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Lee's indomitable spirit pervades this absorbing autobiography spanning much of the 20th century. Born in 1900, the author left Korea in 1905 with her family, as political refugees. Among the earliest Korean immigrants to America, they settled in California, where they faced a constant... read more
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First Sentence edit
Korea, a small country attached to the northeast of China, had been independent for centuries before 1882.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Paik Lee (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.0495702
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Asian American Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Emigration & Immigration
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Biographies & Memoirs
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