The 1.5 Generation: Becoming Korean American in Hawaii 9780824843793

The "1.5 generation" (Ilchom ose) refers to Koreans who immigrated to the United States as children. Unlike th

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The 1.5 Generation: Becoming Korean American in Hawaii
 9780824843793

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Who Are the 1.5 Generation Korean Americans?
2. Korean Americans in Hawai'i
3. Social Construction of Ethnic Identity
4. Korean Families Transformed
5. Social Class, Family, and Ethnic Identity
6. Stereotyoes and Their Impact of Ethnic Identity Formation
7. Discovering 1.5 Ethnic Identity
8. What Do the 1.5 Generation Korean Americans Tell Us?
Notes
References
Index
About the Author

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