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The top floor of the house contains a very spacious livingroom with a patio
overlooking the street, the kitchen, a dining room, and a small sit down area in the
back of the house. The livingroom has a large sofa set facing a fireplace and a
large television set. Behind the couches, there is an armoire with china on the top
and books in the bottom. A grand piano is also located behind the couches. The
kitchen area has a breakfast nook with a large table with benches attached to the
walls of the corner. There are two islands with a sink and faucet on one of them.
The kitchen leads into the dining room which contains a large intricately designed
dining table with eight matching chairs. The small sit down area located in the
back of the house has a small loveseat and a coffee table. On this floor, the
children mostly spent their time in the breakfast nook area either reading, drawing,
or eating. I found this area to be very cozy and inviting. A large picture of the
daughters hung on the wall behind the bench and the room was bright and sunny.
The Park family consisted of Dan and Sarah and their two daughters, Emily,
age seven, and Kate, age four. The parents both identified themselves as Korean
American. Dan and his older brother were born in America and had lived in the
Los Angeles area all their life. Sarah immigrated to the United States with her
parents and two older brothers when she was almost two years old.
Dan Park came from an academic background. Dan’s father immigrated to
the United States with his wife and had worked his way up to becoming a professor
at a university before starting a family. Dan’s mom was a stay at home parent.
When Dan and his brother were born, his family lived in an area where it was
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 81 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 70 The top floor of the house contains a very spacious livingroom with a patio overlooking the street, the kitchen, a dining room, and a small sit down area in the back of the house. The livingroom has a large sofa set facing a fireplace and a large television set. Behind the couches, there is an armoire with china on the top and books in the bottom. A grand piano is also located behind the couches. The kitchen area has a breakfast nook with a large table with benches attached to the walls of the corner. There are two islands with a sink and faucet on one of them. The kitchen leads into the dining room which contains a large intricately designed dining table with eight matching chairs. The small sit down area located in the back of the house has a small loveseat and a coffee table. On this floor, the children mostly spent their time in the breakfast nook area either reading, drawing, or eating. I found this area to be very cozy and inviting. A large picture of the daughters hung on the wall behind the bench and the room was bright and sunny. The Park family consisted of Dan and Sarah and their two daughters, Emily, age seven, and Kate, age four. The parents both identified themselves as Korean American. Dan and his older brother were born in America and had lived in the Los Angeles area all their life. Sarah immigrated to the United States with her parents and two older brothers when she was almost two years old. Dan Park came from an academic background. Dan’s father immigrated to the United States with his wife and had worked his way up to becoming a professor at a university before starting a family. Dan’s mom was a stay at home parent. When Dan and his brother were born, his family lived in an area where it was |
