Korean, Asian, or American? - The Identity, Ethnicity, Autobiography of Second generation Korean

The voices of second-generation Korean Americans echo throughout the pages of this book, which is a sensitive exploration of their struggles with minority, marginality, cultural ambiguity, and negative perceptions. This book follows a group of second-generation Korean American Christians in the English-speaking ministry of a large suburban Korean church.

List of contents

Acknowledgment
Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: Identity Crisis of Second-Generation Korean Americans in the English-Speaking Ministry
Chapter III: Korean American Identity Formation through Illusionary Reconstruction of Autobiography
Chapter IV: The English-Speaking Ministry Based on Collective Korean American Autobiography
Chapter V: Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Jacob Yongseok Young was born in South Korea and graduated from the Korean Methodist Theological Seminary in 1992. In 1995, he immigrated to America and became a naturalized American citizen. He later graduated from Drew University in New Jersey and achieved a Ph.D. in psychology of religion. Young currently serves as an ordained elder pastor of the United Methodist Church. He has also been teaching as an adjunct professor at seminaries in Virginia and New Jersey.

Summary

The voices of second-generation Korean Americans echo throughout the pages of this book, which is a sensitive exploration of their struggles with minority, marginality, cultural ambiguity, and negative perceptions. This book follows a group of second-generation Korean American...

Product details

• Authors: Jacob Yongseok Young, Young Jacob Yongseok
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2012
• EAN: 9780761858744
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5874-4
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, Christianity, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Black & Asian Studies, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Christian social thought & activity, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General