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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790988603321

Autore

Kwon Brenda L. <1968, >

Titolo

Beyond Ke'eaumoku : Koreans, nationalism, and local culture in Hawai'i / / Brenda L. Kwon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-68537-1

1-138-96459-X

1-315-05334-9

1-135-68530-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Collana

Asian Americans

Disciplina

996.9/004957

Soggetti

Koreans - Hawaii - History

Nationalism - Hawaii

Hawaii Ethnic relations

Hawaii Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of California, Los Angeles, 1997).

First published 1999 by Garland Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; About Korean, Hawaiian, and Hawai'i Creole English; THE SHAPE OF PARADISE Mapping Local Korean Territory; THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM Margaret K. Pai's The Dreams of Two Yi-Min; LIBERATION, EXILE, AND BORDER-CROSSING Ty Pak's Guilt Payment; ""KOREAN LOCAL"" AND ""LOCAL KOREAN"" Works by Gary Pak; EPILOGUE; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book reclaims Korean history in Hawaii through the examination of works by three local writers of Korean descent: Margaret Pai, Ty Pak, and Gary Pak.