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Book SynopsisThe Korean communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires were the first overseas Korean communities that the new Republic of Korea initiated and supported. The initiative was taken to relieve the economic suffering of the poverty-stricken country in the 1960s. Among South American countries that were open to Korean immigrants, Brazil and Argentina attracted the most, which included even undocumented Korean migrants from neighboring countries. The two Korean communities (about 45,000 people in Sao Paulo and 20,000 in Buenos Aires) represent almost two thirds of the Korean residents in Latin America. Over the years, global forces emanating mainly from East Asia, North America, and South America have affected the Korean communities. The intensity and directions of the triangular pulls and pushes have varied, reflecting changing global socioeconomic conditions. This has created tension and ambiguity among the Korean migrant and host communities. Looking at the two communities comparatively, th
Trade ReviewThis is a rare and useful study of the “Korean diaspora” in South America that profiles the Korean communities in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. It is a welcome addition to the English literature on Asians in Latin America, which has focused on peoples of Japanese descent and has ignored the Koreans. -- Takeyuki Tsuda, Arizona State University
A strong transnational and comparative study, Global Pulls compares not only Korean communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, but Koreans in Latin America with those in North America. It also sheds much light on the Korean government’s efforts to accommodate overseas Koreans. -- Pyong Gap Min, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Triangular Pulls and Triple Consciousness Chapter 2: Chinese and Japanese Immigration to South America Chapter 3: Korean Immigration to South America Chapter 4: The Korean Community in Sao Paulo Chapter 5: The Korean Community in Buenos Aires Chapter 6: Korean Experience of Race Relations in Host Countries Chapter 7: Remigration and Reverse Migration Chapter 8: Korea: The Home Never Left Summary: The Effects of Global Pulls Appendix I. Chronology of East Asian Emigration to Latin America Appendix II. Chronology of Korean Community in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires
