Problem: How did Korean military brides, Vietnamese, Hmong and Cambodian refugee women find themselves in the United States? What were some similarities and differences in their experiences? 'Imagined community' was part of women's survival strategies, what was the nature of this community? What are some of news stories in the NYTimes that suggest similarities and uniqueness of the women experiences in modern time?
Please explain thoroughly.
Read
Yuh, "Imagine Community," APIAW, pp. 221-235.
Trinh Vo, "Managing Survival," APIAW, pp. 237-249.
Chan, "Scarred, yet Undefeated," APIAW, pp. 253-266.
Ito, "Japanese American Women and the Student Relocation Movement, 1942-1945," AAW, pp. 68-88