1. Introduction: Historical Context and Contemporary Research

Kim, Ann H.; Noh, Marianne S.; Noh, Samuel

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“…Korean communities may be a good case in point for research into the influence of cultural community programs on the physical and psychological well-being of ethnic immigrant seniors. First, a relatively short immigration history of Koreans in Canada in the 1960s means that most, if not all, seniors are first-generation (Korean-born) immigrants (Kim, Noh, & Noh, 2012;Lindsay, 2007). The findings will be highly relevant to foreign-born minority immigrants including a growing number of late-life immigrants who are adjusting to a new country with a culture and language distinctively different from their own.…”

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Enoch Senior’s College for Korean Immigrant Seniors: Quality of Life Effects

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Can. J. Aging

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A community-based program is increasingly recognized as promoting health and active social participation in one's life, yet information is lacking about the use and impact of such programs among immigrant visible minority seniors. This mixed-method research evaluated the impact of a cultural community program for Korean immigrant seniors by examining participants' health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) benefits and overall well-being. In this study, 79 participants completed the SF-36v2 questionnaire twice to assess the impact of Canada Enoch Senior's College (CESC) program on their HR-QOL and well-being. Statistically significant improvement in physical and mental health domains was observed: bodily pain and role limitations due to emotional problems. Qualitative data from participants' interviews supported the survey findings with positive contributions in health and social arenas of seniors' lives. These results suggest that the CESC program contributes to quality of life and well-being of Korean senior participants and supports similar community-based cultural programs.

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Enoch Senior’s College for Korean Immigrant Seniors: Quality of Life Effects

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Can. J. Aging

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“…According to Kim et al (2012), Korean immigration in Canada can be identified by several chronological waves. First, while a small number of Korean immigrants arrived in Canada after 1963 when diplomatic relations were initiated between Korea and Canada, the number remained insignificant until 1973 when the Canadian embassy was established in Korea (Kim et al 2012). This first major wave of Korean immigration in Canada, which peaked in 1975 with 4,331 immigrants, declined due to several factors such as the Korean government's restriction of emigration of wealthy Koreans and Canada's economic recession.…”

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“…This first major wave of Korean immigration in Canada, which peaked in 1975 with 4,331 immigrants, declined due to several factors such as the Korean government's restriction of emigration of wealthy Koreans and Canada's economic recession. Another visible wave of Korean immigration was observed between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s, which was characterized by a significant inflow of business-class immigrants equipped with financial viability as entrepreneurs or in self-employment (Kim et al 2012). According to Kim et al (2012), the wave of Korean immigrants since 2004 is referred to as "regionalization and transnational."…”

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Introduction: Thinking the Korean Wave Diasporically

Yoon

2022

East Asian Popular Culture

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Despite increasing scholarly and media attention to the global circulation of Korean media and popular culture (the Korean Wave or Hallyu), the diasporic population has remained a grey area in the literature. As early adopters and cultural translators, diasporic Korean youth have played a pivotal role in the recent rise of the Korean Wave. Furthermore, this cultural wave can be considered metaphorically diasporic as it contributes to the exposure of global audiences to the mediated experiences of migration and hybridity, whereby the boundaries of the nation-state are questioned. As diaspora is a way of imagining borders, groups, and individuals that deal with cultural difference, the conceptual lens of diaspora can advance audience studies of Hallyu.

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“…This transnational family structure has been often referred to in media and scholarly literature as wild geese family or kirogi gajok in Korean. As Kim and her colleagues (2012) note, this term is ‘heavily imbued with cultural connotations, as wild geese symbolize family loyalty and marital harmony’ (p. 13).…”

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A production of education migrants: A case study of South Korean transnational families in Canada

Lee

Johnstone

2016

International Social Work

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This article critically examines the close tie between host and source countries in producing education migration. Using South Korea and Canada as a case study, our analysis illustrates how the gradual granting/limiting of citizenship to education migrants is ingrained in social policy which contributes to the nation-building of the host country while relying on ‘foreign’ income from the source country, impinging on family life (i.e. splitting family structure trans-nationally), and risking social integration. Although the actors are changed from labor migrants to education migrants the same dynamic of excluding migrants from citizenship and distinguishing worthy migrants from non-worthy migrants remains unchanged.

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1. Introduction: Historical Context and Contemporary Research

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Enoch Senior’s College for Korean Immigrant Seniors: Quality of Life Effects

Enoch Senior’s College for Korean Immigrant Seniors: Quality of Life Effects

Introduction: Thinking the Korean Wave Diasporically

A production of education migrants: A case study of South Korean transnational families in Canada

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