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Korean immigrants from Latin America : fitting into multiethnic New York / Jin Suk Bae.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bae, Jin Suk, 1976- author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Series:
Korean communities across the world.
Korean communities across the world
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Koreans--Migrations.
Koreans.
Koreans--Latin America.
Koreans--United States.
Emigration and immigration.
Korea--Emigration and immigration.
Korea.
Latin America--Emigration and immigration.
Latin America.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (151 pages)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021.
Summary:
The book uses interview data from 102 Korean migrants from Latin America to explore the religious, economic, and educational dimensions of their migration and resettlement processes in the U.S. It demonstrates the continuous and multidirectional influences and links between Korea, Korean diaspora communities, and Latin American communities.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Korean New Yorkers from Latin America
Korean Immigrants in New York City
Diaspora and Transnationalism "On the Move"
Korean Migration to the Americas
The Evolution of the New York Korean Community
Methodology: Method of Data Collection
Demographics of the Participants
Chapter Outlines
Notes
Chapter 1: Korean Diasporic Religious Connections and Interracial Relations
Part I: Movements through Religion
Part II: Gathering through Churches: Korean Immigrants and Churches
Part III: Korean Immigrants Reaching Out to Non-Koreans at "Home" and Abroad
Religious Diasporic Convergence
Chapter 2: Feeding with Clothes: Koreans in the Garment Industry
Part I: Koreans in the South American Garment Industry
Part II: Koreans in the Central American Garment Industry
Part III: Remigrants in the Garment Industry in New York
Conclusion
Chapter 3: "So, It's All Good": Education, Family, and Class Mobility among Korean Remigrants from Latin America
In Search of a Better Education and Future
Occupational Limitations in Latin America
Movements of Highly Skilled Professionals in Medicine
Education and Family Formations
Permanent Residence
After U.S.-Based Education
Chapter 4: Se Habla Español : Migration, Language, and Multiethnic New York
Part I: Speaking Korean
Part II: Speaking Spanish/Portuguese
Part III: Korean Businesses and Latino Immigrants
Conclusion: Encountering Familiar Strangers in New York
Multiplicities of Being Korean New Yorkers
Uniqueness in Koreans from Latin America
Continuities across Borders: Similarities in Local Conditions.
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author.
ISBN:
1-66699-437-5
1-7936-5261-9
OCLC:
1269417594

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