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entertainment stand with a large television. On the far end of the room, a small
patio faces the main street. The two bedrooms and bathrooms are located on
opposite ends of the apartment mirroring each other with the livingroom in the
middle. Each bathroom has a sink and vanity table located immediately outside of
the bathroom which made me wonder if the apartment was converted from a hotel.
Both bedrooms were jammed packed with numerous bookshelves, a bed, and a
desk.
Han and Jane both grew up as one of very few minorities in their
neighborhood. Han was the only Korean in his suburban neighborhood located 35
miles outside of Philadelphia. Jane was one of just a handful of Asians in her
school located in Harrisburg, PA, a small town also located outside of Philadelphia.
Both their neighborhood consisted on mainly White residents.
Han came from a very academic background. His father was a psychiatrist
in Korea and his mom went to college but became a stay at home for the sake of her
children. Because of personal issues with his father’s family owned practice in
Korean, Han’s dad moved the family to the United States when Han was three and
a half years old to open his own practice.
The only reason my dad went to psychiatry was because his aunt’s husband
owned one of the largest psychiatric hospital in Korea, so he got his oldest
son and my dad to go into that field. In Korea, the doctors own the hospital.
But when his aunt died, the husband remarried another psychiatrist and they
made life miserable for my dad. So we left and went to America.
Han’s father went through residency again in the United States and set up his
practice near their home. Han believes that he went into medicine because his
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 112 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 101 entertainment stand with a large television. On the far end of the room, a small patio faces the main street. The two bedrooms and bathrooms are located on opposite ends of the apartment mirroring each other with the livingroom in the middle. Each bathroom has a sink and vanity table located immediately outside of the bathroom which made me wonder if the apartment was converted from a hotel. Both bedrooms were jammed packed with numerous bookshelves, a bed, and a desk. Han and Jane both grew up as one of very few minorities in their neighborhood. Han was the only Korean in his suburban neighborhood located 35 miles outside of Philadelphia. Jane was one of just a handful of Asians in her school located in Harrisburg, PA, a small town also located outside of Philadelphia. Both their neighborhood consisted on mainly White residents. Han came from a very academic background. His father was a psychiatrist in Korea and his mom went to college but became a stay at home for the sake of her children. Because of personal issues with his father’s family owned practice in Korean, Han’s dad moved the family to the United States when Han was three and a half years old to open his own practice. The only reason my dad went to psychiatry was because his aunt’s husband owned one of the largest psychiatric hospital in Korea, so he got his oldest son and my dad to go into that field. In Korea, the doctors own the hospital. But when his aunt died, the husband remarried another psychiatrist and they made life miserable for my dad. So we left and went to America. Han’s father went through residency again in the United States and set up his practice near their home. Han believes that he went into medicine because his |
