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korean studies, vol. 26, no. 1 from Japanese, managed to evade or mitigate some of the worst features of the period. One caveat the reader will want to ponder in the informants' stories is whether their current residence in the United States made their memories of Japanese policies and Japanese people less negative. Kang hints at this in her preface when she writes that ``the stories might take on a di¤erent tone if . . . they had been gathered from among Koreans who had stayed in Korea.'' This presumption gains force when confirmed by others doing similar research. For example, a Japanese researcher interviewing the same population of elderly Koreans in the Bay Area in Japanese at around the same time stated explicitly: ``The open-minded mentality acquired through contact with and tolerance of American liberalism and diversity also seemed to support the subjects' connection with Japan. Mr. G said: `When I was in Korea, I wouldn't talk to Japanese people let along speak to them in Japanese, even though they were near me. But, if it's here, that's another story. You've got to be open-minded.' ''1 In sum, this book represents a most engaging account of the
Korean Studies – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Jun 12, 2002
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