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Overview"In this unflinching exploration of one of the most politically charged topics of our time, Pyong Gap Min investigates the racial dynamics that exist between Korean merchants, the African American community, and white society in general. Focusing on hostility toward Korean merchants in New York and Los Angeles, Min explains how the ""middleman"" economic role Koreans often occupy-between low-income, minority customers on the one hand and large corporate suppliers on the other-leads to conflicts with other groups. Further, Min shows how ethnic conflicts strengthen ties within Korean communities as Koreans organize to protect themselves and their businesses. Min scrutinizes the targeting of Korean businesses during the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the 1990 African American boycotts of Korean stores in Brooklyn. He explores Korean merchants' relationships with each other as well as with Latin American employees, Jewish suppliers and landlords, and government agencies. In each case, his nuanced analysis reveals how Korean communities respond to general scapegoating through collective action, political mobilization, and other strategies. Fluent in Korean, Min draws from previously unutilized sources, including Korean American newspapers and in-depth interviews with immigrants. His findings belie the media's sensationalistic coverage of African American-Korean conflicts. Instead, Caught in the Middle yields a sophisticated and clear-sighted understanding of the lives and challenges of immigrant merchants in America." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pyong Gap MinPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780520204898ISBN 10: 0520204891 Pages: 243 Publication Date: 30 November 1996 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments I. Introduction 2. Host Hostility and Middlemen's Reactions 3. Korean Communities: New York and Los Angeles 4. Korean Immigrants' Economic Segregation 5. Hostility toward Korean Merchants in Black Neighborhoods 6. Sources of Hostility toward Korean Merchants 7. Koreans' Efforts to Improve Relations with African Americans 8. Korean-African American Conflicts: Positive Effects 9. Koreans Merchants' Collective Responses to Suppliers, Landlords, and Government Agencies IO. Collective Actions and Power in the Korean Community II. Korean Businesses: Negative Effects 12. Conclusion Notes References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPyong Gap Min is Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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