Legacies of struggle
Subtitle: conflict and cooperation in Korean American politics
By: Angie Y. Chung.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780804756570; 9780804756587
Subjects: Korean Americans -- Politics and government; Korean Americans -- Ethnic identity; Korean Americans -- Societies, etc. -- Case studies; Children of immigrants -- United States -- Political activity; Children of immigrants -- United States -- Societies, etc. -- Case studies; Intergenerational relations -- United States; Elite (Social sciences) -- United States; Power (Social sciences) -- United States; Community life -- United States; United States -- Ethnic relations
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Drawing on two case studies, the author identifies diverse ways in which community-based organizations negotiate their political agendas and mainstream ties within the traditional ethnic power structures. One organization promotes middle-class ethnic goals through accommodation to immigrant leaders, while the other emphasizes social justice through alliances with outside interest groups. Both cases challenge the traditional assumption that assimilation undermines ethnicity as a meaningful framework for political identity and solidarity in immigrant groups. Legacies of Struggle reveals how community-based organizations create innovative spaces for political participation among new generations of Korean Americans." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The making of Koreatown, LA; title: Convergent destinies and the ethnic elite; title: The events that shook the world; title: The politics of incorporation and marginalization today; title: The historical evolution of KYCC and KIWA; title: Giving back to the community; title: Doing politics without the politics; title: Organizational carework and the women of KYCC and KIWA; title: United we stand, divided we speak.