Jon K. Chang is an American researcher who holds an MA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a PhD in Russian/Soviet history from the University of Manchester.
"Having said this, not only those with an interest in the Korean
diaspora, but also anyone wishing to learn more about the history
of the Russian Far East, of Soviet nationalities policy, or of
Japan's relations with Russia will find much of value in this
monograph." — KYOTO Journal
"Chang makes an important contribution to various fields in this
study of the deportation of Koreans from the Russian Far East
(RFE) to Central Asia under Stalin's Great Terror. He challenges
Terry Martin's notion of Soviet xenophobia (The Affirmative
Action Empire, 2001) to argue for the continuity of czarist
attitudes of suspicion toward Koreans based on race." — CHOICE
"Chang's methodological and interpretive approach to the history of
ethnic Koreans in the USSR is thus revolutionary. It is hoped that
similar studies of other ethnic groups in the USSR, especially
diasporas such as the Chinese, Germans, Poles, Kurds, and others,
will follow in his footsteps. The rejection of the old aversion to
oral history and denial of the existence of official racism in the
USSR by the establishment is a very welcome change." — The Russian
Review
"With this splendid and timely work, Jon K. Chang fills a
significant gap in the existing research on the ethnic Korean
population in the former Soviet Union." — Japanese Studies
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