A war born family : African American adoption in the wake of the Korean War /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Graves, Kori A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Interracial adoption > United States > History > 20th century. Intercountry adoption > United States > History > 20th century. Intercountry adoption > Korea (South) > History > 20th century. Racially mixed children > Korea (South) African American parents. African American families. Korean War, 1950-1953 > Children. Korean War (1950-1953) Children. Intercountry adoption. Interracial adoption. Racially mixed children. Korea (South) United States. 1900-1999 History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
African-American soldiers and the origins of Korean transnational adoption
The National Urban League and the fight for U.S. adoption reform
African-American families, Korean-black children, and the evolution of transnational race rescue
The new family ideal for Korean-black adoption
Pearl S. Buck and the institutional and rhetorical reframing of U.S. and Korean adoption
Conclusion.