Return Migration Experiences Portrayed in K-pop Literature: Somewhere Only We Know and Comeback: A K-pop Novel

Hong, Ji Hyun

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Title

Return Migration Experiences Portrayed in K-pop Literature: Somewhere Only We Know and Comeback: A K-pop Novel

Author(s)

Hong, Ji Hyun

Issue Date

2024-01

Keyword(s)

• return migration
• Korean American youth
• K-pop
• young adult literature
• ethnic identity
• cultural identity
• belonging

Abstract

Korean American youth often turn to Korean popular culture, such as K-pop, to claim their cultural space in the U.S., where they are marginalized. These ethnic media influence some to return to their ancestral homeland in search of racial belonging and ethnic identity. Nevertheless, literature and media rarely address the complexities and difficulties of such return migration. Hence, in this study, I utilize two K-pop young adult books—published in the United States, not Korea—to analyze the experiences of return migration and identity negotiation of return migrants in Korea through Korean American K-pop stars and their Korean American love interests.

Series/Report Name or Number

Research on Diversity in Youth Literature vol. 5, issue 2

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.rydl.v5i2.1166

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• Copyright 2024 Ji Hyun Hong
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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