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Korean Wild Geese Families: Gender, Family, Social, and Legal
Dynamics of Middle-Class Asian Transnational Families in North
America explores the experiences of middle-class Korean
transnational families, whose mothers and children migrate abroad
for children's education while fathers remain in Korea and
economically support their families, throughout transnational
separation: before separation, during separation, and after
reunification. It discusses the themes of (1) changes in wild geese
parents' relative gender statuses, housework patterns, and spousal
relationships; (2) changes in mothering/fathering practices and
intergenerational relationships; and (3) wild geese families'
settlement and integration in the host societies and re-adaptation
to Korea after family reunification. Se Hwa Lee interviewed mothers
in both the United States and Canada, as well as fathers in Korea,
to compare the effects of immigration policies between the two
countries in North America and present gender-balanced
explanations. Se Hwa Lee also sheds light on Asian documented
immigrants' hardships and different degrees of empowerment and
incorporation in the host societies according to legal status,
employment, additional education, and co-ethnic community
membership. This book offers readers valuable venues to enhance
their understanding of increasingly diverse transnational families
in North America.
Who are wild geese families? They are middle-class Korean
transnational families whose mothers and children migrate abroad
for children's education while fathers remain in Korea and
economically support their families. While their transnational
separation is initiated as a family strategy, it unexpectedly leads
to substantial transformations in their lives and relationships.
Korean Wild Geese Families explores the experiences of Korean wild
geese families in North America, focusing on their gender, family,
social, and legal dynamics throughout transnational separation:
before separation, during separation, and after reunification. Se
Hwa Lee discusses the themes of (1) changes in wild geese parents'
relative gender statuses, housework patterns, and spousal
relationships; (2) changes in mothering/fathering practices and
intergenerational relationships; and (3) wild geese families'
settlement and integration in the host societies and re-adaptation
to Korea after family reunification. To further the discussion, Se
Hwa Lee includes interviews with mothers in both the United States
and Canada, as well as fathers in Korea, so that she compares the
effects of immigration policies between the two countries and
presents gender-balanced explanations. The author sheds light on
Asian documented immigrants' hardships and different degrees of
empowerment and incorporation in the host societies by the type of
legal status.
This is the only anthology that covers several different topics
related to Koreans' experiences in the U.S. and Canada. The topics
covered are Koreans' immigration and settlement patterns, changes
in Korean immigrants' business patterns, Korean immigrant churches'
social functions, differences between Korean immigrant intact
families and geese families, transnational ties, second-generation
Koreans' identity issues, and Korean international students' gender
issues. This book focuses on Korean Americans' twenty-first century
experiences. It provides basic statistics about Koreans'
immigration, settlement and business patterns, while it also
provides meaningful qualitative data on gender issues and ethnic
identity. The annotated bibliography on Korean Americans in Chapter
10 will serve as important guides for beginning researchers
studying Korean Americans.
This is the only anthology that covers several different topics
related to Koreans' experiences in the U.S. and Canada. The topics
covered are Koreans' immigration and settlement patterns, changes
in Korean immigrants' business patterns, Korean immigrant churches'
social functions, differences between Korean immigrant intact
families and geese families, transnational ties, second-generation
Koreans' identity issues, and Korean international students' gender
issues. This book focuses on Korean Americans' twenty-first century
experiences. It provides basic statistics about Koreans'
immigration, settlement and business patterns, while it also
provides meaningful qualitative data on gender issues and ethnic
identity. The annotated bibliography on Korean Americans in Chapter
10 will serve as important guides for beginning researchers
studying Korean Americans.
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