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In the Los Angeles riots, 2300 Korean shopkeepers lost their businesses in one day. The riots showed them the fragility of their economic base, since their businesses depended on impoverished, oppressed and rebellious classes. This is an account of Korean-black relations in Chicago and Los Angeles.

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Preface Introduction 1: The State of Immigrant and Ethnic Entrepreneurship in America 2: The Social Origins of Korean Immigration to the United States, 1903 to the Present 3: Class, Family, and Ethnicity in Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurship 4: Who Is My Neighbor?: Korean-Black Relations in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City 5: Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 9/2/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226959276, 978-0226959276
      ISBN10: 0226959279
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      Small businesses and self-employment Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Violence and abuse in society

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the Los Angeles riots, 2300 Korean shopkeepers lost their businesses in one day. The riots showed them the fragility of their economic base, since their businesses depended on impoverished, oppressed and rebellious classes. This is an account of Korean-black relations in Chicago and Los Angeles.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction 1: The State of Immigrant and Ethnic Entrepreneurship in America 2: The Social Origins of Korean Immigration to the United States, 1903 to the Present 3: Class, Family, and Ethnicity in Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurship 4: Who Is My Neighbor?: Korean-Black Relations in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City 5: Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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