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Accessibility of Korean Cultural Values at Screens: Decoding Patterns of North American Audiences

  • Xiuli, Chen;Sirui, Yao;Jiyeon, Baek;Jiena, Sha;Kesu, Lin;Kyung-young, Chung
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.153-159
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    • 2022
  • This research investigates the accessibility of Korean modern values at screens from the perspectives of North American audiences while consuming Korean films and TV dramas. In order to decode Korean cultural values at screens, this study collects the data of 266 Korean films and TV dramas distributed in North America from IMDb platform, unlocking that the success of box office for Korean projects in North America is positively correlated with the characteristics of Violence & Gore and Profanity. Meanwhile, the audiences' positive responses to the violent project mainly depends on the degree of "Sex and Nudity", the plots of "social groups". The current success of Korean cultural and creative industry as well as the future global markets strengths are analyzed in this research. Stuart Hall's cultural studies approach and cultural psychological account theory are applied to discuss the success of Korean entertainment industry in the transnational cultural communication.

A Research on the Characteristics of Suncheon American Missionary Compound from 1907 to 1945 (순천(順天) 선교촌(宣敎村)의 형성(形成)과 건축특성(建築特性)에 대한 조사연구(調査硏究))

  • Dho, Sun-Boong;Han, Kyu-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.49-62
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the building process and characteristics of Suncheon American missionary compound-missionary dwellings, medical clinics, schools and churches, for the sake of giving fundamental facts to the researcher of this field. The results of the study is summarized as follows. The construction participants of Suncheon missionary architecture are American supervisor- Rev. Preston, Elder Swinehart and Doctor Timmons, Korean christian labors, Chinese masons and Japanese carpenters. The characteristics of architectures are described as the space composition according to American life style, the architectural form of American colonial style. And also the masonry structure using the Korean domestic stones and bricks and imported various materials- such as the cements, timbers, glasses, doors and windows, etc- from the North America.

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The Emergence of the North Texas Korean American Nurses Society and its Contributions to Korean Immigrant Societies in the U.S. (북 텍사스 한인간호사회 형성과 미주 한인사회에 대한 공헌)

  • Cho, Ho-Soon Michelle;Cho, Mee-Kyung;Lee, Kyoung-Eun
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.402-412
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: To describe the emergence of the North Texas Korean American Nurses Society (NTKANS) and to examine its sociocultural contributions to Korean immigrant societies in the U.S. for the last half century. Methods: The study used retrospective historical analysis to explore the first North Texas Korean immigrant nurses' footsteps. Using Christy's historical research methodology, this study explored themes found in the NTKANS Minutes, the directories, and newspapers, and compared them with historical nursing contexts found in documents, immigrant nurse's pictures, and letters. Interviews with twenty first immigrant Korean nurses, the members, were also use d as main data. Results: Since its emergence in 1969, the NTKANS have contributed to local Korean societies through community medical services, financial supports to local Korean associations, local publications, and opening Korean school. In addition, the society has contributed to the other Korean immigrant nursing societies in the U.S. Conclusion: The sociocultural contributions NTKANS had made to Korean immigrant societies were not possible without its members' enormous efforts, personal struggles, and altruistic dedications. The trials and tribulations these immigrant nurses have overcome and the achievements they made for last half century would greatly inspire students and nurses in Korea who may seek international leadership and scholarship.

Comparative Analysis on the Statistics of Academic Libraries of Major Universities in South Korea and North America (국내 및 북미 주요 대학의 도서관 통계 비교 분석)

  • Choi, Jae-Hwang;Lee, Jongwook
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.197-221
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to compare the statistical indicators of libraries of 57 Korean universities and 116 North American universities using Rinfo and ARL statistics respectively. The authors compared twelve similar statistical indicators and found that North American academic libraries were superior in 'volumes in library', 'electronic books', 'total staff', 'total library materials expenditures', 'total items borrowed', 'total items loaned', 'library presentations to groups', and 'participants in group presentations', compared to Korean academic libraries. Although Korean academic libraries showed higher numbers in 'annual gate count', 'reference transactions', 'initial circulations', and 'full-text article requests', there exist some differences in definitions and scopes of these indicators between Rinfo and ARL, needing cautious interpretation of results. The findings of the study imply the needs of expanding support for academic libraries that play pivotal roles in increasing competitiveness of teaching and research of universities. It was also found that systematic management and improvement for statistical indicators of Rinfo are necessary.