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Korean Immigrant Families, 2002.
An analysis of a book report on Korean immigrant families in New York.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 24.95
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This paper is in the form of a book report on "Changes and Conflicts: Korean Immigrant Families in New York", written by Pyong Gap Min and published by Allyn and Bacon in 1998.
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Immigrant Family Life, 2006.
This paper discusses the impact of immigration to the USA on immigrants' physical and psychological well-being.
1,266 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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The paper explores the lives of immigrants in the USA and quotes a study proving that immigrants who come to the United States live an average of three years longer than most people. The writer explains that this is in spite of the fact that immigrants are more likely to be poor and less likely to see a doctor. The paper explains their resilience but also shows how despite these statistics, immigrants and their families are subject to a number of stressors. Finally,the paper examines the effects of acculturate stress in Korean immigrants and includes a study of acculturation, stress, and depressive symptoms among Korean immigrants in the United States. Included is the complete study source.
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"According to a study released in 2004 by the National Institutes of Health which reviewed million of death and health records from 1986-1994, found that immigrants who come to the United States actually live an average of three years longer that people who are born here (Pritchard pp). This life expectancy deficit is true for all races and reflects both immigrants' innate vitality and their reluctance to embrace Americans' drive-through, drive-everywhere mentality (Pritchard pp). What was most astonishing to researchers is that immigrants are more likely to be poor and less likely to see a doctor, which is usually a prescription for a shorter life (Pritchard pp). Researchers believe that lifestyle plays a large role, for immigrants are less likely to smoke and to be obese, however they are most likely to have been the most physically active and vigorous citizens in their homelands (Pritchard pp). To make the journey and spread roots, they must be resilient, and tend to benefit from stress-reducing social support networks, and have an outlook that appreciates the fact that they are better off than before, even when poor (Pritchard pp). Despite these statistics, immigrants and their families are subject to a number of stressors."
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Jewish and Korean Immigrant Experiences, 2002.
The paper compares and contrasts the immigrant experiences of two groups of Americans ? the Jews and the Korean Americans.
1,933 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 42.95
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The paper focuses on the history of the arrival of the immigrants in the United States and the reasons for immigration. The paper also compares the effects of immigration on the traditional structures of the Orthodox Jewish and Korean families. The paper examines the factors that have helped or hindered the process of acculturation for both groups.
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"Several factors affected the acculturation process undergone by both the Jewish immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century and the Korean immigrants since 1965. One of the factors is religion. Jews were traditionally, a marginalized group in Europe, a status that carried over to the United States. This marginalization also encouraged them to stay more closely-knit as a group."
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Chinese and Korean Immigration to Canada, 2002.
A look at the absorbtion of recent Chinese and Korean immigrants in Canada.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, £ 33.95
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This paper will highlight the patterns of Chinese and Korean immigration to Canada in recent years, and look at a number of factors that have affected their integration into the social fabric of the country.
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Jewish and Korean Immigrants, 2002.
A comparison of the Jewish and Korean immigrant experience.
1,932 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 42.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the immigrant experience of two groups of Americans ? the Jews and the Korean Americans. The first part of the paper focuses on the history of their arrival in the United States and the reasons for immigration. The second part of the paper compares the effects of immigration on the traditional structures of the Orthodox Jewish and Korean families. The next part studies the factors that have helped or hindered the process of acculturation for both groups. Through a comparison of the Jewish experience at the beginning of the 20th century and the emerging Korean American experience today, this paper thus contributes to the larger body of work regarding the acculturation of immigrants over generations across various ethnicities.
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"Most Korean Americans trace their roots to the third wave of immigration, a period during which immigrants from Asia outnumbered European immigrants for the first time in American history. Most of the third wave immigrants from Korea arrived in large family groups. Majority of these immigrants settled in urban areas such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City. Compared to other Asian immigrants, however, they are among the most dispersed ethnic group. Like the early Jewish immigrants, many Koreans set up businesses. In their version of New York?s Lower East Side, 45,000 Korean immigrants settled in Koreatown, a 2-mile stretch along Los Angeles?s Olympic Boulevard. The storefronts in this area used to be Jewish and Mexican-run businesses. At present, most of the stores and businesses along this area now have Korean letters on their signs."
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Multiculturalism and Korean Immigration, 2006.
An analysis of the American-Korean experience and other issues relating to multiculturalism.
2,780 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 57.95
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This paper explores many issues of culture, race and the concept of multiculturalism within the context of the American melting pot. These issues of culture and especially multiculturalism warrant analysis as they define the American experience for immigrants. This paper focuses specifically on the Korean-American experience and what factors within Korea led many generations of families to leave for a better life in America. The paragraphs first examine the concepts of culture and multiculturalism of today's America and look at how the melting pot has changed. By defining these concepts one can better understand the state of multicultural relations today and how these relations influence the future of American urban life. Second, this paper looks at the circumstances surrounding Korean immigration between 1900 and 1960, specifically focusing on South Korea. These paragraphs describe the major economic, social and political changes that occurred in the region over a period of time. This includes an analysis of the changes and how these changes influence ancestor decision to migrate to the United States. Also included in this paper are the methods and data sources used as literature to determine the reasons for immigration.
Paper Overview
Abstract
Korean Immigrations and Origins
Major Economic, Social and Political Changes
Analysis
Methods and Data Sources
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"In many ways, these exiles were far better off than their counterparts who stayed in Korea during the various conflicts as they never lost their spirit or industrious nature toward commerce. In these camps, many Korean prospered and this is evident from the fact they were able to provide Korean based schools for area children. These camps were also able to provide food to other exile camps."
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Immigration and Anti-Immigrant Fears, 2004.
This paper looks at the role of immigration and anti-immigrant fears in America.
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 27.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the role of immigration and anti-immigrant fears in American politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The writer looks at the volume and character of immigration and its economic impact. The writer discusses big city machines, Red scare and Palmer raids. Further, the writer examines how immigration became a major factor in American national politics.
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"Immigration developed as a major factor in American politics during the late 19th century, due to the large scale of immigration, the new and more diverse origins of the immigrants and the resulting social and economic tensions. Immigration contributed to the growth of big-city political machines and after World War I fear of immigrant radicals triggered the first great Red scare in American national politics. Thus, immigration and the fear of immigration and immigrants played a major role in ... "
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Immigration and Immigrants, 2002.
This paper discusses identity theory as a concept in sociological theory as related to immigration and immigrants.
1,158 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper applies the identity theory to the case of immigration in the United States. It asks if the United States should continue to allow Immigrants to enter the U.S. seeking refuge and citizenship, when the nations states are already overly populated? It questions whether immigrants should be allowed to enter the U.S. and work when there are hundreds of citizens and native-born Americans already unemployed and desperately searching for work. It uses these questions as example of the conflicting messages immigrants and their children face in modern day society, and explains how they add to the increasingly complex problem of finding identity in a torn nation.
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"The United States is world known for its ethnic diversity, due in part to the immigration allowed over several years. Many people however, fail to find a means to foster inter-racial and ethnic identities, thus causing much conflict and a lack of a uniform sense of identity. The social issue relates to finding a common identity in a nation of multi-ethnicities. Children of immigrants are now coming of age, and from a social psychological stand will make the most lasting impression on society. The character of society will be shaped by their experiences."
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The Korean War and the Korean War Veterans' Memorial, 2005.
This paper discusses the forgotten war, the Korean War, and describes the Korean War Veterans' Memorial.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper explains that, although statistically the Korean War took more lives than the Vietnam War, the Korean War has been branded as America's "Forgotten War" because it was over-shined by two "greater" wars, the Second World War and the Vietnam War, which dragged on for more than a decade. The author points out that the Korean War is important because it (1) started the end of the communist expansion in the world, (2) laid the ground for the entry of democracy in the states in Eastern Europe and Russia and (3) began the American foreign policy of military intervention to gain or maintain security, freedom and democracy in the world resulting in a number of military conflicts which continues today. The paper describes in detail the Korean War Veterans' Memorial, adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial directly across the reflecting pool from the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington, D.C., which was dedicated in 1995 by Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, then presidents of the U.S. and South Korea.
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"The symbolisms in the memorial are brilliant pictures of a war that will never be forgotten. For as long as the memorial continues to exist, the memories of a war, which advanced freedom at the cost of the lives of millions of people, will eternally be thought of and etched in the minds of guests. Moreover, this memorial also serves as a reminder that freedom, though sweet and liberating, must never be taken for granted and must certainly be forever guarded, secured and remain dear in our hearts. It must also be remembered that there are still countries in the world that do not enjoy the rights given by a true democracy. The pursuit for the expansion of democracy must certainly not be abandoned. Still, millions of people are yearning for a free, equal state where social, economic and political justice stands and endures."
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Korean Shamanism and Korean Jongmyo Jerye, 2006.
An overview of Korean shamanistic rituals and the Korean royal ancestral rite, Jongmyo Jeryo.
918 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper presents a comparison of Korean shamanism rituals and the Korean royal ancestral rite, Jongmyo Jerye. The paper explains that the main differences between the two have to do with the (1) spirits the ritual is addressing and (2) the actual purpose for performing the ritual.
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"Korean shamanistic rituals revolve around the central figure of the ritual, namely the shaman. A shaman, focal point of our discussion, can be defined as "a person who mediates the relation between the natural world and an animated supernatural world (spirits) for the purpose of gaining some control over or knowledge of natural events" . The presence of a person that connected the mortals and their world to supernatural spirits can be seen present in almost all ancient civilizations. Whether called a priest, a shaman or an oracle, the functions they performed were somewhat similar and were requested by the necessity of the primitive peoples to feel protected and in a relationship with the supernatural."
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Gender Issues of Korean and Puerto Rican Immigrants, 2002.
An analysis of how the gender roles of Korean and Puerto Rican immigrants have changed and adapted to the American environment in very different ways.
1,006 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper examines how the Korean and Puerto Rican cultures are very similar, with both based on the separation of gender roles and with women being submissive and men being dominant. It shows how once in America, both cultures have adapted to the new environment in very different ways. For the Koreans, women have began to question their roles and become more active, with the relationship becoming more equal. In contrast, the Puerto Rican gender roles have not changed much. Men remain only as workers with women taking on the role as both workers, housewives and mothers with a new generation of young women being raised as cooks and cleaners.
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"The Puerto Rican family structure is similar to the Korean one in that the female and male roles are separated. The man is responsible for earning the money, while the woman?s primary role is to look after the house and raise the children. The woman is also expected to be submissive, while the male is dominant. The woman in Puerto Rico though, were also involved in the workforce. While this was a reality, it did not change the family structure. Instead, women working was a necessity due to financial strain. A woman working then, was not a sign of her role changing, but something that had to be done for her to adeqautely care for her children."
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Former Russian Union Immigrant Pupils in Israeli Schools, 2001.
This paper is a complete research study focusing on the absorption of immigrant pupils from the former Russian Union into Israeli schools. Extensive literature review included.
54,320 words (approx. 217.3 pages), 204 sources, APA, £ 172.95
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This paper explains that the research is designed to examine if Israeli pupils and immigrant pupils perceive the school atmosphere and immigrant integration differently, and if immigrant and Israeli pupils differ in the intensity of their relationship in their grasp of school atmosphere and integration. The research involved 303 junior high school pupils, aged 12-15, in two schools; one school had a majority immigrant pupil population, whereas the other had relatively few immigrants. The author reports that pupils evaluated themselves in terms of their adjustment to school, their attitudes towards immigration, and the degree to which they identify with the State of Israel. The paper reports that the greater the number of immigrants in a school, the greater their sense of power, to the point where they are unwilling to pay the price for friendship with Israelis.
Table of Introduction
Theory and Literature Review
Immigration to Israel
Key Approaches to Immigrant Absorption
Immigrants? Encounter with Israeli Society
Adjustment and Psychological Difficulties in Emigration
Adolescence as a Period of Change and Transition
Culture, Government and Family in the Former Soviet Union and its Impact on Adolescent Adjustment
Adolescent Attitudes towards Emigration
Parent-Adolescent Relations during Emigration
The Education System
Priming for Absorption and the Reality
Organization of Teaching and Integration Activities that Create Difficulties for Immigrants in Israeli Schools
Various Coping Mechanisms Adopted by Schools for Immigrant Absorption
Social Integration with Peer Groups in Israel
School Atmosphere
Research
Method
Research Population
Research Tools
Research Hypotheses
Research Process Description
Research and Findings
Interviews with Staff Members
Analysis of How School Copes with Immigrant Absorption based on Four Parameters
Summary ? Diagnosis of Coping Mechanisms
Discussion
Summary
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"The education system and schools were chosen to bear the brunt of this task of merging the communities because pupils spent so much time there and because of the school?s influence in teaching language, the curriculum and teacher activities as well as peer pressure. The merger was formulated and implemented in the education system via the curriculum and teachers via full assimilation, discipline, adoption of the norms, rules of behavior and values held by the majority by the minority in order for the latter to resemble the former."
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Divergent Immigrant Experiences, 2002.
Examines the social, cultural and familial influence on the immigrant experiences of different immigrant groups.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 49.95
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This essay discusses how the experiences of immigrants are different because of divergent social, cultural, and family values in different cultures. When we examine books from different cultural traditions, we are able to compare their different approaches, since we are able to see how the topic of immigration is treated differently.
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Decline in Immigrant Health, 2005.
A discussion of the healthy immigrant effect and the decline of immigrant health in Canada.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses the important issue of the decline in immigrant health. The paper discusses the healthy immigrant effect, which has been noted by numerous researchers as a phenomenon where the health of immigrants who first arrive in Canada is far better than that of the Canadian born population but then their health status declines. Also it is highly important to note that there is extensive diversity among groups of immigrants pertaining to health status.
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"Decline in Immigrant Health The decline in immigrant health is a most significant issue. The healthy immigrant effect has been noted by numerous researchers as a phenomenon where the health of immigrants who first arrive in Canada is far better than that of the Canadian-born population but then their health status declines (Kobayashi, 2003; Hyman, 2004). Also, it is highly important that there is extensive diversity among groups of immigrants pertaining to health status. The diversity is related to power relations, to all of the determinants of health, but most especially to income and social status. "
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