Cette recherche vise à comprendre comment le processus d’évangélisation fonctionne à l’époque contemporaine, caractérisée par la globalisation. Elle prend comme étude de cas les activités missionnaires d’une église coréenne évangélique dans une communauté anicinabe du Québec (Abitibi). L’analyse d’une séquence de mission estivale relate la rencontre entre deux groupes représentant chacun l’un pour l’autre l’altérité radicale : des jeunes non occidentaux et qui ne sont pas missionnaires de carrière, face à des enfants amérindiens et à leurs parents plus familiers avec le catholicisme. Du côté des missionnaires, l’analyse révèle les motivations, les objectifs, les stratégies employées et les impacts potentiels de ce temps hors du quotidien. Du côté des Anicinabek, elle montre la variété des réponses, dont la réception, principalement autour de la notion de guérison, et les limites de la réciprocité recherchée. / This research aims to understand how the evangelization process works in the contemporary era characterized by globalization. It takes as a case study the missionary activities of an evangelical Korean church in an Anicinabe community located in Quebec (Abitibi). The analysis of a summer mission sequence recounts the encounter between two groups representing one for the other radical otherness: non Western youth who are not career missionaries meet Indigenous children and their relatives who are more familiar with Catholicism. On the missionaries’ side, the analysis reveals motivations, objectives, strategies employed and potential impacts of that timeless experience. On the Anicinabek side, it shows the variety of responses, including reception, mainly centered on the concept of healing, and limits of the desired reciprocity.

<p>This is a study of popular cultural representations of international adoption and adopted Koreans in Western countries. The study is carried out from a postcolonial perspective and uses a cultural studies reading of four feature films and four popular songs as primary sources. The aim is to examine how nationalism is articulated in various ways in light of the colonial experiences in modern Korean history and recent postcolonial developments within contemporary Korean society. The principal question addressed is: What are the implications for a nation depicting itself as one extended family and which has sent away so many of its own children, and what are the reactions from a culture emphasising homogeneity when encountering and dealing with the adopted Koreans? After an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 gives the history of international adoption from Korea, and Chapter 3 is an account of the development of the adoption issue in the political discussion. Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 analyse the cinematic and lyrical representations of adopted Koreans in four feature films and popular songs respectively. Chapter 4 considers the gendering of the colonised nation and the maternalisation of roots, drawing on theories of nationalism as a gendered discourse. Chapter 5 examines the issue of hybridity and the relationship between Koreanness and Whiteness, which are related to the notions of third space, mimicry and passing. Linked to studies of national division, reunification and family separation, Chapter 6 looks at the adopted Koreans as symbols of a fractured and fragmented nation. Chapter 7 focuses on the emergence of a global Korean community, with regards to theories of globalisation, diasporas and transnationalism. In the concluding chapter, the study argues that the Korean adoption issue can be conceptualised as an attempt at overcoming a difficult past and imagining a common future for all ethnic Koreans at a transnational level.</p> / Avhandlingen är även utgiven på Jimoondang Publishing Company (Seoul, 2006) och ingår där i Korean Studies Series No.32, isbn 8988095952. The thesis is also published at Jimoondang Publishing Company (Seoul, 2006) in Korean Studies Series No. 32, isbn 8988095952.

This is a study of popular cultural representations of international adoption and adopted Koreans in Western countries. The study is carried out from a postcolonial perspective and uses a cultural studies reading of four feature films and four popular songs as primary sources. The aim is to examine how nationalism is articulated in various ways in light of the colonial experiences in modern Korean history and recent postcolonial developments within contemporary Korean society. The principal question addressed is: What are the implications for a nation depicting itself as one extended family and which has sent away so many of its own children, and what are the reactions from a culture emphasising homogeneity when encountering and dealing with the adopted Koreans? After an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 gives the history of international adoption from Korea, and Chapter 3 is an account of the development of the adoption issue in the political discussion. Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 analyse the cinematic and lyrical representations of adopted Koreans in four feature films and popular songs respectively. Chapter 4 considers the gendering of the colonised nation and the maternalisation of roots, drawing on theories of nationalism as a gendered discourse. Chapter 5 examines the issue of hybridity and the relationship between Koreanness and Whiteness, which are related to the notions of third space, mimicry and passing. Linked to studies of national division, reunification and family separation, Chapter 6 looks at the adopted Koreans as symbols of a fractured and fragmented nation. Chapter 7 focuses on the emergence of a global Korean community, with regards to theories of globalisation, diasporas and transnationalism. In the concluding chapter, the study argues that the Korean adoption issue can be conceptualised as an attempt at overcoming a difficult past and imagining a common future for all ethnic Koreans at a transnational level. / Avhandlingen är även utgiven på Jimoondang Publishing Company (Seoul, 2006) och ingår där i Korean Studies Series No.32, isbn 8988095952. The thesis is also published at Jimoondang Publishing Company (Seoul, 2006) in Korean Studies Series No. 32, isbn 8988095952.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 2001. / Includes copies of the questionnaires in Korean. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 228-234).

Takeshima/Dokdo issue is an ongoing territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea. Dispute is being constantly renewed, resulting in clashes in political arena. This issue is represented in various aspects, such as historical, economical or political one. Nevertheless, social construct of Zainichi Koreans are often excluded from the discourse of this issue, though their ambiguous situation may be directly affected by the course of Takeshima/Dokdo issue. Therefore, the hypothesis was raised - in Japan Zainichi Koreans undergo discrimination, which is intensifying according to the course of Takeshima/Dokdo issue. In order to verify the hypothesis, in-depth interviews with Zainichi Koreans were conducted. Nevertheless, mainly because of unreliability of research subjects, no instances of different treatment with Zainichi Koreans were witnessed. / Takešimos/Dokdo salų konfliktas yra vis dar besitęsiantis ir periodiškai atsinaujinantis teritorinis ginčas tarp Japonijos ir Pietų Korėjos. Konfliktas aptariamas ir analizuojamas įvairiuose kontekstuose, tokiuose kaip istorinis, ekonominis ar politinis. Tačiau dabartinė mokslinė bazė stokoja platesnio šio teritorinio ginčo vertinimo, dažnai užmirštant įtraukti socialinio konstrukto, Zainiči korėjiečių, faktorių. Dėl to šiame darbe bandoma patikrinti iškeltą hipotezę, jog Zainiči korėjiečių Japonijoje diskriminacijos lygis priklauso nuo Takešimos/Dokdo salų konflikto eigos. Hipotezei patikrinti buvo atliktas tyrimas, giluminis interviu pagrindu, apklausiant Zainiči korėjiečius. Dėl įvairių priežasčių, tokių kaip tyrimo lauko nepatikimumas, hipotezė nepasitvirtino, neaptikus jokių užuominų apie skirtingą elgesį su Zainiči korėjiečiais ne tik teritorinio ginčo, bet ir bendrame kontekste.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Boston University, 1999. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 206-220).

Despite high rates of suicide and mental health concerns (Duldulao, Takeuchi, & Hong, 2009; Kisch, Leino, & Wilverman, 2005; Lee, Park, Lee, Oh, Choi, & Oh, 2018; World Health Organization, 2019), many Asian Americans including Koreans and Korean Americans do not seek mental health services (Lam & Zane, 2004; Lee, Hanner, Cho, Han, & Kim, 2008; Markus & Kitayama, 1991; Sue, Cheng, Saad, & Chu, 2012). Especially for Koreans and Korean Americans, stigma (Masuda & Latzman, 2011) as well as cultural values (e.g., Cheng, Leong, & Geist, 1993; Cheong & Snowden, 1990; Kim & Omizo, 2003; Tracey, Leong, & Glidden, 1986) can prevent them from seeking appropriate services. The current study compares Korean, Korean American, and non-Korean emerging and young adults’ mental health literacy (Jorm, Korten, Jacomb, Christensen, Rodgers, & Pollitt, 1997), specifically mental health knowledge, confidence in finding appropriate mental health services, and attitudes towards mental disorders and treatment. A pilot study was conducted to tailor the Mental Health Literacy Scale (O’Connor & Casey, 2015) to answer the main research questions and examine internal consistency and validity. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences among the sociocultural groups (i.e., Koreans, Korean Americans, and non-Asians) and investigate individual and contextual influences (e.g., age, gender, citizenship). The results demonstrated that (1) non-Asians have significantly higher mental health knowledge scores, higher self-efficacy, and less negative attitudes towards mental disorders compared to Koreans and Korean Americans and (2) there were no significant differences in the scores between Koreans and Korean Americans. The discussion section describes the importance of enhancing mental health literacy and increasing help seeking behavior for Koreans and Korean Americans and suggests cultural factors to consider in creating culturally appropriate outreach programs.

The purpose of this project was to develop a website to relieve Korean returnees' reverse culture shock and help their re-adaptation process. A website can be an outstanding resource for returnees in terms of accessibility because the target audiences are scattered all over the world.

Ce mémoire de maîtrise vise à comprendre la problématique de l’intégration des migrants Nord-Coréens en Corée du Sud à travers l’analyse de la dynamique des relations entre Nord et Sud-Coréens. Les objectifs particuliers sont d’identifier un processus d’ethnicisation dans la nation coréenne, de déterminer la place des cultures nord et sud-coréennes dans l’identité coréenne et de définir la reconfiguration identitaire nécessaire afin d’accéder à la reconnaissance du groupe majoritaire. Un séjour en Corée du Sud a été effectué en septembre 2010 afin de réaliser quatre entrevues avec des Nord-Coréens, en plus de rencontrer les gens travaillant dans des organismes promouvant l’intégration des Nord-Coréens en Corée du Sud. L’analyse des données a permis de comprendre de quelle manière la division de la nation coréenne persiste et comment elle influence le processus d’intégration des Nord-Coréens. En premier lieu, l’appartenance au groupe Hanminjok (nation coréenne) est conférée, mais la mise en relief de « marqueurs culturels » contraint l’accessibilité au groupe majoritaire. Deuxièmement, la présence de discours essentialistes exacerbent des représentations sociales négatives qui entravent l’intégration sociale et symbolique à la société sud-coréenne. Finalement, les résultats démontrent que le manque de liens sociaux entre Nord et Sud-Coréens tient une part importante dans la problématique de l’intégration, en plus de nuire à l’accessibilité au marché du travail ce qui compromet l’intégration économique. / This Master’s thesis aims at furthering the understanding of the integration process of North Korean migrants into South Korean society, through the analysis of the relationships between North and South Koreans. The specific objectives hereof are to identify an ethnicisation process, to define the place of North and South Korean culture in the Korean identity and to identify the identity reconfiguration necessary in order to access the recognition of the majority group. Fieldwork was completed in South Korea in September 2010, allowing for the interview of four North Koreans and the meeting of people working in organisations promoting North Korean integration into South Korea. The data analysis led us to a better understanding of how the division of the Korean nation is persisting and how it is influencing the integration process of North Koreans in South Korea. In the first place, belonging to the group Hanminjok (Korean nation) is granted, but the prominence of “ethnic markers” is restraining accessibility of North Koreans to the majority group. Secondly, the presence of essentialist discourses is deepening negative social representations which are deleterious to the social and symbolic integration of North Koreans into South Korean society. Finally, the results show that the lack of social relations between North and South Koreans plays a major role in the problematics of integration and is compromising accessibility to employment and therefore to economic integration.