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7. Willows

Mary Paik Lee

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Foreword ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction xxi
1. Origins 1
2. Oahu and Riverside 9
3. Claremont and Colusa 21
4. Roberts Island 27
5. Idria 34
6. Hollister 43
7. Willows 52
8. Marriage 62
9. Growing Rice 68
10. Selling Produce 74
11. Farming Again 85
12. World War II 94
13. Discrimination 101
14. Sons 110
15. Old Age 117
16. Reflections 131
Appendix A. The Historiographer’s Role 135
Appendix B. Operating a Korean American Family Farm 169
Appendix C. Korean Rice Growers in the Sacramento Valley 173
Bibliographic Essay 179

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Foreword ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction xxi
1. Origins 1
2. Oahu and Riverside 9
3. Claremont and Colusa 21
4. Roberts Island 27
5. Idria 34
6. Hollister 43
7. Willows 52
8. Marriage 62
9. Growing Rice 68
10. Selling Produce 74
11. Farming Again 85
12. World War II 94
13. Discrimination 101
14. Sons 110
15. Old Age 117
16. Reflections 131
Appendix A. The Historiographer’s Role 135
Appendix B. Operating a Korean American Family Farm 169
Appendix C. Korean Rice Growers in the Sacramento Valley 173
Bibliographic Essay 179

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