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good school district which accounts for many families with school age children
residing in this city.
The Kims live in a three bedroom house nestled between similar houses in a
gated community on the east side of the city. This community is located in an
industrial area but once you enter the enclosed neighborhood, you would not notice
it as the streets are quiet and subdued. Upon entering through the gates, rows of
houses line the street with the garage out in the front of the house. The community
is tightly built with just a few meters between each house. At the end of the
enclosed community, a small playground and a community pool allows the
residents to safely play without intrusion from outsiders. The Kim’s home provides
ample room for their four year old daughter, Linda, their eight month old son,
Brian, the grandmother, Jin’s mother, and the parents, Jin and Jennifer.
The two story home has a spacious livingroom on the bottom floor. Upon
entering through the side of the house, you immediately see an open area with a
sofa set leaning against the back wall. The couches face a large television set and
the fireplace. A door on the front side of the house opens to a two car garage and
the laundry room is snuggled in between the livingroom and the garage. The
family spends most of their time in the livingroom watching television, reading,
drawing, and playing. Off to the back house the house, an open dining room
contains a table big enough to fit the family. When a meal is not being served, the
dining table is often used by Linda to complete school work or art activities or it is
used by the parents to work on general work or house related activities. The dining
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 96 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 85 good school district which accounts for many families with school age children residing in this city. The Kims live in a three bedroom house nestled between similar houses in a gated community on the east side of the city. This community is located in an industrial area but once you enter the enclosed neighborhood, you would not notice it as the streets are quiet and subdued. Upon entering through the gates, rows of houses line the street with the garage out in the front of the house. The community is tightly built with just a few meters between each house. At the end of the enclosed community, a small playground and a community pool allows the residents to safely play without intrusion from outsiders. The Kim’s home provides ample room for their four year old daughter, Linda, their eight month old son, Brian, the grandmother, Jin’s mother, and the parents, Jin and Jennifer. The two story home has a spacious livingroom on the bottom floor. Upon entering through the side of the house, you immediately see an open area with a sofa set leaning against the back wall. The couches face a large television set and the fireplace. A door on the front side of the house opens to a two car garage and the laundry room is snuggled in between the livingroom and the garage. The family spends most of their time in the livingroom watching television, reading, drawing, and playing. Off to the back house the house, an open dining room contains a table big enough to fit the family. When a meal is not being served, the dining table is often used by Linda to complete school work or art activities or it is used by the parents to work on general work or house related activities. The dining |
