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This book is a major contribution to its area of study and will be of great value to teachers and students and to those persons interested in the current situation of urban racial conflict. -- Stanford M. Lyman, Florida Atlantic University

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I: Los Angeles
Chapter 2. The Multiracial Nature of Los Angeles Unrest in 1992
Chapter 3. New Urban Crisis: Korean-African American Relations
Chapter 4. Use And Abuse Of Race And Culture: Black-Korean Tension In America
Chapter 5. The 1992 Los Angeles Riots And The "Black-Korean Conflict"
Part II: New York City
Chapter 6. The Dynamics Of Black-Korean Conflict: A Korean American Perspective
Chapter 7. Conflict Between Korean Merchants And Black Customers: A Structural Analysis
Chapter 8. The Middleman Minority Characteristics Of Korean Immigrants In The United States
Part III: Chicago
Chapter 9. Contemplating Black-Korean Conflict In Chicago
Chapter 10. Portrait Of A Community Program: The African American And Korean American Community Mediation Project
Chapter 11. Identity Politics: Chicago Korean-Americans And The Los Angeles "Riots"
Chapter 12. Conclusion
Contributors
Index

About the Author

Kwang Chung Kim is a professor of sociology and anthropology at the Western Illinois University.