When the first wave of post-1965 Korean immigrants arrived in the
New York-New Jersey area in the early 1970s, they were reliant on
retail and service businesses in the minority neighborhoods where
they were. This caused ongoing conflicts with customers in black
neighborhoods of New York City, with white suppliers at Hunts Point
Produce Market, and with city government agencies that regulated
small business activities. In addition, because of the times,
Korean immigrants had very little contact with their homeland.
Korean immigrants in the area were highly segregated from both the
mainstream New York society and South Korea. However, after the
1990 Immigration Act, Korean immigrants with professional and
managerial backgrounds have found occupations in the mainstream
economy. Korean community leaders also engaged in active political
campaigns to get Korean candidates elected as city council members
and higher levels of legislative positions in the area. The Korean
community's integration into mainstream society also increasingly
developed stronger transnational ties to their homeland and spurred
the inclusion of "everyday Korean life" in the NY-NJ area.
Transnational Cultural Flow from Home examines New York Korean
immigrants’ collective efforts to preserve their cultural
traditions and cultural practices and their efforts to transmit and
promote them to New Yorkers by focusing on the Korean cultural
elements such as language, foods, cultural festivals, and
traditional and contemporary performing arts. This publication was
supported by the 2022 Korean Studies Grant Program of the Academy
of Korean Studies (AKS-2022-P-009). Â
General
Imprint: |
Rutgers University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2022 |
Authors: |
Pyong Gap Min
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-978827-15-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-978827-15-6 |
Barcode: |
9781978827158 |
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