Emplacing Parenting: Migration and Belonging among Korean Gireogi Families

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dc.contributor.advisorShutika, Debra Lattanzi
dc.contributor.authorJung, Young A.
dc.creatorJung, Young A.
dc.date2014-12
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-25T21:03:42Z
dc.date.available2028-01-13
dc.date.issued2015-03-25
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores emplaced transnational families' dynamics through an analysis of the categories of class, sense of place, sense of belonging and parenting among the so-called "Korean gireogi families". A Korean gireogi (wild goose) family is a distinct kind of transnational migrant family that splits their household to educate the children in an English-speaking country for a temporary period. Using mixed research methods, including ethnographic field work, in-depth interviews, and textual analyses of media representations and historical documents, this dissertation examines gireogi families in a historical and a transnational context. The majority of the research focuses on mothers and children who live in McLean and Centreville of Fairfax school district located in Virginia, just a few miles from Washington, D.C. I argue that these transnational families construct distinct types of belonging, including structural belonging, relational belonging, school district belonging, and narrative belonging. Belonging is dependent on the Korean gireogi families' ability to mobilize social and cultural capital, the development and quality of relationship in the receiving communities, and their ability to rationalize the benefits of frequent movement and temporary settlement to reach their children's educational goals. This dissertation also theorizes the educational transnational field.
dc.description.noteThis work is embargoed by the author and will not be publicly available until January 13, 2028.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9235
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Young A. Jung
dc.subjectEducational Transnational Field
dc.subjectEducation Immigration
dc.subjectKorean Gireogi Family
dc.subjectSense of Belonging
dc.subjectSense of Place
dc.subjectTransnational Family
dc.titleEmplacing Parenting: Migration and Belonging among Korean Gireogi Families
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineCultural Studies
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePhD in Cultural Studies

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