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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Korean American"”.
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Transition to Nursing Home of Korean-American Elders
… of this study was to explore factors affecting Korean-American (KA) elders during the transition to nursing homes in the first month following admission. The three aims of this proposed study were (1) to explore culture specific factors that affect KA elders' perspectives during the transitional …
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Play Behavior of Korean-American and American Young Children
… in the play behavior of preschool children with Korean-American and American backgrounds. The subjects were thirty-two Korean-American and thirty-two American children from middle class family. The data were collected in the preschool located in two university communities using time-sampling …
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Effects of Acculturation on Mammography Utilization among Korean American Women
… acculturation and mammography utilization among Korean American (KA) women. The specific aims of this study were to determine the differences in demographic characteristics, perceived health beliefs, self-efficacy, and knowledge of breast cancer, and mammogram history among the four cultural …
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Development of a Divorce Recovery Program for Korean American Women
… immigrant, separated and divorced Christian Korean-American women for the purpose of developing a divorce recovery program. A large number of divorced Korean-American women currently do not receive adequate support from their communities, whether from the church or from their social networks …
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Second Generation Korean-American Parents: Social Context Influence on Parenting
Korean-American families are an underrepresented group within the family therapy literature. In particular, the realities and lived experiences of American born second generation Korean-American parenting couples is limited. Therefore, this qualitative grounded theory dissertation used a social …
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Exploring sense of indebtedness toward parents among Korean American youth
Korean American youth experience immigration-related parent-child challenges including language barriers, generational cultural divides, and parental unavailability. Despite these challenges, studies suggest their lack of negative effects on these youth’s global perception of their parents and an …
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The impending revolution : the prospect for openness in Korean-American adoptions
… adoptions and, more specifically, in Korean-American adoptions. Open adoptions are becoming more common in the United States. More adoptees are also searching for their birthfamilies. These changes resulted from social evolutions that reduced the stigmas surrounding adoption and …
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Korean American Students' Language and Literacy Practices at a Korean Language School
This study explores how Korean American young adolescent students engage in and construct meaning in Korean and English language and literacy practices at a Korean Language School (KLS) in the United States. From a sociocultural perspective, it focuses on the KLS, a social context where the …
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Here Be Dragons: The Barriers of Korean American Female Leaders in Secondary Schools
<p>In K-12 public schools, there is a shortage of Korean American women in school leadership roles at the secondary level. This phenomenological study explores the contributing factors to this lack of representation, how institutions can recruit and retain Korean American female leaders, and how …
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The Model Minority Stereotype's Impact on Korean American High School Students' Educational Outcomes
… to shape the educational experiences of Korean American students, reinforcing high academic expectations while marginalizing their unique challenges. This dissertation examines how MMS perceptions influence academic self-concept and social-emotional well-being among Korean American high …
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Listening to "Silence": Alternative Modes of Communication in Korean and Korean American Women's Literature
South Korean feminist activity may be relatively unknown to many Western readers; however, a distinct form of feminist activism can be seen when considering alternative modes of communication that are not less than, simply different from “speech” or “voice” as forms of agency celebrated in the …
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A Cross-sectional Study on Korean American Mental Health Challenges and Help-seeking Behavior
<p>Mental distress in the Korean American community remains chronically high yet professional service utilization is amongst the lowest of any ethnic group in the United States. With high rates of co-morbidity in this community, it is critical to utilize a multilevel approach to understand the …
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Practices of linguistic and cultural identities of Korean American students in the Korean church
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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Between the Devil and the Deep Sea: The Korean American War for Independence (1910-1945)
<p>From 1910 to 1945, while the Korean peninsula was a protectorate- and eventual colony- of the Empire of Japan, Koreans in the United States began an arduous process to maintain their sense of identity in a new land, and struggled to have a voice in a society that rejected their race. As a people …
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Religiosity and well-being: meaning in life as coping strategy in Korean-American Judeo-Christian adolescents
… meaning in life as coping strategy utilized by Korean-American Judeo-Christian adolescents between the ages of 11 to 18 (<em>n</em> = 74) and (b) to determine the significance of meaning in life in relations to subjective well-being. Initial hypothesis about "born again" Christian faith failed …
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A Study of the Relationship Between Psychological Androgyny and College Adjustment Among Korean American College Students
… adjusting to college has been difficult for many Korean-Americans because of the tension that exists between traditional sex roles versus androgynous sex roles. While it has opened doors to new and exciting opportunities in personal growth, complex challenges of academic, emotional, and social …
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