A Korean immigrant’s memoir of poverty, resilience, and family life in early California amid racial discrimination.
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A Korean immigrant’s memoir of poverty, resilience, and family life in early California amid racial discrimination.
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"Mary Paik Lee, born Paik Kuang Sun in 1900, left her native country in 1905, traveling with her parents as a political refugee after Japan imposed control over Korea at the close of the Russo-Japanese War. Her father labored in the sugar plantations of Hawaii for a year and a half before taking his family to California, where Mrs. Lee has lived ever since. Though her father knew the comforts enjoyed by the educated traditional elite in Korea, after emigration he and his family shared the povert...
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Sexual content
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Courtship, marriage, and children mentioned; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Hardship and racist mistreatment referenced without graphic violence
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Christian missionaries factor into emigration; mild faith references
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Immigration, racial discrimination, and Korean American history are central
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Recurring racism, poverty, labor exploitation, and systemic discrimination
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