Ties that bind : people and perception in U.S. and Korean transnational relations, 1905-1965 / Hannah Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Hannah, Author.

Series:

Studies in Pacific worlds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Relations--Korea.

United States.

Korea--Relations--United States.

Korea.

Korean Americans--History--20th century.

Korean Americans.

Koreans--Missions.

Koreans.

Koreans--United States--Public opinion.

Korea--Foreign public opinion, American.

Korea--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

United States--Public opinion.

Korean Americans--History.

Koreans--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xiv, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

People and perception in U.S. and Korean transnational relations, 1905-1965

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Hannah Kim examines the efforts of nongovernmental actors such as American missionaries, the press, Korean expatriates, social workers, and educators in strengthening Korean and American relations from the early twentieth century through the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher.

"Ties That Bind narrates five stories of how a transnational community helped shape American perceptions and understandings of Korea and Koreans, from a time when only a small number of Americans knew anything about Korea to a time when most Americans were aware of Korea's geopolitical significance. Three of the moments took place when Korea was a colony of Japan: the so-called conspiracy case in 1911, the independence movement of 1919, and the efforts to recognize Korean independence during World War II. The other two moments transpired in the context of the Cold War, when Korean orphans and Korean exchange students came to the United States in the 1950s. In these five stories, the interplay of people, perceptions, and official and unofficial policy can be seen in the work of people who tried to influence U.S. and Korean relations by binding Americans and Koreans through shared values and experiences. They did so by portraying Koreans as Christian converts, as supporters of democracy and democratic ideals, and as people embracing western or American cultural norms. The actors in this book did not always succeed in their goals but, through their endeavors, they facilitated policy discussions, forged ties between the United States and Korea, and began to break down cultural barriers between Koreans and Americans."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Korean Conspiracy Case, 1911 : Mission Work, Imperialism, and an Assassination Plot

The Korean Independence Movement, 1919 : Korean Expatriates and America's Moral Diplomacy

The "Forgotten Country," 1941 : Pressing the Case for Korean Independence during Wartime

Pied Piper Leads Orphans to the United States, 1955 : Evangelical Protestants, the Cold War, and Transracial Adoption from Korea

Death in Philadelphia, 1958 : The Murder of In-Ho Oh and the Politics of Cold War America

A Korean American Community Emerges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496213327

1496213327

OCLC:

1442327465

Publisher Number:

CIPO000252977