The Allure of Empire American Encounters with Asians in the Age of Transpacific Expansion and Exclusion

The Allure of Empire American Encounters with Asians in the Age of Transpacific Expansion and Exclusion
- ISBN 13:
9780197631614
- ISBN 10:
0197631614
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 03/17/2023
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
In recovering this lost history, Chris Suh reveals the surprising extent to which debates about Korea shaped the politics of interracial cooperation. American recognition of Japan as a suitable partner depended in part on a positive assessment of its colonial rule of Korea. It was not until news of Japan's violent suppression of Koreans soured this perception that the exclusion of Japanese immigrants became possible in the United States. Central to these shifts in opinion was the cooperation of various Asian elites aspiring to inclusion in a "progressive" American empire. By examining how Korean, Japanese, and other nonwhite groups appealed to the United States, this book demonstrates that the imperial order sustained itself through a particular form of interracial collaboration that did not disturb the existing racial hierarchy.