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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 - Contributions by Su Choe; Alicia Corts; Hyeouk Chris Hahm; Sou Hyun Jang; Hyeeun Kim; Jane Yeonjae Lee; June Y. Lee; Minjin Kim; Edison Tse and Irene Yung Park

The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora: A Comparative Understanding of Identity, Culture, and Transnationalism provides insights into the contemporary experiences of 1.5 generation Korean immigrants around the world. By exploring Korean emigrants’ lives in host locations such as Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, Auckland, Argentina, and Deluth, the contributors study the inherent complexities of being a 1.5 generation immigrant and show that 1.5 generation immigrants are a unique group that deserves further study. The contributors analyze key issues, such as the 1.5 generation’s identity negotiations, their occupational trajectories, the role of ethnic communities and institutions, changing values of love and marriage, the cultural tension involved in parenthood, their health needs and services, and ethnic and transnational entrepreneurship.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 210 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-7936-2111-5 • Hardback • November 2020 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-7936-2113-9 • Paperback • April 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
978-1-7936-2112-2 • eBook • November 2020 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Series: Korean Communities across the World
Subjects: Social Science / Emigration & Immigration, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations

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.

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

Editors Lee and Kim bring together research on 1.5 generation Koreans who immigrated to the US, New Zealand, Canada, and Argentina as children. Recognizing that there is no universal definition of the 1.5 generation, the editors broadly describe this group as children born in their home country who immigrated to another country with their first-generation parents, making them not quite first- or second-generation Korean. Chapters analyze the unique and complex diversity of 1.5 generation Koreans by exploring multiple components of this group through interviews and ethnographic research. Some themes include ethnic identity negotiations, love and marriage, parenthood, health care, and Korean churches.... This volume fills a significant gap in the research on the 1.5 generation Korean diaspora and paves the way for further research on this topic. It will be a valuable resource for readers studying sociology and migration, particularly within the Korean diaspora. Highly recommended.


— Choice Reviews


An excellent, first of its kind collection of studies of the 1.5 generation Korean immigrants. Transnational Communities explores their cultural and identity clashes, as well as their struggles to become empowered as the “middle migrants” caught between their first generation immigrant parents and the mainstream society, and as the “transnational bridges” between Korea and their countries of residency. A well-organized, stimulating volume based on cutting-edge scholarship in the field, this is a must-read for anyone interested in Korean immigration.


— Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University


The authors of this edited book, mostly of the 1.5-generation Korean background, explore ethnic identity, Korean culture, and transnational ties to their homeland among 1.5-generation Koreans, respectively settled in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Argentina. Specializing in several different disciplines, they discuss these issues in connection with their disciplines, mother-daughter relationships, love and marriage, Korean churches, and health care. Almost all chapters, based on personal interviews and/or ethnographic research, provide readers with fascinating stories. This book is in no doubt an extremely significant contribution to studies of 1.5 generation Koreans.


— Pyong Gap Min, CUNY/Queens College


8/19/21, Choice: A Choice Editors' Picks for August 2021

Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/editors-picks-for-august/



The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora

A Comparative Understanding of Identity, Culture, and Transnationalism

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Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora: A Comparative Understanding of Identity, Culture, and Transnationalism provides insights into the contemporary experiences of 1.5 generation Korean immigrants around the world. By exploring Korean emigrants’ lives in host locations such as Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, Auckland, Argentina, and Deluth, the contributors study the inherent complexities of being a 1.5 generation immigrant and show that 1.5 generation immigrants are a unique group that deserves further study. The contributors analyze key issues, such as the 1.5 generation’s identity negotiations, their occupational trajectories, the role of ethnic communities and institutions, changing values of love and marriage, the cultural tension involved in parenthood, their health needs and services, and ethnic and transnational entrepreneurship.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 210 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
    978-1-7936-2111-5 • Hardback • November 2020 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
    978-1-7936-2113-9 • Paperback • April 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
    978-1-7936-2112-2 • eBook • November 2020 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
    Series: Korean Communities across the World
    Subjects: Social Science / Emigration & Immigration, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations
Author
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.

Table of Contents
Table 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

Reviews
Reviews
  • Editors Lee and Kim bring together research on 1.5 generation Koreans who immigrated to the US, New Zealand, Canada, and Argentina as children. Recognizing that there is no universal definition of the 1.5 generation, the editors broadly describe this group as children born in their home country who immigrated to another country with their first-generation parents, making them not quite first- or second-generation Korean. Chapters analyze the unique and complex diversity of 1.5 generation Koreans by exploring multiple components of this group through interviews and ethnographic research. Some themes include ethnic identity negotiations, love and marriage, parenthood, health care, and Korean churches.... This volume fills a significant gap in the research on the 1.5 generation Korean diaspora and paves the way for further research on this topic. It will be a valuable resource for readers studying sociology and migration, particularly within the Korean diaspora. Highly recommended.


    — Choice Reviews


    An excellent, first of its kind collection of studies of the 1.5 generation Korean immigrants. Transnational Communities explores their cultural and identity clashes, as well as their struggles to become empowered as the “middle migrants” caught between their first generation immigrant parents and the mainstream society, and as the “transnational bridges” between Korea and their countries of residency. A well-organized, stimulating volume based on cutting-edge scholarship in the field, this is a must-read for anyone interested in Korean immigration.


    — Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University


    The authors of this edited book, mostly of the 1.5-generation Korean background, explore ethnic identity, Korean culture, and transnational ties to their homeland among 1.5-generation Koreans, respectively settled in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Argentina. Specializing in several different disciplines, they discuss these issues in connection with their disciplines, mother-daughter relationships, love and marriage, Korean churches, and health care. Almost all chapters, based on personal interviews and/or ethnographic research, provide readers with fascinating stories. This book is in no doubt an extremely significant contribution to studies of 1.5 generation Koreans.


    — Pyong Gap Min, CUNY/Queens College


Features
Features
  • 8/19/21, Choice: A Choice Editors' Picks for August 2021

    Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/editors-picks-for-august/



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