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Religion and the Korean Diaspora : The role of Christianity and the Church for Korean Immigrants in the United States The growth of the Korean immigrant population
Submitted by JHart87 on March 21, 2007
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The growth of the Korean immigrant population in the United States has undoubtedly been on the rise within the context of the past several decades. This is evidently the case as many of the major American cities now house massive Korean diasporic communities including Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago (Min, 1370). The rise of these Korean communities in the United States has definite links to the history of immigration policy in the U.S. The history of Korean immigration into the United States will be an integral part to my research of Korean immigrants in the United States. Essentially, however, the Korean diaspora is at the core of my research in this paper. Initially, I will discuss different topics that generalize the notion of diaspora. That is, I will question the notions of diaspora in formulating a framework for which I can base the existence of the Korean diaspora in the United States. But at the heart of my research is more then just the immigration history of Koreans into the U.S. I ask, how does the role of the church play a crucial part in the story of the Korean diaspora and its growth in the United States? My research ultimately aims at unraveling this strong connection between the Korean diaspora in the United States and the Christian church. In other words, my paper will focus on the role religion plays in the development of the Korean diaspora in the United States.
Research shows that religion continues to be an important identity marker for new immigrants in the United States (Yang and Ebaugh, 2001). There certainly isn¡¯t an exception for Korean immigrants in the United States. Most Korean immigrants are affiliated with and actively participate in Korean Protestant churches of the century were Christians prior to immigration, and the majority of them attended immigrants reported attend church at least once a week (Min and Kim, 2005). These percentages are staggering statistics and perpetuate the major influence...
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