Constructing New Intergenerational Ties, Cultures, and Identities among Korean American Christians: A Congregational Case Study

2006 ◽  
pp. 259-274
Author(s):  
Peter T. Cha
Keyword(s):  
Korean American ◽  
Intergenerational Ties

scholarly journals Heritage Language and Ethnic Identity: A Case Study of Korean-American College Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Lee Brown
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Heritage Languages ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
High Level ◽  
Heritage Language Speakers

The current study explores how heritage language proficiency affects the ethnic identity of four Korean-American college students who have maintained a high level of heritage language proficiency. Findings from in-depth interviews are consistent with previous studies which show close relationships between heritage languages and ethnic identity, yet the study reveals that a high level of heritage language proficiency is not necessarily associated with a heightened sense of ethnic identity for the selected students. Interview data suggest that participants’ perceived expectations from society in general contribute to identity conflicts. A path to maintaining heritage language should start from creating a safe environment, especially in schools where heritage language speakers are protected from negative stereotypes.

A case study of a Korean-American family’s code switching during conflict-related interaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nydia Flores-Ferrán ◽  
Sora Suh
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
American Family ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Meal Time ◽  
Discursive Strategy

The study explores how code switching (CS) manifests itself in adversarial episodes during meal time. In particular, it examines how CS emerges among members of a Korean American family as they wrangle, dispute, and argue in this intimate discursive setting. Several researchers have examined how arguments and disputes among children are realized (e.g., Boggs 1978; Brenneis and Lein 1977; Corsaro and Rizzo 1990; Eisenberg and Garvey 1981). Nonetheless, little is known about how bilingual children and their parents employ CS as a negotiating tool in conflict-related interactions. Among the findings, the study reveals that CS is manifested in the parents and children in slightly different ways although the family members skillfully maneuver the use of two languages and registers. The study uncovers how CS was employed as a strategy to attempt to achieve goals and how it intersected with stance taking. In general, CS also emerged as a discursive strategy that the interlocutors employed to explicate, challenge, mitigate, hedge, and plead during these episodes.

“Call Me Mama”

2012 ◽  
Vol 642 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Chihye Kim
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Undocumented Immigrant ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Unpaid Labor ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Insight Into

Based on three years of participant observation, this article provides insight into the working relationship between a small business owner and undocumented immigrant workers at a Korean-Japanese restaurant. The case study focuses on a Korean American businesswoman who depends on the unpaid labor of family members and the cheap labor of undocumented immigrants. Using naturalistic ethnography, which consists of casual interactions and conversations with informants, the author relates the life history of the owner, Mrs. Kwon, who asks her employees to call her “Mama,” and analyzes her preference for undocumented immigrant workers. The article elucidates the ways she asserts power and control in the workplace.

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