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Return Migration Experiences Portrayed in K-pop Literature: Somewhere Only We Know and Comeback: A K-pop Novel

Hong, Ji Hyun

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Title
Return Migration Experiences Portrayed in K-pop Literature: Somewhere Only We Know and Comeback: A K-pop Novel
Author(s)
Hong, Ji Hyun
Issue Date
2024-01
Keyword(s)
  • return migration
  • Korean American youth
  • K-pop
  • young adult literature
  • ethnic identity
  • cultural identity
  • belonging
Date of Ingest
2024-04-03T10:38:58-05:00
Abstract
Korean American youth often turn to Korean popular culture, such as K-pop, to claim their cultural space in the U.S., where they are marginalized. These ethnic media influence some to return to their ancestral homeland in search of racial belonging and ethnic identity. Nevertheless, literature and media rarely address the complexities and difficulties of such return migration. Hence, in this study, I utilize two K-pop young adult books—published in the United States, not Korea—to analyze the experiences of return migration and identity negotiation of return migrants in Korea through Korean American K-pop stars and their Korean American love interests.
Series/Report Name or Number
Research on Diversity in Youth Literature vol. 5, issue 2
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/j.rydl.v5i2.1166
Copyright and License Information
  • Copyright 2024 Ji Hyun Hong
  • This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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RDYL V5.2 2024 PRIMARY
Volume 5 Issue 2