Asian Tragedies in the Americas: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Stories - Paperback

by Won K. Yoon (Author)

Asian Tragedies in the Americas: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Stories explores the stories of nineteenth-century East Asian migrants throughout the Americas, tracing the asymmetrical international conditions which shaped migrants' experiences. Won K.Yoon examines such phenomena as Chinese paper (fraudulent) wives and daughters, Korean picture marriages, and Japanese war brides, analyzing the impact of racism and colonialism on East Asian groups and family experiences in the West.

Author Biography

Won K. Yoon is retired and was long-time professor of sociology at La Sierra University and Loma Linda University.