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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Korean Americans"”.
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Marital Satisfaction Factors for Korean-Americans
… Swedish, Mexican-American, Nigerian, and Koreans in Korea. No study was found that has investigated marital satisfaction factors for Korean-American couples.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. This study evaluated marital satisfaction factors that were important to Korean Americans. The …
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Assimilation of Korean-Americans in Vancouver, Washington
<p>This paper is a study in the assimilation of Korean-Americans in Vancouver, Washington. The objectives of the study are to: 1. Evaluate the applicability of the concept of the "melting pot"; 2. Locate the factors that affect this process; and 3. Measure the degree of assimilation in orientation …
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Perceived Stress, Religious Coping Styles, and Collectivism of Korean-Americans
… and collectivism in two generations of Korean-Americans. Three scales (Perceived Stress, Collectivism, and Religious Problem Solving) were administered to 145 first and second generation Korean-Americans who were attending Christian worship services, residing in the East and West Coasts …
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Negotiating Ethnic Identity: Korean Americans in College Korean Language Classes
… formation process. Characteristics of the Korean classes contribute to Korean-American students' ethnic identity formation processes in several ways. This is because this ""ethnic"" space contains complicated and contradictory characteristics, resulting from its complex mixture of class …
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“Strangers and Exiles”: Christian Identity as the Foundation for Counseling Korean Americans
This thesis (1) examines the experience of Korean Americans, both sociologically and generationally and (2) establishes that Christian identity is an essential element for Korean Americans to endure challenging life situations. In sum, this thesis argues the significance of Christian identity as …
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STRUGGLES OF KOREAN AMERICANS LABELED WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO CLAIM ADULT STATUS
… intellectual disabilities who live in one urban Korean American community. In particular, the ethnographic observational, interview and textual data have been analyzed in terms of which activities associated with adulthood the participants could or could not engage in, in comparison to the …
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God's chosen people: Protestant narratives of Korean Americans and American national identity
… examines Protestant narratives of post-1965 Korean American Christians, with regard to the formation of what it means to be Korean Americans. The focus of this dissertation is to find out how Korean Americans have reinterpreted their ethnic backgrounds and immigrant experiences in America …
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Acculturation and Enculturation, Perception of Depressive Symptoms, and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Korean Americans
… that explain help-seeking behaviors in Asian Americans. While there has been previous research addressing these concerns for Asian Americans as a unified ethnic group, few studies have examined these factors to explain help-seeking behaviors specifically in Korean Americans. 107 Korean …
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The Role of Leisure in the Reproduction of Race and Ethnicity Among Korean Americans
Korean Americans developed three different types of racialized ethnic identities: (a) diasporic ethnic identity---developed beyond the confines of a nation state and intermixed with assigned racial identity; (b) ethnic American identity---developed in reference to the American society and combined …
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An Ecological Examination of Ego and Ethnic Identity Formation Within Second Generation Korean-Americans
Investigation of first and second generation Korean-American ego and ethnic identity formation was explored through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Seventeen self-identified Korean-American young adults, aged twenty-one to twenty-nine, were asked to describe their identity development within …
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Korean/Korean American adolescents' responses to young adult fiction and media created by Korean/Korean Americans
… to enhance cross-cultural awareness. How might Korean/Korean American youth cope with everyday life as a minority or a model minority if they had early and consistent exposure to literature depicting the mirrored experiences of Korean/Korean Americans? Departing from and/or building on the works …
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A STUDY OF OPTIMISM, COPING STRATEGY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG WHITE, KOREAN, AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE OLDER ADULTS
… older adults over age 65, including 124 White Americans, 124 Korean Americans and 125 African Americans residing in Columbia, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia in the United States completed the questionnaire via face-to face interview.</p> <p>Factorial ANOVA regarding race and coping …
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Weaving their identities: a narrative inquiry into Korean heritage language learners
… learners. Moreover, very few studies include Korean adoptee students’ identity formation within a heritage language-learning context. This research studied how Korean heritage language learners’ cultural and language learning backgrounds shaped who they were, how they (re)constructed and …
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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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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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Individual and Collective Diaspora Remittances in the Philippines and Korea: An Interpretation of Narrative Identity, Communicative Action, and Recognition
… identity and culture of diaspora Filipinos and Koreans in the United States who are remitters and donors in the United States supporting humanitarian causes in North Korea.</p> <p>Research Theory and Protocol</p> <p>Through critical hermeneutic theory formulated by Paul Ricoeur …
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"""Am I Korean American?"": beliefs and practices of parents and children living in two languages and two cultures"
… language and the dominant English language among Korean American immigrant families. Using the framework of Language Ideology (Silverstein, 1979), I had three research questions: a) why do parents send their children to a Korean language school, b) what attitudes do immigrant parents and their …
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Branding Korea or Marketing Ethnicity?: Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transclave in the Global Economy
… Koreatown in Midtown Manhattan has drawn both Koreans and non-Koreans seeking everything Korean, from day spas to nightlife; Koreatown attracts locals and tourists alike, who see the area as an exotic place to consume authentic, yet modern, Korean culture. This dissertation investigates how …
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Yellow in White Suits: Race, Mobility, and Identity among Grown Children of Korean Immigrants
… that the group falls between whites and African Americans in the American racial stratification system. However, scholars know little about how this intermediate position shapes the group's modes of social incorporation and identities. I seek to answer this question by examining the lived …
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