Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (4) - Lauren Hendrickson - Kelli Kufta - Madi Earnshaw - Hayley Lee

Group 6: Kelli Kufta, Lauren Hendrickson, Hayley Lee, Madi Earnshaw

MILITARIZED MIGRATION | Reencounters: On the Korean War and Diasporic Memory Critique | Crystal Baik |

TIMELINE 1945: Marking the precipice significant changes in U.S. immigration policy // Arrival of seventy thousand American troops in southern half of Korea 1945-1946: U.S. state passed emergency orders and “non- quota” amendments 1947: War Brides Act 1948: South Korean State established 1950-1953: Korean War 1951: UN Convention established related to the status of refugees 1953: Signing of the Korean Armistice 1964: Year preceding significant changes in U.S. immigration policy (Civil Rights Act) 1965: Immigration and Nationality Act 1967: Loving v. Virginia

US Camptown in Korea & legalized prostitution.

Key Points of Text: Baik writes about her blissful marriage & the materialization of an American nuclear family. She discusses the radicalized and gendered transformation of Korean migrants into naturalized American immigrants. In her text, she highlights how 2 populations helped paved the way for Korean migration: Korean women who married US Servicemen in South Korea and the mixed - race children of US soldiers & Korean women adopted by families in the US. The American military occupation facilitated many intimate relationships between US soldiers & Korean women. Many Korean women married US soldiers as a gateway into the United States. Because of this, the US passed legislative exceptions to facilitate the migration of Asian war brides and other Korean adoptees. This then led to thousands of mixed - race children being conceived. These children challenged the idea of the ‘pure blood’ & were treated as obstacles/potential threats to Americans. Baik defines ‘Militarized Migrations’ as the idea that covers racialized, gendered & sexualized conditions underlying Korean