{"product_id":"the-ilse-firstgeneration-korean-immigrants-in-hawaii-19031973-hawaii-studies-on-korea-9780824822415","title":"The Ilse: First-Generation Korean Immigrants in Hawaii  1903-1973 (Hawaii Studies on Korea)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn January 13  1903  the first Korean immigrants arrived in Hawaii. Numbering a little more than a hundred individuals  this group represented the initial wave of organized Korean immigration to Hawaii. Over the next two and a half years  nearly 7 500 Koreans would make the long journey eastward across the Pacific. Most were single men contracted to augment (and  in many cases  to offset) the large numbers of existing Chinese and Japanese plantation workers.  Although much has been written about early Chinese and Japanese laborers in Hawaii  until now no comprehensive work had been published on first-generation Korean immigrants  the ilse. Making extensive use of primary source material from Korea  Japan  the continental U.S.  and Hawaii  Wayne Patterson weaves a compelling social history of the Korean experience in Hawaii from 1903 to 1973 as seen primarily through the eyes of the ilse. Japanese surveillance records  student journals  and U.S. intelligence reports--many of which were uncovered by the author--provide an \"inner history\" of the Korean community. Chapter topics include plantation labor  Christian mission work  the move from the plantation to the city  picture prides  relations with the Japanese government  interaction with other ethnic groups  intergenerational conflict  the World War II experience  and the postwar years.  The Ilse is an impressive and much-needed contribution to Korean American and Hawaii history and significantly advances our knowledge of the East Asian immigrant experience in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953172078645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0824822412","price":36.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780824822415.jpg?v=1788180693","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ilse-firstgeneration-korean-immigrants-in-hawaii-19031973-hawaii-studies-on-korea-9780824822415","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}