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The Amerasian Problem: Blood, Duty, and Race

Indiana University

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.

Key Words: Amerasian • identity • immigration • international relations • media • NGOs • policy • race

International Relations, Vol. 21, No. 1, 86-102 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0047117807073769


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