The Korean Frontier in America: Immigration to Hawaii 1896-1910

by Wayne Patterson

Book Overview

Korean immigration to Hawaii provides a striking glimpse of the inner workings of Yi-dynasty Korea in its final decade. It is a picture of confusion, functionalism, corruption, oppression, and failure of leadership at all levels of government. Patterson suggests that the weakness of the Korean government on the issue of emigration made it easier for Japanese imperialism to succeed in Korea. He also revises the standard interpretation of Japanese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824816501
• ISBN13: 9780824816506
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"