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Bitter Fruit: The Politics of Black-Korean Conflict in New York City » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Claire Jean Kim
ISBN-13: 9780300093308, ISBN-10: 0300093306
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Claire Jean Kim

Book Synopsis

This book examines escalating conflicts between Blacks and Koreans in American cities by focusing on the Flatbush Boycott of 1990, led by Black and Haitian activists against Korean-owned produce stores in Brooklyn. Claire Jean Kim rejects the notion that Black-Korean conflict constitutes racial scapegoating and helps us understand Black activists' collective action and the responses of others.

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