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Book SynopsisWriting Selves in Diaspora is a work born out of long-term fieldwork by the author, Sonia Ryang, in Japan and the United States, spanning more than one and a half decades. It offers an unprecedented insight into Korean women's lives and their formation of self in diaspora in Japan and the United States.
Trade ReviewRyang takes us deep into diasporic vulnerability through a beautifully interlaced narrative that links historical and political circumstances with the personal experiences of Korean women. Her dazzling insights force us to acknowledge the astonishing complexity of human displacement and to radically restructure our understanding of human rights, citizenship, and homeland identity. -- Laura Miller, Loyola University Chicago
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1. Many Ways to Be Korean—and Something Else: An Inquiry into the Self Chapter 3 2. Love and Diaspora: Romantic Autobiography of a Korean Woman in Japan Chapter 4 3. A Letter from Afar: Totalitarianism, Neoliberalism, and Self-Reference Chapter 5 4. Diaspora and the Ethic of Care: A Note on Disability, Aging, and the Vulnerability of the De-nationalized Chapter 6 5. Terra Incognita: Family Maps of Diaspora
