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To save the children of Korea : the Cold War origins of international adoption /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oh, Arissa H. (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015.
Series:Asian America.
Subjects:
Intercountry adoption > Korea (South) > History > 20th century.
Intercountry adoption > United States > History > 20th century.
Interracial adoption > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > Korea (South) > History > 20th century.
United States > Relations > Korea (South)
Korea (South) > Relations > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : legacies of war
  • GIs and missionaries in the land of orphans
  • Solving the GI baby problem
  • Christian Americanism and the adoption of GI babies
  • Making families on a new frontier
  • The contradictions of love and commerce
  • International adoption in the "miracle on the Han"
  • Conclusion : the Korean origins of international adoption.