The Quest for Statehood: Korean Immigrant Nationalism and U.S.

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The Quest for Statehood: Korean Immigrant Nationalism and U.S. Sovereignty, 1905-1945

Honorable Mention, Book Award in History of the Association for Asian American Studies.

In this book, Richard S. Kim examines the central role played by immigrants in the independence movement that sought to liberate Korea from Japanese colonization. Regarding Japanese rule as illegitimate, Koreans in and out of the Korean peninsula viewed themselves as a stateless people. Their independence activities had to be carried out from abroad, creating conditions for the emergence of a diasporic nationalism. Using English and Korean language sources, Kim traces how Koreans in the United States articulated visions of national sovereignty, drawing particularly on American political rhetoric and symbolism, and increasingly relied on U.S. state power to mobilize international support for their cause. Their efforts to establish an independent homeland necessitated their participation in civic and political activities in the United States, engaging in organizational activity that led to the development of an ethnic consciousness and paradoxically established them as an American ethnic group. Ultimately, Kim argues, homeland nationalism was central to the assimilation of Korean immigrants as American ethnics, even as they were denied U.S. citizenship.

Country	USA
Author	Richard S. Kim
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780199913268
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
NumberOfPages	240
PublicationDate	2011-10-07
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ReleaseDate	2011-10-07
Studio	Oxford University Press

The Quest for Statehood: Korean Immigrant Nationalism and U.S. Sovereignty, 1905-1945

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