From the Land of Hibiscus: Koreans in Hawai‘i, 1903–1950 9780824862596

In 1903, 102 Koreans migrated to Hawai‘i in search of wealth and fortune—the first in their country’s history to live in

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Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
1. The Early Korean Immigration: An Overview
2. Korean Immigration to Hawai‘i and the Korean Protestant Church
3. Syngman Rhee in Hawai‘i: His Activities in the Early Years, 1913–1915
4. Images and Crimes of Koreans in Hawai‘i: Media Portrayals, 1903–1925
5. The March First Movement of 1919 and Koreans in Hawai‘i
6. Local Struggles and Diasporic Politics: The 1931 Court Cases of the Korean National Association of Hawai‘i
7. The Unification Movement of the Hawai‘i Korean Community in the 1930s
8. How Koreans Repealed Their “Enemy Alien” Status: Korean Americans’ Identity, Culture, and National Pride in Wartime Hawai‘i
9. “Unity for What? Unity for Whom?”: The United Korean Committee of North America, 1941–1945
10. Korean Dance in Hawai‘i: A Century in the Public Eye
Contributors
Index

From the Land of Hibiscus: Koreans in Hawai‘i, 1903–1950
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