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This book provides a comparative perspective on the contemporary experiences of 1.5 generation Korean immigrants around the world. The contributors study 1.5 generation Korean immigrants in America, New Zealand, Argentina, and Canada while exploring key issues of identity, transnationalism, and culture.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introducation
Jane Yeonjae Lee and Minjin Kim
PART I. Community, Identity, and Belonging
Chapter 2: Making Sense of Migrant Life: Ethnicity among 1.5 Generation Koreans in Argentina
Irene Yung Park
Chapter 3: Experiences of Religious Marginalization and Identity Development Among Non-Christian Korean Americans
Jane Yeonjae Lee
Chapter 4: Ritual and Visibility: The Plays of Ins Choi
Alicia Corts
PART II. Family and Gender
Chapter 5: Bridging Loves: How Korean-American Mothers and Daughters Trouble: "Tradition and Modernity" through Love
Su C. Choe
Chapter 6: Negotiating Cultural Tension: Parenthood and 1.5 Generation Korean-New Zealanders
Hyeeun Kim
PART III Health and Well-being
Chapter 7: Healthcare Utilization among 1.5-generation Korean Americans: Comparison with Other Immigrant Generation Koreans and 1.5 Generation Asian Subgroups
Sou Hyun Jang
Chapter 8: Sexual Health Behaviors, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Korean American Women
Minjin Kim and Hyeouk Chris Hahm
PART IV Transnationalism and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 9: Navigating In-betweenness: How 1.5 Generation Immigrant Entrepreneurs Recombine Resources from Both Worlds
June Y. Lee and Edison Tse
Chapter 10: Female Transnational Entrepreneurs (FTEs): Transnationalism, Gender, and Identity
June Y. Lee and Jane Yeonjae Lee
About the author
Jane Yeonjae Lee is research associate in the Department of Geography at Kyung Hee University.
Minjin Kim is assistant professor in the College of Nursing at University of Cincinnati.
