Be(com)ing Korean in the United States
Subtitle: exploring ethnic identity formation through cultural practices
By: S. Sonya Gwak.
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781604975840
Subjects: Mae-ari Korean Cultural Troupe; Korean Americans -- Ethnic identity; Identity (Psychology) -- United States; Korean Americans -- Social life and customs; Community life -- United States; Folk music -- Social aspects -- United States; Folk music -- Social aspects -- Korea; Transnationalism -- Case studies; United States -- Relations -- Korea -- Case studies; Korea -- Relations -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Other titles: Being Korean in the United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Centennial of Korean immigration : inserting ourselves into the history; title: Methodological concerns; title: Finding Koreanness through Pungmul; title: You are what you wear : clothing and identity; title: Building new discourse communities in English, Korean, and Konglish; title: Lyrical reinventions : negotiating Koreanness through song; title: Implications and contributions.