Korean-Americans Are Considered The Most Separated From The Rest Of The Society

“I am Korean. South Korean to be exact.” These were the words I would always use to describe myself during new encounters. My race seemed to be what people noticed about me first. Whether I was at a leadership conference, church, or cross country event, there was always someone asking where I was from. For this reason, being an immigrant from Korea has been a big part of my identity as an individual and student.

In South Korean culture family, gender roles, and customs all intertwine, in a traditional Korean family your role in the family is determined by gender and age. However, in recent years it seems like the traditional family dynamics and gender roles are being redefined by the newer generations. South Korean families are leaving behind the traditional family practices, gender roles inside the Korean culture are traditional male and female roles, and lastly customs are hugely influenced by Confucianism.

The culture that I chose to present is the Asian American culture. It is one of the fastest formed ethnic groups that had their population grow 63% from 1990 to 2000 (Nguyen, 1). The history of the first Asian immigrants started around the gold rush in California. Many Asian immigrants wanted to pursue fortunes in America because of economic hardships in China. Many Chinese started moving to the United States in hopes to get some of the gold in California. Many Chinese were also contracted to work on the railroads in the United States where they worked in very poor conditions for little money and recognition for their hard work. The Chinese even demanded high wages for their work in these poor conditions, but ultimately they were shot

Asian-Americans differ by immigration history, ethnic origin, assimilation path, socioeconomic standing, community involvement, and family characteristics. Over time, the experiences of Asian-Americans have changed. Today, Asian-Americans are creating imaginative and complex self-portraits within the United States media, armed with powerful education and information about Asian-Americans. Representation in media is best understood within social, historical, political and cultural contexts, and foresees a more active role in media for Asian-Americans in the future.

This class helped me realize how ignorant I really was about the Asian American culture as well as the Native American culture. I generally believed that I was more culturally sound than I actually am. I believed that I knew more about these cultures than I really did and was shocked to realize that I fed into some of the stereotypes. I knew that Asian Americans did well academically because their parents valued education and had them study more than their peers, however I did not realize that culturally boys were expected to succeed more academically than girls were. I believed that girls were equally held up to a standard as boys were. Watching the film clips related to Asians and Asian Americans was an eye opening experience.

The United States of America is commonly known as a melting pot of different cultures and groups. Due to extensive immigration from numerous countries since the 1800’s, American society is characterized to be culturally diverse. Asian-Americans, who have a rich history in the United States, have positively blended into the American society with their inborn cultures. Asian-Americans have been identified as the largest group of immigrants with high levels of income and proper education. However, American society has traditionally been conservative and didn’t have particular interests for Asian-Americans. Instead, Asian-Americans were secluded from the activities of white conservatives and were labeled as a separate group altogether. Thus, in

In his article “Distilling My Korean American Identity,” he explores the process of self-discovery of identity from his teenage years to his college life, and with the help from his significant other. Being Asians in the United States, Gonzalo and Patrick S. both have had to confront the major issue of identity conflicts in different ways. These were due to the assimilation stress, generational gap and racial discrimination that happened within their family and school lives.

You sit up and reach for the gun,you sight it on a young kid,he looks like he's probably 20. He looks like he's Korean and he has black hair.

Between 2000 and 2010, Korean Americans (KAs) were the fifth largest immigrant group, amongst Asian immigrants, in the United States (U.S.), as well as, continue to be one of the fastest growing ethnic groups (Park & Park, 2014, p. 213). “The health of growing immigrant populations including KAs is an important concern since barriers such as linguistic and cultural differences make it difficult to cope with health problems. In particular, the language barrier affects their understanding of health information” (Park, & Park, 2014, p. 213). In addition, many KAs are not satisfied with modern health care, and still seek out traditional Korean care, which dates back 5000 years (as cited in Kim & Chan, 2004, p. 322). Furthermore, research has

On our planet, billions of people have lived their lives. They could have used their lives to do well or do bad. These lives are very intriguing. That is one reason why learning about culture is one big factor of my life. My family has a very unique lifestyle, having been in the United States for nearly fifteen years. I have been out of the country, experiencing new things. Having friends and a family of different cultures, a birthday party with both was a captivating thing. Experiencing and learning about our planet's cultures is a big part of who I am.

Research qualitatively interviewed 13 Korean immigrant youth and found that they struggle to negotiate and shift their identities across different interpersonal contexts – “frame switching” (Lafromboise et al. 1993) - to meet deferring expectations, and to balance “American” and “Korean” cultural values and norms. Some stressors include discrimination, stereotypes, conflicts from parents’ cultural values being transmitted down to the adolescents, and these immigrant adolescents rely on school, peers and church to deal with the

The ethnographic study poster of Korea was a partial requirement for completing the MA TESOL course Development of Cross-Cultural Competencies taken during the summer at Alliant International University. The poster is divided into two major categories, Culture and Pedagogical Implications. Under the culture category, information on topics such as travel, food, holidays, and K-culture occur. For ESL teachers, the topics of education, body language, culture shock, language differences and what teachers can do in the classroom for their students from Korea can be useful. The ethnographic study was conducted primarily with an interview of a Korean national with additional background information gathered from internet sources. I chose the country

South Korea’s social structure revolves around the individual’s professional, family, and education background. People who have attained prestigious job titles, graduated from a first-rate university, or was born into an influential family are placed very high on the social structure. People who do not have a respectable education background are usually on the bottom of the status pole; however, it is possible for social mobility. The South Korean education system is similar to the one in the United States. Even though the years of attendance might be dissimilar from the US, the education system still consists of an elementary, middle, and high school. After graduating from high school, most students apply and attend universities from all across the nation.

Manners represent an individual by the way they dress, behave, communicate, and their etiquette, while customs refer to the traditional way that a culture is practice individually, or by a group of people. Workers are expected to bow to their seniors when they greet them, and to use only formal language to their seniors, as it is rude to speak informally to someone of higher rank. In Korean businesses, meetings are often held in evenings at a restaurant or bar. Drinking is part of the Korean culture, as Koreans believe that drinking helps to bond colleagues in the company, and an offered drink must never be refused as it is considered to be rude. Along with drinking, Karaoke is a popular activity after meetings. People who attend the meeting are usually expected to sing a solo song.

My return to Korea in the summer of 2001 was nothing short of a culture shock. I was in a country I thought I had learned by heart. It was the country I always rooted my identity and pride from. I wasn’t ready for the shock. I