Graves, Kori A.

A War Born Family African American Adoption in the Wake of the Korean War. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (221 pages)

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. African American Soldiers and the Origins of Korean Transnational Adoption -- 2. The National Urban League and the Fight for US Adoption Reform -- 3. African American Families, Korean Black Children, and the Evolution of Transnational Race Rescue -- 4. The New Family Ideal for Korean Black Adoption -- 5. Pearl S. Buck and the Institutional and Rhetorical Reframing of US and Korean Adoption -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author



9781479891276


Interracial adoption--History--United States--20th century.
Intercountry adoption--History--United States--20th century.
Intercountry adoption--History--Korea (South)--20th century.
Racially mixed children--Korea (South)
African American parents.
African American families.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Children.


Electronic Books.

HV875 / .W373 2020