{"product_id":"legacies-of-struggle-9780804756587","title":"Legacies of Struggle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReveals how community-based organizations create innovative spaces for political participation among new generations of Korean Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unique and illuminating, this is the first book to examine the political and social service organizations in a multiethnic enclave. It will become a model for future studies of multiethnic enclaves in the post-1965 era, and makes a significant contribution not only to Asian American studies, but also to studies of immigration, ethnic and race relations, and social service organizations.\" -- Pyong Gap Min * Queens College CUNY, author of \u003ci\u003eCaught in the Middle: Korean Merchants in America's Multiethnic Cities\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book successfully conveys an important facet of the contemporary dynamic of ethnicity.\" -- Seungsook Moon * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology.\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Perceptively attentive to institutional context, collective identities, and individual experiences, Angie Chung shows how \"bridging\" ethnic organizations carve out a distinctive political space. In illustrating the form and role of two such organizations, she provides an innovative rethinking of how ethnic political solidarity is rearticulated and sustained in the face of the Korean American community's increasing generational differences, class disparities, and residential dispersal.\" -- Michael Omi, University of California * Berkeley *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLegacies of Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-researched, thoughtful study of modern American ethnic dynamics, covering the Korean American immigrant experience, the development of Koreatown, and the examination [of] the racial conflicts and social challenges.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKorean Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chung offers readers an analysis of the role of community-based organizations in the political landscape of the Korean community in the Los Angeles area... This work will be most useful for those studying contemporary ethnic politics, the roles of contemporary ethnic organizations, and Asian American adaptation in the US.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  List of Tables and Maps   Preface  1\tIntroduction  Part One: Burning Bridges  2\tThe Making of Koreatown, LA  3\tConvergent Destinies and the Ethnic Elite  4\tThe Events That Shook the World  5\tThe Politics of Incorporation and Marginalization Today   Part Two: Building Bridges  6\tThe Historical Evolution of KYCC and KIWA  7\tGiving Back to the Community  8\tDoing Politics Without the Politics  9\tOrganizational Carework and the Women of KYCC and KIWA  10\tUnited We Stand, Divided We Speak  List of Organizations  Notes  Works Cited  Index","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405569892695,"sku":"9780804756587","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804756587.jpg?v=1730492871","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/legacies-of-struggle-9780804756587","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}