The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora: A Comparative Understanding of Identity, Culture, and Transnationalism

211 Pages·2020·1.429 MB·English

by  Jane Yeonjae Lee and Minjin Kim

The 1.5 Generation
Korean Diaspora
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The 1.5 Generation
Korean Diaspora
A Comparative Understanding
of Identity, Culture,
and Transnationalism
Edited by Jane Yeonjae Lee and Minjin Kim
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The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora : A Comparative Understanding of Identity, Culture, and Transnationalism, edited by Jane
Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 Introduction 1
Jane Yeonjae Lee and Minjin Kim
Part I: Community, Identity, and Belonging 19
2 Making Sense of Migrant Life: Ethnicity among 1.5 Generation
Koreans in Argentina 21
Irene Yung Park
3 Experiences of Religious Marginalization and Identity
Development among Non-Christian Korean Americans 41
Jane Yeonjae Lee
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Part III: Health and Well-being 117
7 Healthcare Utilization among 1.5 Generation Korean Americans:
Comparison with Other Immigrant Generation Koreans and
1.5 Generation Asian Subgroups 119
Sou Hyun Jang
8 Sexual Health Behaviors, Substance Use, and Health Care
Utilization among Korean American Women 137
Minjin Kim and Hyeouk Chris Hahm
Part IV: Transnationalism and Entrepreneurship 155
9 Navigating In-Betweenness: How 1.5 Generation Immigrant
Entrepreneurs Recombine Resources from Both Worlds 157
June Y. Lee and Edison Tse
10 Female Transnational Entrepreneurs (FTEs): Transnationalism,
Gender, and Identity 171
June Y. Lee and Jane Yeonjae Lee
Index 189
About the Editors and Contributors 195
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List of Figures and Tables
FIGURES
Figure 6.1 Kowi Parenting Model 101
Figure 6.2 Changes in Cultural Forces 102
Figure 7.1 Healthcare Utilization by Health Insurance Status by
Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation (%) 129
Figure 7.2 Healthcare Utilization by Language Assimilation and by
Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation (%) 129
TABLES
Table 2.1 Presentation of Study Cases 25
Table 7.1 Socio-Demographic and Assimilation Characteristics,
Compared to Other Immigrant Generation Korean
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