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The Korean American Dream

A volume in the series

Anthropology of Contemporary Issues EDITED BY ROGER SANJEK

A full list of titles in the series appears at the end of the book.

The Korean American Dream IMMIGRANTS AND SMALL BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY

Kyeyoung Park

Cornell University Press Ithaca and London

Copyright© 1997 Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 1997 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 1997 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Park, Kyeyoung, 1956The Korean American dream : immigrants and small business in New York City I Kyeyoung Park. p. em. -(Anthropology of contemporary issues) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8014-3343-6 (cloth : alk. paper).- ISBN 0-8014-8391-3 {pbk. : alk. paper) l. Korean American business enterprises-New York (State)-New York. 2. Korean American businesspeople-New York (State)-New York. 3. Small business-New York (State)-New York. 4. Queens (New York, N.Y.)-Economic conditions. 5. Queens (New York, N.Y.) -Social conditions. 6. Korea (South)-Emigration and immigration. 7. United States-Emigration and immigration. I. Title. II. Series. HD2346.U52N547 1997 338.6'422'089957074 71----