Koreatown Dreaming
Since the first wave of Korean immigration in the early 1900s, Korean immigrants have opened and operated small businesses across the country that enrich the cultural fabric of our communities. Yet their stories are too often overlooked, as even today their existence is being pushed to the margins of American society. Here, a project that began in Los Angeles and expanded to 8 other cities, the lives of Korean immigrants are observed with care and admiration under Hahn's tender, capacious gaze. It is at once an anecdotal history of Korean immigration and a touching homage to Korean immigrant life. These intimate stories of over 50 small businesses are a testament to the American Dream, even while complicating the illusions of that promise, and of what it means to be American.
  • Publisher: Running Press
  • Publication date: 17/10/2023
  • ISBN: 9780762484584
  • Page extent: 264
  • Format: Hardback
  • Dimensions: 239 mm x 196 mm
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