University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Korean and Korean American Students' Friendships at the University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Kim, Jane; Kim, MinSoo; Larkin, Jackie; Anonymous

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Title
Korean and Korean American Students' Friendships at the University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Author(s)
  • Kim, Jane
  • Kim, MinSoo
  • Larkin, Jackie
  • Anonymous
Issue Date
2009
Keyword(s)
  • Korean
  • friendships
  • university
  • students
  • Asian American
  • AAS 346
  • Fall 2009
Abstract
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, over 1,000 Korean international students are on campus and there are significant numbers of student organizations which serve both Korean and Korean American students. This study examines the relationships between two groups of students on campus, Korean-born and American-born Koreans, by analyzing observations of public events and interviews with members of both groups. The findings indicate that students tend to befriend people in their own group because of perceived commonalities. Furthermore, the University plays a large role in how and where students befriend others and who students become friends with.
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Asian American youth make up one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. In this course we will explore the ways that second-generation Asian American youth are actively shaping the U.S. landscape in terms of identity formation, youth culture, education, and activism. These experiences will be examined within larger historical, economic, racial, social and political forces in the United States. In addition to an engagement of texts from different academic disciplines to provide us with theoretical perspectives of young people, this course will provide students with first hand research experience as part of The Ethnography of the University Initiative (EUI) by engaging students in the research process and meaningfully interrogate the U of I. A desired outcome of the course is that engagement with both theory and research practice of issues concerning youth, and Asian American youth in particular, will allow students to gain a fuller understanding of race, class, culture, diversity, and gender in U.S society. Moreover, in conducting research related to Asian American youth on campus such as student organizations, sororities or fraternities, student housing life, religious life, and cultural houses, the course will provide students with the opportunity to closely examine issues of student racial diversity at the University of Illinois.
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The university offers an extraordinary opportunity to study and document student communities, life, and culture. This collection includes research on the activities, clubs, and durable social networks that comprise sometimes the greater portion of the university experience for students.