“Knocking on the door to integration”: Korean immigrants’ stories of seeking membership in Aotearoa New Zealand society

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume33
dc.contributor.authorKim H
dc.date.available3/05/2021
dc.date.issued2/05/2021
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: While citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand are granted full participation regardless of racial and cultural background, Asian immigrants appear exempt from the benefits of inclusion. For many, immigration is a stress-inducing journey with resultant socio-economic marginalisation adversely impacting on their participation in society. METHODS: Theoretically underpinned by symbolic interactionism, this Straussian-grounded theoretical study explored how nine South Koreans re-constructed life after immigration. Semi- structured interviews were analysed using open, axial and selective coding. FINDINGS: To re-establish their lives, participants gradually “knock on the door to integration” while retaining a sense of safety in their ethnic community. This process continues until they find a place where they are recognised as a member of society. In this sense, “seeking membership” is what participants try to achieve in the host society. CONCLUSION: If we want to be at the forefront of efforts to address ethnic minority groups’ life-challenges, social work practice must include specific competencies in assisting Asian immigrants, helping them to master their new surroundings and endorse their equal membership in society.
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dc.format.extent29 - 43 (14)
dc.identifier.citationAotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review, 2021, 33 (1), pp. 29 - 43 (14)
dc.identifier.doi10.11157/anzswj-vol33iss1id821
dc.identifier.elements-id444776
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0113-7662
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/16369
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
dc.relation.isPartOfAotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review
dc.subjectKorean immigrants
dc.subjectmembership
dc.subjectparticipation
dc.subjectsocial interaction
dc.subjectStraussian-grounded theory
dc.subjectsymbolic interactionism
dc.subject.anzsrc1607 Social Work
dc.title“Knocking on the door to integration”: Korean immigrants’ stories of seeking membership in Aotearoa New Zealand society
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Social Work
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