title: A cohort analysis of Korean immigrants' class backgrounds and socioeconomic status in the United States.
abstract: "In this article, I first survey briefly the history of Korean immigration to the United States from 1903 to the present. Second, I explain the motivations and entry mechanisms that brought Korean immigrants into the United States. Third, I document and explain the changes in the class backgrounds of Korean immigrants during the last three decades. Finally, I examine how such changes have affected the patterns of social and economic adaptation among the different waves of immigrants."
authors.lastname: Yoon I-j
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007723:Korea; D009042:Motivation; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Asia; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Immigrants; International Migration--determinants; Korea; Korea, Republic Of; Migrants; Migration; Motivation; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Social Change; Social Class--changes; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States