Doing what had to be done
Subtitle: the life narrative of Dora Yum Kim
By: Soo-Young Chin
Contributors: Kim, Dora Yum, 1921-
Series: Asian American history and culture; Asian American history and culture
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780585368948
Subjects: Korean American women; Biography; Women social workers; Korean Americans; Services for; Américaines d'origine coréenne; Biographies; Travailleuses sociales; Américains d'origine coréenne; Services; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Women's Studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Social Scientists & Psychologists
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Chinatown, San Francisco; title: Descendants of Man Suk Yum and Hang Shin Kim: A Korean American Family Tree. 1. American Origins. 2. Coming of Age. 3. A Mother's Devotion; title: pt. 2. Dewey Boulevard. 4. Leaving Chinatown. 5. The Influx. 6. Centering Service; title: pt. 3. A Room of Her Own. 7. Hidden Costs. 8. On Her Own. 9. Hwan'gap; title: Conclusion: Doing What Had to Be Done; title: Epilogue: Loose Ends.