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Korean immigrants from Latin America : fitting into multiethnic New York / Jin Suk Bae.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bae, Jin Suk, 1976- author.
- 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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