Koreans in Transnational Diasporas of the Russian Far East and Manchuria, 1895-1920: Arirang People

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Much attention has been paid to the Japanese deployment of Koreans in their war efforts during WWII. Much less attention, however, has been given to the subject prior to 1910. This book will: 1) present the evidence which reveals the presence of Koreans in the Japanese military during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, as seen by an American novelist Jack London, before the formal annexation of Korea by Japan, 2) analyze the presence of Koreans on the Japanese and the Russian sides of the war, and 3) investigate why and how these Koreans became involved in someone else's war. Arirang, a Korean folksong favored and sung by Koreans at home and in exile, has sustained the Korean people in a shared, collective spirit throughout their lives in transnational diasporas in the Russian Far East, Manchuria, and Japan as well as in Korea. This is a study of transnational Koreans as the Arirang people: Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Koreans in the Russian Far East and Manchuria, Chapter 3: Koreans in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905, Chapter 4: Korean Transnationals as Stateless People, 1906-1920, and the Conclusion. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments Conventions Chapter 1: Introduction The Opening of Korea and Modernization Efforts Historical Contexts of Korean Migration Corruption in the Yangban Society of Korea Sharecropping and Burdens of Taxation on the Poor Devastating Effects of the Sino-Japanese War on the Poor Chapter Summaries Notes Chapter 2: Koreans in the Russian Far East and Manchuria Koreans as Tsarist Subjects in the Russian Far East Early Arrivals of Migrants from Korea, 1863 Later Arrivals of Migrants from Korea, 1884 Three Categories of Korean Migrants in the RFE Korean–Russian Relations and Russification of Korean Transnationals Koreans in Manchuria: Transnational Sojourners or Patriotic Nationalists in Exile? Koreans in Manchuria—Land of Transnational Diasporic Coexistence Early Arrivals of Korean Migrants to Manchuria, 1860s Later Arrivals to Manchuria from Korea, 1890s Conclusion Notes Chapter 3: Koreans in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904–1905 Korean Declaration of Neutrality, 1904 Build-up to the Russo-Japanese War War Preparedness Japanese Interests in the Korean Physique How the War Was Won Korea-Japan Protocol [韓日議定書] and Russia’s Stance on the War with Japan Koreans in the Japanese Army—Seen by Western Observers Korean Laborers in the Japanese Army Korean Soldiers in the Japanese Army Pan-Asianism of “Dependence for Independence” and Ilchinhoe Righteous Armies in Alliance with the Russian Army Koreans in the Russian Army and the Shanghai Service of Intelligence Russian Secret Intelligence Agents – Shanghai Service Conclusion Notes Chapter 4: Korean Transnationals as Stateless People, 1906–1920 Korea as Japan’s Protectorate and Colony Koreans in the Russian Far East Korean Anti-Japanese Resistance in the RFE and Newspaper Influences Anti-Japanese Newspapers in the Diasporas Anti-Japanese Organizations in the Diasporas Koreans as Tsarist and Soviet Subjects Diversity of Leadership among Korean Transnationals in the RFE Koreans in Manchuria The South Manchurian Railway Company Newer Arrivals from Korea, 1910 Manchuria as the Hub of Education and Independence Movement Keeping Up with the Traditional Lifestyle of Korea United Righteous Army (義兵) in Post-War Manchuria and the Russian Far East Unified Korean Independence Movement Conclusion Notes Conclusion Mass Deportation of Koreans from the RFE, 1937 Koreans as Japanese Subjects in Manchuria Koreans in the RFE and Manchuria in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography Primary Sources The Archives of Korean History Published Official Papers and Collection of Primary Sources National Archives of Japan United States Official Documents Russo-Japanese War Reports by Military Officials and Government Agencies: Russo-Japanese War Correspondents’ and Diplomats’ Reports: Newspapers Personal Memoirs: Travel Logs or Witnesses by Westerners: Secondary Sources Published Books and Articles in English Works Published in Korean or Other non-English Languages: Index