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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. Koreans in North America: Their Twenty-First Century Experiences, authored by the dean of the Korean-American studies and supplemented with chapters by other leading experts on Korean-American life, offers a comprehensive source of rich and comparative data on Korean-American and Korean-Canadian communities. Deploying a sophisticated array of information acquired through the application of multiple research methods, this book addresses important topics related to Koreans' experiences in North America. Elegantly written and impeccably researched, Koreans in North America is a volume of exceptional value for students, scholars, policy makers and general readers interested in Korean Americans, Asian American studies, immigration history, and urban studies. The book features a comprehensive annotated bibliography on Korean Americans that will be an indispensable resource for research on Korean Americans. -- Steven J. Gold, Michigan State University A comprehensive overview of Korean Americans and Korean Canadians that is an invaluable resource for researchers and general readers alike. Highly recommended! -- David K. Yoo, UCLA Asian American Studies Center Professor Pyong Gap Min's anthology presents the most comprehensive examination of contemporary Korean communities in North America from multidisciplinary approaches. While covering different aspects of ethnic and immigrant experiences of Koreans, it offers nuanced and sophisticated analyses of the internal diversity across class, ethnicity, generation, gender, and religion within this seemingly homogeneous immigrant group. -- Min Zhou, professor and inaugural chair, Department of Asian American Studies, UCLA 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...
