Koreans in Central California (1903-1957)
Author | : Marn Jai Cha |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780761852209 |
ISBN-10 | : 0761852204 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Download or read book Koreans in Central California (1903-1957) written by Marn Jai Cha and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2010 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the Korean immigrants' life stories in California's eight San Joaquin Valley farm communities: Fresno, Hanford, Visalia, Dinuba, Reedley, Delano, Willows, and Maxwell. It describes how they survived through discrimination and injustices in the early 20th century America, and also details the Korean immigrants' efforts to regain their lost motherland from Japanese colonialism (1910-1945).