essay

Korean women in America: 1903-1930

korean women in transition : at home and abroad • Los Angeles, Calif. • Published In 1987 • Pages: 167-181

By: Yang, Eun Sik.

Abstract
This study examines the contributions Korean women have made to the maintenance of ethnic identity in Korean American society and to their changing role within the family. Yang discusses the early immigration of Korean women, first to Hawaii and eventually to the U.S. mainland, their economic contributions to family life, their participation in church activities, and their involvement in various women's organizations many of whom were deeply concerned with the Korean Independence Movement of the early twentieth century.
Subjects
External migration
Gender status
Sodalities
Pressure politics
culture
Korean Americans
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Unknown
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1995
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1903-1930
Coverage Place
United States
Notes
Eun Sik Yang
LCCN
87018814
LCSH
Korean Americans