Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

 

Date of this Version

2016

Document Type

Article

Citation

Published in The Nebraska Educator 3 (2016). doi:10.13014/K2F769GS

Comments

Copyright © 2016 The University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Abstract

The study of transnational movement and the lives of individuals who cross nation-state boundaries has grown in recent decades. Transnational study regarding the Dominican Republic has continued since migrations to the U.S. in the 1960s and has primarily focused on “transnationalism from below” (Smith & Guarnizo, 2002) narratives, while study of South Korean transnationalism has focused on movement motivated by access to English in order to assure access to the competitive job market and opportunities for social mobility. This pair of case studies examines the lives of two relatively privileged Korean students who lived transnationally between Korea and the Dominican Republic over a prolonged period of years. The purpose of the study is to examine how transnational movement has influenced the lives of these students and their identities.

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