Dae Young Kim

Transnational Communities in the Smartphone Age

The Korean Community in the Nation's Capital

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines Korean immigrants' transnational activities, in particular their consumption of transnational media, and the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs), especially the Internet and smartphones, on cross-border engagement and its impact on their sense of home, identity, and belonging.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9781498541756
• ISBN-10: 1498541755
• Artikelnr.: 49455243

Autorenporträt

Dae Young Kim is associate professor of sociology at George Mason University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Transnational Ties and Their Impact on the Korean Community
1. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Korean Immigrants in
the Washington-Baltimore Area 2. Connecting with the Home Country:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Transnational
Media/Television 3. Transnational Activities of Korean Immigrants 4.
Cultural Transnational Activities: The Consumption of Transnational Media
With Young A. Jung, and Gyu Tag Lee 5. Where is Home?: Identity and
Belonging in the Digital Age 6. Compatibility of Assimilation with Ethnic
Preservation and Transnationalism Conclusion: Overview and Implications