2. A Demographic Profile of Koreans in Canada

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Figures ix
5. Foreword xi
6. 1. Introduction: Historical Context and Contemporary Research 1
7. 2. A Demographic Profile of Koreans in Canada 19
8. Part I: Understanding Korean Migration
9. 3. The Korean Diaspora from Global Perspectives 37
10. 4. Is There Evidence of Price Substitution in Migration? The Case of Korean Immigration to North America in the 1990s 53
11. 5. Emerging Gateways in the Atlantic: The Institutional and Family Context of Korean Migration to New Brunswick 72
12. 6. International Student Experiences of Migration and Consuming Canadian Education 88
13. Part II: Immigrant Socio-economic and Social-Psychological Integration
14. 7. Social, Economic, and Demographic Characteristics of Korean Self- Employment in Canada 115
15. 8. A cculturative Stress among Korean Immigrants 133
16. 9. Korean-Language Maintenance in Canada 149
17. 10. Ethnic Identity and Self-Concept among Korean-Canadian Youth 171
18. 11. Gendered Experiences of Ethnic Identity among Second- Generation Korean Immigrants in Canada and the United States 191
19. Part III: Social Roles and Relationships in Korean Families
20. 12. Social Support and Elderly Korean Canadians: A Case Study in Calgary 213
21. 13. Korean Fathers on Canadian Shores 234
22. 14. Kirogi Families as Virtual “Families”: Perspectives and Experiences of Kirogi Mothers 259
23. Contributors 285
24. Index 293