• 한국사회정책
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.217-244
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• 2017

This study was initiated based on the notion that the logic regarding case selection and a perspective for case analysis has never been discussed in previous studies on immigration policy despite its significance. Given the idea, this study investigated levels of integration of immigrants which were operationalized as 1) differences in general conditions of economic, labor, social, and political life between native born and foreign born and 2) level of quality of economic, labor, social life for immigrants. For that purpose, this study analyzed the secondary data set which was a combination of several secondary data sets. Results showed that the countries that belong to traditional immigration regime including Australia, Canada, and US showed higher levels of immigrant integration at various sub categories of integration. Countries that belong to new immigration regime such as Ireland revealed relatively high levels of immigrant integration. The findings from this study implied that integration of immigrants needs to be analyzed with consideration on characteristics of social security policy of each country along with immigration policy and cultural diversity of each country.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.485-496
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• 2017

This study aims to examine the moderating effects of social support and subjective social status in the relationship between discrimination and self-rated health among foreign spouses. For the analysis, data from the 2015 National Survey of Multicultural Families was used and a total of 16,870 foreign spouses were selected using hierarchical regression analysis. The results of this study showed that discrimination was negatively related with self-rated health while social support and subjective social status were positively related with self-rated health of foreign spouses. Also, the moderating effect of subjective social status was identified, which means that it enhanced the positive effect of discrimination on self-rated health. This study provided empirical evidence for implementation of social integration policies. The authors suggested future qualitative research of discrimination and health, and social policies and services promoting equal opportunities for foreign spouses.

• Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.1061-1091
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• 2014

Language is connected with culture, and have a function of social and cultural integration. Also social participation is known to conduct an important role in promoting identity of immigrants. This study aimed to investigate the effect of variables such as the level of proficiency in Korean language, and experience in local society activity on community sense of married immigrant women in Korean rural areas. The result showed that the level of proficiency in Korean language had the greatest effect on their sense of community, and experience in local society activity seemed to have intermediation effect on it. In conclusion, based on results of this study, plans improving proficiency of Korean language of the immigrants and participation in local society activities were suggested.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.144-181
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• 1998

The main purpose of this study is to understand the socio-cultural adaptation and life-styles of the Chinese and Korean immigrants in Vancouver, Canada. Of interest are the immigration policies of the Canadian government and formation of the Chinese and Korean minority societies in Vancouver. Attention is given to estimating the size of the Korean population in Vancouver, utilizing the listings of telephone directory and the proportion of surname Kims in the Korean population. This paper focuses on explaining the distinctive adaptation patterns and socio-cultural characteristics of the Chinese and Korean immigrants. A conceptual scheme of socio-cultual adaptation of the minority immigrants, which is hypothesized as a function of the participation to the host society and the cultural identity, is also developed in this paper. Findings of the analysis suggest that the Chinese and Korean population in Vancouver witnessed a rapid growth since the mid 1980s, when the Canadian government launched the immigration programs for investors and entrepreneurs. It appears that the Chinese and Korean immigrants hold strong ethnic identity and maintain cultural traditions and life-styles of their own. While Chinese immigrants are characterized by active participation to the host society, Korean immigrants tend to confine themselves to the Korean enclave, and thus keep a certain distance from the host society. This appears to be particularly true for the Koreans who immigrated with a status of investor or entrepreneur. As the key force behind the ethnic differences in their adaptation, the role of voluntary associations is stressed. Finally, the future prospects of the Chinese and Korean societies and their acculturation are discussed in this study.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.479-504
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• 2008

A female marriage immigrant is one of the most remarkable group as Korea entering a multicultural society. It is necessary that they get various supports to become a part of our Korean society, and social services and information accessibility are really important things to give them such supports effectively. This research focused on the problems that female marriage immigrants are facing in their marriage life and a process of adaptation in Korea. This research analyzed the actual conditions and the differences of social services and information accessibility classified by the problems female marriage immigrants are facing, their nationality, and their residence. On the basis of the results, this research provided the ways to raise the level of social services and information accessibility and also optimize social services for them.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.255-286
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• 2001

The development of language skills among immigrants is important for their economic adjustment in their host societies since language is an important dimension of the skill levels of immigrants relevant for the labor markets of the host countries. Moreover, language plays a key role in the social adjustment of immigrants and in the social and political cohesion particularly in the society like the US that has diverse racial and ethnic groups. The main purposes of the present study are to analyze the determinants of English abilities of Korean and other Asian immigrants in the US. The present study utilizes the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS, S, 5%) in the US. We adopted the ordered probit technique to analyze qualitative differences of English ability. The study found that English fluency increases with a longer duration in the US, the presence of children in the household, living in an area in which a smaller proportion speak ones mother tongue, a younger age at immigration, a higher level of schooling. However, there are marked variations in levels of English proficiency among Asian immigrants.

• 프린팅코리아
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.108-111
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• 2012

범우출판포럼(회장 부길만)은 지난해 10월 20일 출판문화회관 4층 강당에서 제11회 학술세미나를 개최했다. 대한인쇄문화협회 유창준 전무이사의 사회로 진행된 이날세미나는 일제강점기 해외 한민족 출판에 관한 연구를 대주제로, 제1주제는 순천향대 박몽구 외래교수가 '디아스포라 극복과 재일 한국인 출판'을 발표했으며 제2주제는 도서출판 북산책 김영란 대표가 '미주초기 이민의 출판 활동에 관한 연구'를 발표했다. 본지에서는 연구 전례가 적었던 이민 초기 미국 이민사회의 인쇄 및 출판을 연구한 김영란 대표의 '미주초기 이민의 출판 활동에 관한 연구'를 2회에 걸쳐 게재한다.

• 프린팅코리아
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• v.10 no.12
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• pp.104-107
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• 2011

범우출판포럼(회장 부길만)은 지난 10월 20일 출판문화회관 4층 강당에서 제11회 학술세미나를 개최했다. 대한인쇄문화협회 유창준 전무이사의 사회로 진행된 이날세미나는 일제강점기 해외 한민족 출판에 관한 연구를 대주제로, 제1주제는 순천향대 박몽구 외래교수가 '디아스포라 극복과 재일 한국인 출판'을 발표했으며 제2주제는 도서출판 북산책 김영란 대표가 '미주 초기 이민의 출판 활동에 관한 연구'를 발표했다. 본지에서는 연구 전례가 적었던 이민 초기 미국 이민사회의 인쇄 및 출판을 연구한 김영란 대표의 '미주 초기 이민의 출판 활동에 관한 연구'를 2회에 걸쳐 게재한다.

• Social Workers
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• no.8 s.52
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• pp.35-37
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• 2006

최근 한인사회 내에는 이민역사상 최초로 두 개의 지역사회복지센터 건립이 추진되고 있다. 또한 미주 아름다운재단과 2세들이 중심이 되어 창립한 한미지역사회재단(Korean American Community Foundation)등을 중심으로 건전한 기부문화를 형성을 위한 노력이 활발히 진행되고 있으며, 조기교육센터와 청년학교, 지역사회클리닉 등 전문사회복지 및 권익옹호단체들이 속속 생겨나고 있다.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.1-20
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• 2008

This research examines individual attitudes toward immigration and the determinants of these attitudes in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Using 2003 National Identity module from ISSP data, descriptive statistics showed that Taiwan seems to be the most opposed to immigration, Japan in the middle, and Korea the least opposed. Despite being the least opposed to immigration, Koreans agreed most strongly with having a homogeneous sense of ethnic identity. In addition, Korean respondents saw immigrants are being good for the national economy, but not for cultural diversity. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that age is negatively associated with the individual's attitude toward immigrants in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Effects of educational attainment is only significant in Taiwan. Manual worker and others, and those who work in farming, mining, and fishing tend to have negative attitudes toward increases in number of immigrants. Also, individual's values toward immigrants/immigration are related to the individual's attitude toward increases in number of immigrants in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.