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.
Description
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
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