Korean Migration and Mobility in the Global South

This book presents an in-depth exploration of Korean migration to and within the Global South, offering new insights into how migrants adapt to diverse political and economic contexts in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

List of contents

Korean Migration and Mobility in the Global South: An Introduction by Yonson Ahn and Jihye Kim
Part I: Korean Migration and Mobility in Latin America
Chapter 1: Immigration Entrepreneurship and Ethnic Resources: The Korean Garment Business in Argentina 1965-2024 by Jihye Kim
Chapter 2: The Evolution of the Korean Ethnic Economy in São Paulo Brazil by Dennis Woohyuk Choi
Chapter 3: Changes in Global Hierarchy and International Migration: Many-Faceted "Bordering" Identities of South Korean Immigrants in Chile by Jinok Choi
Chapter 4: The Third Korea in Mexico: An Ethnographic Exploration of the Trajectivity of Korean Communities in Mexico City by Sergio Gallardo García
Part II: Korean Migration and Mobility in Southeast Asia
Chapter 5: South Koreans Finding Dot-to-Dot Happiness by Slowing Down in Malaysia by Gaik Cheng Khoo
Chapter 6: Moving to and Sojourning in Hanoi: The Growth of a Korean Ethnic Enclave around Housing and Consumer Services by K. C. Ho, Hae Young Yun, and Jeehun Kim
Chapter 7: Transperipheral Educational Mobility: Less Privileged South Korean Young Adults Pursuing English Language Study in a Peripheral City in the Philippines by Carolyn Choi
Part III: Korean Migration and Mobility in Africa
Chapter 8: Navigating Migratory Paths: Korean Im/migrants in South Africa by Yonson Ahn
Chapter 9: Of Two Velocities: Bifurcated Life Trajectories and Visions of Korean Aid Workers/Missionaries in Ethiopia by Young Su Park

About the author

Yonson Ahn is professor and chair of Korean studies at the Goethe University of Frankfurt.
Jihye Kim is assistant professor in Korean studies at the University of Melbourne.

Product details

• Authors: Yonson Kim Ahn
• Assisted by: Yonson Ahn (Editor), Jihye Kim (Editor), Jihye Kim (Editor), Yonson Ahn (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2025
• EAN: 9781666963809
• ISBN: 978-1-66696-380-9
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Korean Communities across the World
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Regional / International studies, Global South / Developing countries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies