Koreans in North America - Their Experiences in the Twenty-first Century

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Pyong Gap Min - Contributions by Joe Jeong Ho Han; Ann H. Kim; Min-Jung Kwak; Helene K. Lee; Se Hwa Lee; Samuel Noh; Linda S. Parks; Wansoo Park and Sung Hyun Yun Klappentext Koreans in North America covers various topics related to Korean experiences in the U.S. and Canada, including their immigration and settlement patterns, changes in business patterns, and identity, comprehensively. It also focuses on Korean Americans' twenty-first century experiences, using both quantitative and qualitative data. Zusammenfassung Koreans in North America covers various topics related to Korean experiences in the U.S. and Canada, including their immigration and settlement patterns, changes in business patterns, and identity, comprehensively. It also focuses on Korean Americans’ twenty-first century experiences, using both quantitative and qualitative data. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsFiguresTablesChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Immigration of Koreans to the United States: A Review of Forty-Five year (1965-2009) TrendsChapter 3: Growth and Settlement Patterns of Korean AmericansChapter 4: Changes in Korean Immigrants' Business PatternsChapter 5: A Comparison of Korean Protestant, Catholic, and Buddhist Religious Institutions in New YorkChapter 6: Explaining the Migration Strategy: Comparing Transnational and Intact Migrant Families from South Korea to CanadaChapter 7: Transnational Interactions among Korean Immigrants in Toronto: Family ties and Socioeconomic, cultural, and Political ParticipationChapter 8: The Bifurcated Statuses of the Wives of Korean International StudentsChapter 9: Transnationalism and "Third Culture Kids": A Comparative Analysis of Korean American and Korean Chinese Identity ConstructionChapter 10: Authenticity Dilemma among Pre-1965 Native-Born KoreansChapter 11: A Four-Decade Literature on Korean Americans: A Review and Comprehensive BibliographyAbout the Contributors...

Product details

• Authors: Pyong Gap (EDT) Min
• Assisted by: Pyong Gap Min (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2012
• EAN: 9780739178133
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7813-3
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, Social groups, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Human Geography, Black & Asian Studies, Population and migration geography, Social groups, communities and identities, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General