1. The Changing Face of LA
2. A Little Seoul Sprang Up: Place Entrepreneurs and the Koreatown
Concept
3. Searching for Koreatown: Generational Divides and Cultural
Bridges in Korean America
4. A Small World: Korean Americans and Global Los Angeles
5. "Most of These Areas Were Formerly Black": Interracial Conflict
in South Central and the Burning of Koreatown
6. A Good Comeback
Shelley Sang-Hee Lee is Professor of American Studies at Brown University.
"Koreatown, Los Angeles is an important work that brings
together multiple histories-of Korean America, Los Angeles, the
United States, interracial and interethnic relations, and
immigration, among others-to examine Korean Los Angeles and Korean
America since the 1970s. A compelling and accessibly written
read."-Arissa Oh, Boston College
"Meticulously researched and crisply written, Koreatown, Los
Angeles is a richly layered chronicle of K-town's history: the
ethnic, migrant, economic, and global politics that helped put the
multiracial enclave on the map, lit the match that burned it down,
and helped it rise from the ashes."-Nadia Y. Kim, Loyola Marymount
University
"This is a fascinating story exploring the emergence, destruction,
and rebuilding of LA's Koreatown and the immigrants who shaped its
development. A deep dive into the complexity of race, immigration,
class, power, and the 'American Dream' in the largest Korean
enclave outside of Korea."-Do Kim, The K.W. Lee Center for
Leadership
"Koreatown, Los Angeles is rich, detailed, and a must-read
for anyone interested in learning more about the largest Korean
population settlement outside of Korea."-Michael Haan, Ethnic
and Racial Studies
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