Korean immigrants’ viewing patterns of Korean satellite television and its role in their lives

Cancer Information Seeking and Awareness of Cancer Information Sources among Korean Americans

“…KAs are heavily depending on ethnic Korean media than US mainstream media in order to receive or exchange information [25]. In the US mainstream media, the description of cancer as a preventable and curable disease has been dominant and resources for further information, such as NCI and CIS, have been promoted [26].…”

What cultural identity do you have? Korean diasporic community and news consumption

“…It introduces and reproduces for its audiences a specific way of understanding and perceiving the world (Berglez and Olausson 2011). As a result, media consumption becomes a social practice that demonstrates immigrants' social integration (Christiansen 2004 (Lin and Song 2006;Seo and Moon 2013) and help people strengthen their ethnic identity (Lee 2004), in that it helps them directly access their homeland. However, immigrants' host country news consumption and the particular topics of the motherland news that interest them have been rarely discussed in previous research.…”

The Influence of Religiosity and Ethnic Identification on Media Use Among Muslims and Non-Muslims in France and Britain

“…The prime reason for a greater preference for ethnic media is attributed to the lack of familiarity with the host culture and language. Lee (2004) stated that lack of familiarity with American culture and lack of command of English were some of the reasons for the preference for Korean television among Korean immigrants. Hwang and He (1999) observed mixed trends between two groups of middle-aged Chinese immigrants.…”

“…Moreover, ethnic media not only help ethnic groups protect themselves against the encroachment of dominant groups but also help them maintain ties with their homeland (Lee, 2004;Lum, 1991;Sinclair, Yue, Hawkins, Poonkong & Fox, 2000;Vishwanath & Arora, 2000). The presence of ethnic media outlets is a powerful force for an ethnic community.…”