History, Trauma, and Identity: The Legacy of the Korean War for Korean Americans
History, Trauma, and Identity: The Legacy of the Korean War for Korean Americans
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历史、创伤和身份:韩裔美国人的朝鲜战争遗产
DOI:
10.17953/amer.29.3.k2t76468016pg455
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2003
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R. Liem
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R. Liem
These quotes raise three key points: that the foundations of identity include family history and its intersection with collective history, that a historical sensibility runs counter to the American ethos, and that personal memories of past social conflict and injustice have a role to play in reconciling that injustice. These are central tenets in an oral history project described in this article focusing on Korean American family histories encompassing the pivotal event of the Korean War. The project, thus, runs counter to the American "reverence" for the present and future, rather than the past, an inclination that is arguably especially problematic in the case of the Korean War which has already been rendered "forgotten" in popular discourse. Recovering memories of this past can contribute not only to understanding the lasting psychological impacts of intense social and political conflict but also to exploring prospects for personal and social reconciliation. My objective is to examine legacies of the K...