Haunting the Korean Diaspora

Description:

Since the Korean War - the forgotten war - more than a million Korean women have acted as sex workers for US servicemen. This text exposes how Koreans in the US have been profoundly affected by the forgotten war and uncovers the silences and secrets that still surround it.

subjects: History,  Immigrants,  Korean American women,  Korean Americans,  Korean War, 1950-1953,  Prostitutes,  Psychic trauma,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of Korean War, 1950-1953,  Psychology,  Secrecy,  Shame,  War brides,  Women,  Male impersonators,  Biographies,  Graphic novels,  Cartoons and comics,  Aventurieres,  Jewish girls,  Women soldiers,  Femmes,  Juvenile literature,  Feminism,  Transvestites,  Ouvrages pour la jeunesse,  Women adventurers,  Cross-dressers,  Women pirates,  Histoire,  Bandes dessinees,  Transgender people,  Biography,  Sex role,  Comic books, strips,  Immigrants, united states,  Secrecy (psychology),  Women, korea

Places: Korea (South),  United States

Times: 20th century