{"product_id":"the-korean-american-dream-immigrants-and-small-business-in-new-york-city-9780801483912","title":"The Korean American Dream  Immigrants and Small","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKorean immigrants to the United States establish their own small businesses at a rate exceeding that of immigrants from any other nation, with more than one third of all Korean immigrant adults involved in small businesses. Kyeyoung Park examines this...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA welcome addition to the growing literature on Korean immigrant entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyeyoung Park has done a careful study of Korean immigrants in Queens.... She has provided us with a valuable work on a growing community in the United States and its mixed response to adjusting in a new land with different values. It is clearly written and will be of interest to both the scholarly and the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e * Asian Thought and Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePark provides a fresh angle of viewing the consequences of Korean business.\u003c\/p\u003e * Contemporary Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a useful ethnographic study of anticipation, adaptation, and acculturation, and offers a contemporary perspective on an old process: that genesis of a new 'hyphenated' ethnic group.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, written by an anthropologist, is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Korean Americans.... The author's keen observation and thoughtful interpretation of the changes in family and kinship organizations among Korean immigrants are quite impressive.\u003c\/p\u003e * International Migration Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an excellent study that enriches our understanding of the experiences of Korean immigrants who have been striving to succeed in America's urban environment. Park writes with sensitivity yet objectivity, using the information drawn from her interviews to provide a rich portrayal of the Korean immigrant's lives and thoughts 'in all their contradictory aspects.'.\u003c\/p\u003e * New York History *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405165928791,"sku":"9780801483912","price":22.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801483912.jpg?v=1730488953","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-korean-american-dream-immigrants-and-small-business-in-new-york-city-9780801483912","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}