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members were from various parts in and surrounding Los Angeles, making for a
greater diversity among the subjects.
In addition to the above reasons for choosing the Los Angeles Church of
God, I chose this particular church because I am currently a member there. Since
this study was intimate in nature, it was necessary that the subjects in my study felt
comfortable with my frequent visits and the personal questions involved about their
past. It was also vital to gain entry into the homes of the families without intrusion
(Taylor, 1981) so that both the parents and the child felt comfortable conducting
their daily routines.
At the Los Angeles Church of God, there are approximately 120 Korean
American attendees. From this number, around 15 families had children from ages
three to five. Out of the 15 families, nine met the criteria for this study with both
parents being 1.5 generation Korean Americans. Three families were chosen in
order to conduct an intensive case study for each family. The families were given
pseudonyms to specifically protect the identity of the subjects.
The three families, The Parks, Kims, and Lees all reside in and around Los
Angeles. The Parks have two daughters, the Kims have a four year old daughter
and an infant boy, and the Lees have one daughter. It was interesting how the
families that volunteered for this study all had a daughter as the main child studied.
This provided continuity between the subjects as the girls were similar in age, but it
would have been interesting to have observed a preschool boy. However, for this
particular study, only the three girls were examined.
Object Description
| Title | Literacy practices of 1.5 generation Korean American parents with three to five year old children |
| Author | Cho, Maristela |
| Author email | starrymary@gmail.com; maristem@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Curriculum & Instruction) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-08-12 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-10-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jun, Alexander |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Mora-Flores, Eugenia Rose, Susan |
| Abstract | The focus of this study was to examine the literacy practices found in the homes of families with 1.5 generation Korean American parents with three to five year old children. A close examination at the parent's own history as a 1.5 generation Korean American and their experiences in literacy and the duality of their culture provided a base on the literacy practices in the home. The literacy events and the print environment of the home also provided an insight into the family's literacy practices. The subjects in this study included three Korean American families residing in and around Los Angeles. Data were collected during the spring of 2007 and a follow-up session occurred one year afterwards during the spring of 2008. The first set of data was collected during an eight to ten week period where the investigator met with the families in their homes for approximately two to three hours. Two follow-up sessions occurred for two hours at the homes of the families. The research used a case study methodology to collect the data using interviews, observations, and document analysis. Five findings were obtained from this study. First, the 1.5 generation Korean Americans all experienced literacy and communication struggles growing up as an immigrant. Second, the parents experienced difficulties growing up with a dual culture and as a latchkey child. Third, the 1.5 generation Korean Americans all expressed how the lack of cultural capital by their parents left them without the tools necessary to navigate through the school system and the American culture. Fourth, literacy events were often found in the homes of the 1.5 generation Korean Americans suggesting that the parents are aware of the importance of literacy at an early age. Lastly, the HOME Inventory found that all the families made a point to provide abundant stimulation and support to support their child in her literacy and personal development.; Implications are discussed to caution the use of the data for all 1.5 generation Korean Americans. Recommendations for future research include a further examination on the effects of growing up as a latchkey child, the effects of navigating through a new culture and school without cultural capital, the second generation's acquisition of the Korean language, further research on three to five year old boys, and examining the 1.5 generation Korean Americans residing in such places like New York, Chicago, Brazil, and Argentina to see if immigration and literacy practices are different by geographic location. |
| Keyword | literacy; emergent literacy; family literacy; Korean Americans; 1.5 generation Korean Americans |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Coverage date | 2007/2008 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1665 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Cho, Maristela |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Cho-2389 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Cho-2389.pdf |
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| Title | Page 61 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 50 members were from various parts in and surrounding Los Angeles, making for a greater diversity among the subjects. In addition to the above reasons for choosing the Los Angeles Church of God, I chose this particular church because I am currently a member there. Since this study was intimate in nature, it was necessary that the subjects in my study felt comfortable with my frequent visits and the personal questions involved about their past. It was also vital to gain entry into the homes of the families without intrusion (Taylor, 1981) so that both the parents and the child felt comfortable conducting their daily routines. At the Los Angeles Church of God, there are approximately 120 Korean American attendees. From this number, around 15 families had children from ages three to five. Out of the 15 families, nine met the criteria for this study with both parents being 1.5 generation Korean Americans. Three families were chosen in order to conduct an intensive case study for each family. The families were given pseudonyms to specifically protect the identity of the subjects. The three families, The Parks, Kims, and Lees all reside in and around Los Angeles. The Parks have two daughters, the Kims have a four year old daughter and an infant boy, and the Lees have one daughter. It was interesting how the families that volunteered for this study all had a daughter as the main child studied. This provided continuity between the subjects as the girls were similar in age, but it would have been interesting to have observed a preschool boy. However, for this particular study, only the three girls were examined. |
