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Global Pulls on the Korean Communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires

Won K. Yoon

The Korean communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires were the first overseas Korean communities that the new Republic of Korea initiated and supported. The initiative was taken to relieve the economic suffering of the poverty-stricken country in the 1960s. Among South American countries that were open to Korean immigrants, Brazil and Argentina attracted the most, which included even undocumented Korean migrants from neighboring countries. The two Korean communities (about 45,000 people in Sao Paulo and 20,000 in Buenos Aires) represent almost two thirds of the Korean residents in Latin America. Over the years, global forces emanating mainly from East Asia, North America, and South America have affected the Korean communities. The intensity and directions of the triangular pulls and pushes have varied, reflecting changing global socioeconomic conditions. This has created tension and ambiguity among the Korean migrant and host communities. Looking at the two communities comparatively, the focus will be on the effects of the global pulls on Korean identity formation, community development patterns, integration efforts, social mobility, education for children, remigration, return migration, and relationships with the host communities. Wherever applicable, the experiences of Korean communities are compared with that of other East Asian communities, namely the Chinese and Japanese in Latin America.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 216 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-4985-0842-1 • Hardback • June 2015 • $114.00 • (£88.00)
978-1-4985-0843-8 • eBook • June 2015 • $108.00 • (£83.00)
Subjects: History / Asia / Korea, History / Latin America / South America, Political Science / Globalization
Won K. Yoon is professor of sociology at La Sierra University.
Chapter 1: Triangular Pulls and Triple Consciousness
Chapter 2: Chinese and Japanese Immigration to South America
Chapter 3: Korean Immigration to South America
Chapter 4: The Korean Community in Sao Paulo
Chapter 5: The Korean Community in Buenos Aires
Chapter 6: Korean Experience of Race Relations in Host Countries
Chapter 7: Remigration and Reverse Migration
Chapter 8: Korea: The Home Never Left
Summary: The Effects of Global Pulls
Appendix I. Chronology of East Asian Emigration to Latin America
Appendix II. Chronology of Korean Community in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires
This is a rare and useful study of the “Korean diaspora” in South America that profiles the Korean communities in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. It is a welcome addition to the English literature on Asians in Latin America, which has focused on peoples of Japanese descent and has ignored the Koreans.

— Takeyuki Tsuda, Arizona State University


A strong transnational and comparative study, Global Pulls compares not only Korean communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, but Koreans in Latin America with those in North America. It also sheds much light on the Korean government’s efforts to accommodate overseas Koreans.

— Pyong Gap Min, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY


Global Pulls on the Korean Communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires

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  • The Korean communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires were the first overseas Korean communities that the new Republic of Korea initiated and supported. The initiative was taken to relieve the economic suffering of the poverty-stricken country in the 1960s. Among South American countries that were open to Korean immigrants, Brazil and Argentina attracted the most, which included even undocumented Korean migrants from neighboring countries. The two Korean communities (about 45,000 people in Sao Paulo and 20,000 in Buenos Aires) represent almost two thirds of the Korean residents in Latin America. Over the years, global forces emanating mainly from East Asia, North America, and South America have affected the Korean communities. The intensity and directions of the triangular pulls and pushes have varied, reflecting changing global socioeconomic conditions. This has created tension and ambiguity among the Korean migrant and host communities. Looking at the two communities comparatively, the focus will be on the effects of the global pulls on Korean identity formation, community development patterns, integration efforts, social mobility, education for children, remigration, return migration, and relationships with the host communities. Wherever applicable, the experiences of Korean communities are compared with that of other East Asian communities, namely the Chinese and Japanese in Latin America.

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  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 216 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
    978-1-4985-0842-1 • Hardback • June 2015 • $114.00 • (£88.00)
    978-1-4985-0843-8 • eBook • June 2015 • $108.00 • (£83.00)
    Subjects: History / Asia / Korea, History / Latin America / South America, Political Science / Globalization
Author
Author
  • Won K. Yoon is professor of sociology at La Sierra University.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Triangular Pulls and Triple Consciousness
    Chapter 2: Chinese and Japanese Immigration to South America
    Chapter 3: Korean Immigration to South America
    Chapter 4: The Korean Community in Sao Paulo
    Chapter 5: The Korean Community in Buenos Aires
    Chapter 6: Korean Experience of Race Relations in Host Countries
    Chapter 7: Remigration and Reverse Migration
    Chapter 8: Korea: The Home Never Left
    Summary: The Effects of Global Pulls
    Appendix I. Chronology of East Asian Emigration to Latin America
    Appendix II. Chronology of Korean Community in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires
Reviews
Reviews
  • This is a rare and useful study of the “Korean diaspora” in South America that profiles the Korean communities in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. It is a welcome addition to the English literature on Asians in Latin America, which has focused on peoples of Japanese descent and has ignored the Koreans.

    — Takeyuki Tsuda, Arizona State University


    A strong transnational and comparative study, Global Pulls compares not only Korean communities in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, but Koreans in Latin America with those in North America. It also sheds much light on the Korean government’s efforts to accommodate overseas Koreans.

    — Pyong Gap Min, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY


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