Ai Ja, Min, and Sue Kim

Forgotten Femmes, Forgotten War

Long before K-pop, there were the Kim Sisters. Now an Eadington Fellow is exploring what their meteroic rise on Las Vegas entertainment scene has to do with American ideals of beauty, citizenship and capitalism amidst Cold War politics.

The Kim Sisters — from left, Ai Ja, Min, Sue — pictured on Aug. 8, 1963. (Kim Sisters Collection/University Libraries Special Collections)

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