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Digital diaspora on the web
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Digital diaspora on the web
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the formation and role of an online community of female Korean im/migrants in the U.S.
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Lee
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Eunkyung
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1969-
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EUNKYUNG LEE
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John V.
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Bratich
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Jack
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Jack Bratich
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Marchi
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Regina
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Regina Marchi
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Kim
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Yeon-Soo
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Yeon-Soo Kim
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outside member
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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theses
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2012
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2012-01
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eng
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Communication, Information and Library Studies
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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viii, 169 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Eunkyung Lee
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This study explores an online community (www.MissyUSA.com) formed among female Korean im/migrants in the U.S. as an example of a digital diasporic space in the new media age. This study employed multiple research methods including in-depth interviews, textual analysis, and grounded theory and examined the conditions and role of this online community focusing on identity, community, and media culture. The findings show that for this ethnic gender online community, users’ shared identity (i.e. being Korean, married, female, and living in the U.S.) is an important element in the formation and development of this online community, especially in the creation of a candid talking space—sokpuri—where they vent their innermost feelings about themselves and their lives in the U.S. Missy and Ajuma are the two gender identities found on MissyUSA. On the one hand, despite the consumerist origin and individualistic nature, some users embrace the missy image of a younger, independent, and modern woman. On the other hand, the spirited quality of the ajuma (less individualistic, active in sharing information and helping others) is well appreciated and identified as an empowering spirit for this online community. These women display differing attitudes and perceptions toward their ethnic identity depending on their length of residence and immigration status. MissyUSA has become a space that serves as an imagined community for users to (re)connect to their home country and that facilitate active discussion of identity negotiation leading to less essential ethnic identity perception based on transnational ties and hybrid cultural practices. This study found a weak sense of community with regard to MissyUSA, though they do recognize that the site has some communal functions, relating to access to customized information considered significant for success in their im/migrant lives: it is a network that provides resources, serves as a virtual dwelling place, and aids them with assimilation. While the Internet has become an important source for both home and host country media access, the yeone board has become a platform for a transnational culture and lifestyle. Thus, beyond their offline ethnic communities, this site enables them to create a digital diaspora for Korean female im/migrants based on active participation from a population of (Korean) “wi-tizens” (active female Internet users since the late 90s who are now married) in the U.S.
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Korean American women--Social networks
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Online social networks--United States
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Korean diaspora
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doi:10.7282/T33B5Z56
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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2012-01-05 17:15:57
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EUNKYUNG LEE
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2012-08-01
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after August 1st, 2012.
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