Author: Kyu Young Park Ph.D. Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439614695 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 132
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Koreans first began to immigrate to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. Drawn to the Windy City in search of a better life for themselves and their families, Korean Americans quickly began to establish what has become a thriving community that remains active and distinct. For the past 100 years, the Korean American community has contributed greatly to the growth and development of the Chicago metropolitan area-politically, culturally, and socially. In this book Korean Americans in Chicago celebrate these contributions with over 200 photographs that detail the various aspects of life within the community.
Author: Kyu Young Park Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions ISBN: 9781531617813 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 130
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Koreans first began to immigrate to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. Drawn to the Windy City in search of a better life for themselves and their families, Korean Americans quickly began to establish what has become a thriving community that remains active and distinct. For the past 100 years, the Korean American community has contributed greatly to the growth and development of the Chicago metropolitan area-politically, culturally, and socially. In this book Korean Americans in Chicago celebrate these contributions with over 200 photographs that detail the various aspects of life within the community.
Author: Hyock Chun Publisher: East Rock Press ISBN: 9780910825061 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 362
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An anthology of analysis and reflection by leading members of the Korean American community in Chicago on the immigrant experience during the 20th century.
Author: Korean American Association of Chicago Publisher: ISBN: Category : Korean Americans Languages : en Pages : 0
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The collection mostly consists of programs and news clippings from the Association's events, including inaugurations, symposiums, and Korean American Day celebrations. It also includes a book, The History of Korean Immigration to Chicago, 1893-2012.
Author: Jung-Sun Park Publisher: Studies in Asian Americans ISBN: 9780415948814 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 208
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Based on a Chicago Korean-American case, this dissertation examines the transformation of identity and politics in a transnational immigrant community in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Author: Kyu Young Park Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738531878 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Koreans first began to immigrate to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. Drawn to the Windy City in search of a better life for themselves and their families, Korean Americans quickly began to establish what has become a thriving community that remains active and distinct. For the past 100 years, the Korean American community has contributed greatly to the growth and development of the Chicago metropolitan area-politically, culturally, and socially. In this book Korean Americans in Chicago celebrate these contributions with over 200 photographs that detail the various aspects of life within the community.
Author: Won Moo Hurh Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 031339542X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 208
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Korean Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States. Although they share many similar cultural characteristics with other Asian Americans, the Korean Americans are unique in terms of their strong ethnic attachment, extensive participation in Christian churches, heavy involvement in self-employed small businesses, wide geographic dispersion in settlement, and the emergence of the 1.5 generation phenomenon. This book answers the following questions for the student or interested reader: • Who are the Korean people? • Why did they come to the United States? • How did they adapt to their new country? • How are they received by the majority of Americans? • What are their accomplishments, problems, and contributions to American society? Other special features include: • An extensive coverage on the ethnic background (history, language, religion, customs, and other cultural heritage) of Korean Americans. • Current statistical data on Korean immigration to the United States. • A comprehensive analysis of socioeconomic characteristics of Korean Americans as compared with those of other minority groups. • A succinct analysis of the unique characteristics of Korean Americans. • Effective use of personal narratives. In 1970 there were about 70,000 Korean Americans—the number grew tenfold to about 790,000 in 1990. The Korean American population is now estimated at well over a million, and demographic projections indicate that the number will reach about three million by the year 2030. Korean Americans are thus among the new groups of Americans to become another integral part of the American history of cultural pluralism and ethnic diversity. Examined are the most significant areas of Korean American's adaptation—economic adjustment, sociocultural adaptation, family life, ethnic associations, intergroup relations, and psychological adjustment. In each area of adaptation, positive attainment as well as the problems of adjustment are analyzed in light of current theories and empirical research. The book concludes with a discussion of the unique characteristics of Korean Americans and their impact on society.
Author: Yoon Mo Lee Publisher: ISBN: 9780578529264 Category : Languages : en Pages : 355
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From the early 1970s through the late 2010s, Korean American community leader Yoon Mo Lee authored hundreds of columns for the Korean Americans of the Midwest; first as a reporter and editor-in-chief of the Korea Times-Chicago, and later as a freelance journalist for several Korean-language publications. His experiences as a sociologist and a community activist shaped his writing, and his columns therefore offer unique insight into the concerns of the Korean American community of Chicago over nearly five decades. This compilation includes his early series, "Ethnic Americans," proposing lessons that the 1970s Korean immigrant population could learn from Japanese, Jewish, and Irish American immigrants, as well as his long-running acclaimed editorial "Spearhead." Also included are some of Dr. Lee's sociological seminar papers. For anyone wanting to delve into the history or sociology of the Korean American community of Chicago, this book is a must-read.
Author: Kyu Young Park Ph.D.
Author: Kyu Young Park
Author: Hyock Chun
Author: Korean American Association of Chicago
Author: Young Ja Kim
Author: Jung-Sun Park
Author: Donghee Koh
Author: Kyu Young Park
Author: Won Moo Hurh
Author: Yoon Mo Lee