Korean Immigrants from Latin America: Fitting into Multiethnic New York

Jin Suk Bae

doi:10.5771/9781793652614

Summary

Korean Immigrants from Latin America explores the migration and resettlement experiences of Koreans from Latin America now residing in the New York metropolitan area. It uses interview data from 102 Korean secondary migrants from Latin America to explore the religious, familial, economic, and educational dimensions of their migration and resettlement processes in the U.S. As Korean and Latino immigrants share increasingly close interactions with each other in various urban settings, these Korean remigrants can serve as links between Korean and Spanish speakers as well as liaisons among diverse groups. This book shows a surprising degree of diversity within the seemingly homogenous Korean population in the U.S. and demonstrates the unacknowledged linguistic and cultural differences among them.

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Edition: 1/2021
Copyright Year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-5260-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-5261-4
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 138
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. 1. Figures No access
  2. Tables No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. Korean Immigrants in New York City No access
2. Diaspora and Transnationalism “On the Move” No access
3. Korean Migration to the Americas No access
4. The Evolution of the New York Korean Community No access
5. Methodology: Method of Data Collection No access
6. Demographics of the Participants No access
7. Chapter Outlines No access
8. Notes No access
1. Part I: Movements through Religion No access
2. Part II: Gathering through Churches: Korean Immigrants and Churches No access
3. Part III: Korean Immigrants Reaching Out to Non-Koreans at “Home” and Abroad No access
4. Religious Diasporic Convergence No access
5. Notes No access
1. Part I: Koreans in the South American Garment Industry No access
2. Part II: Koreans in the Central American Garment Industry No access
3. Part III: Remigrants in the Garment Industry in New York No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. Notes No access
1. In Search of a Better Education and Future No access
2. Occupational Limitations in Latin America No access
3. Movements of Highly Skilled Professionals in Medicine No access
4. Education and Family Formations No access
5. Permanent Residence No access
6. After U.S.-Based Education No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. Notes No access
1. Part I: Speaking Korean No access
2. Part II: Speaking Spanish/Portuguese No access
3. Part III: Korean Businesses and Latino Immigrants No access
4. Conclusion: Encountering Familiar Strangers in New York No access
5. Notes No access
1. Multiplicities of Being Korean New Yorkers No access
2. Uniqueness in Koreans from Latin America No access
3. Continuities across Borders: Similarities in Local Conditions No access
4. Notes No access
Bibliography No access Pages 125 - 132
Index No access Pages 133 - 136
About the Author No access Pages 137 - 138