Victoria Hyonchu Kwon

Entrepreneurship and Religion (eBook, PDF)

Korean Immigrants in Houston, Texas

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Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on settlement patterns among Houston's Korean immigrants, this study examines in ethnographic detail the mutually beneficial relationship between the Korean business community and church groups. It explore historical background and social and demographic characteristics of the group to provide a broader context in explaining their entrepreneurial and religious behaviors. The study shows that economic and social changes during and after the oil boom in Houston had a direct effect on the emergence of the Korean business community. Churches with a highly developed structural linkage through cell group ministry also facilitate business contacts among parishioners. Embracing a majority of Korean community members as parishioners, the churches perform social functions that are indispensable to the Korean immigrants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135640781
• Artikelnr.: 40824661

Autorenporträt

Hyonchu Kwon, Victoria

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Historical Overview of Korean Immigration to the United States
Chapter 3 Social and Demographic Profile of Korean Immigrants in the United States
Chapter 4 Korean Entrepreneurs and Their Economic Activities in Houston
Chapter 5 The Korean Ethnic Church
Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusion