Between Foreign and Family: Return Migration and Identity Construction Among Korean Americans and Korean Chinese

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Explores the impact of inconsistent rules of ethnic inclusion and exclusion on the economic and social lives of Korean Americans and Korean Chinese living in Seoul. Drawing on ethnographic observations and interview data, Helene K. Lee highlights the ""logics of transnationalism"" that shape the relationships between these return migrants and their employers, co-workers, friends, family, and the state. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 1. The Premigration Condition 14 2. Return Migrants in the South Korean Immigration System and Labor Market 39 3. Of “Kings” and “Lepers”: The Gendered Logics of Koreanness in the Social Lives of Korean Americans 67 4. “Aren’t We All the People of Joseon?”: Claiming Ethnic Inclusion through History and Culture 97 5. The Logics of Cosmopolitan Koreanness and Global Citizenship 114 Conclusion: Finding Family among Foreigners 134 Acknowledgments 143 Appendix A: Research Methods 147 Appendix B: Characteristics of Respondents 149 Notes 155 References 167 Index 175