Too Korean to be White and Too White to Be Korean: Ethnic Identity Development Among Transracial Korean American Adoptees
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Joy Hoffman
EdD, Director, Cultural Center Whittier College. Edlyn Vallejo Peña, PhD, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership, California Lutheran University
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Edlyn Vallejo Peña
PhD, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership, California Lutheran University
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore how lived experiences affect ethnic identity development of transracial Korean American adoptees raised by White parents with the intent of informing higher education practice. Participants included 12 recently college-graduated transracial Korean American adoptees who were raised in the Midwest, rural south, and on the west coast. A theoretical model that surfaced from data collection is presented, demonstrating the complexity of transracial Korean adoptee identity.
About the authors
EdD, Director, Cultural Center Whittier College. Edlyn Vallejo Peña, PhD, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership, California Lutheran University
PhD, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership, California Lutheran University
© 2013 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.
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