority -- Part II. Koreans in the United States : from a comparative perspective -- Beneficiaries of the Cold War -- Survival in a racial society -- Formation of the enclave community -- Conclusion: Toward a theory of cross-national comparison of immigrant adaptation -- Appendix A: |