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Women of Korea : a history from ancient times to 1945

Women of Korea : a history from ancient times to 1945

Trafficking women in Korea : Filipina migrant entertainers

"Based on in-depth ethnographic work, this book presents a study of Filipinas trafficked to South Korea, focusing on women who entered South Korea as migrant entertainers and subsequently became deployed in exploitative work environments around US military bases there. It contributes to the extension of our knowledge about human trafficking in the Asian region through an exploration of the experiences of more than 100 women who took part in the study"--Based on in-depth ethnographic work, this book presents a study of Filipinas trafficked to South Korea, focusing on women who entered South Korea as migrant entertainers and subsequently became deployed in exploitative work environments around US military bases there. It contributes to the extension of our knowledge about human trafficking in the Asian region through an exploration of the experiences of more than 100 women who took part in the study. The book challenges many of the accepted understandings about "trafficking victims" and unravels the implications of these narrow understandings for the women themselves. It explores the ways women negotiate trafficking largely outside of the emerging formal anti-trafficking framework, and explains how new community formations and social networks emerge crafted by the women themselves to manage and overcome their vulnerabilities in migration.

Special collections: East Asia

The Stanford East Asia Library holds robust special collections of rare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials. Learn more about our collections and how to access them, including procedures for using the reading room.

Embodied Knowledge: Women and Science Before Silicon Valley

Reception for Embodied Knowledge: Women and Science before Silicon Valley Exhibition