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Blue Dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots

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 | #1296832 in Books |  Harvard University Press |  1997-09-15 |  1997-07-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.72 x6.12l,.83 | File type: PDF | 288 pages

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||11 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| Great research tool, pleasure reading|By A Customer|I first read this book as part of research for a paper, but I would recommend it to those who are looking to gain more information about what really happened in the 92 LA riots, from the perspective that was neglected at the time.|6 of 19 people found the following review helpful.| Turgid and slo| |Blue Dreams--a poetic allusion to the clear blue sky that Koreans see as a symbol of freedom--is a welcome exploration by outsiders into the vexing and largely invisible Korean-American predicament in Los Angeles and the nation. [Abelmann and Lie 's] c

No one will soon forget the image, blazed across the airwaves, of armed Korean Americans taking to the rooftops as their businesses went up in flames during the Los Angeles riots. Why Korean Americans? What stoked the wrath the riots unleashed against them? Blue Dreams is the first book to make sense of these questions, to show how Korean Americans, variously depicted as immigrant seekers after the American dream or as racist merchants exploiting African Americ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Blue Dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots   |  Nancy Abelmann, John Lie.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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