The Paradox of Citizenship
In: Political and legal anthropology review: PoLAR, Band 43, Heft 2
ISSN: 1555-2934
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In: Political and legal anthropology review: PoLAR, Band 43, Heft 2
ISSN: 1555-2934
In: International relations: the journal of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 86-102
ISSN: 0047-1178
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In: International relations: the journal of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 86-102
ISSN: 1741-2862
The concept of 'mixed blood' is not a new one; however, it was not until 1982 that an unprecedented policy entitled 'The Amerasian Act' was created by the US government. Focusing on the author's ethnographic fieldwork in South Korea and the US, this article will unpack the assumptions underlying the seemingly religious statement 'the American thing to do' in terms of US policy, where ostensibly scientific notions of 'race', blood and identity are employed.