• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.451-456
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• 2009

When globalizing Korean food, it is important to conduct regional consumer research before entering the market so that an effective market strategy can be developed. This study was conducted to compare the perceptions regarding Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Korean food between Swedish and Yugoslavian university students in $V{\ddot{a}}xj{\ddot{o}}$, Sweden, where regional market research is lacking. As immigration increases worldwide, comparison of consumer perceptions of immigrants and domestic individuals will provide meaningful insight for use in the development of marketing strategies for areas where immigrant populations are increasing rapidly. In this study, six attributes of Asian food, fresh vegetables, low fat, chicken and sea food, exotic ingredient, value for money and unknown food, were compared. The perception of fresh vegetables and low fat of Chinese food differed significantly among the two groups. Because both of these attributes are health related, these findings indicate that recipe modification may be necessary to adapt to the preferred taste of target customers in this prospective market.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.175-195
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• 1997

본 연구는 미국의 대도시지역이 경험하고 있는 산업재구조화와 신이민집단의 적응양태를 연계시켜 이해하기 위하여. 로스엔젤레스, 뉴욕. 시카고. 그리고 애틀란타를 선정하고 이들 지역에 거주하는 중남미계와 동양계의 취업분포와 거주양태를 분석하였다. 분석 결과 이들의 산업별 취업분포는 모든 분야에 나타나 대체적으로 전체인구와 유사한 분포를 보이나 제조업, 서비스업 그리고 소매업에서 비교적 높은 집중도를 보이고 있다. 이들의 거주집중지역은 도심 주변과 더불어 외곽 지역에도 나타나고 있다. 이는 기존 유럽계 이민집단이 제조업에 편중적으로 고용되고 도심 주변에 거주지를 집중시키던 적응양식과는 다른 모습을 보이고 있으며,도시별로 다양하게 전개되고 있다. 따라서 신이민집단의 적응양태에 대한 올바른 이해는 정착지역이 경험하고 있는 산업재구조화와 이에 따른 공간상의 변화 그리고 집단 내부의 다양성을 고려한 관점에 기초해야 함을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.17-39
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• 2011

최근 상대적으로 경제가 발전한 동북아 국가들로 외국인 이주자들의 유입이 급증하고 있으며, 특히 일본은 이에 따른 다문화사회로의 전환에 대처하기 위하여 '다문화공생'을 외국인 이주자 관련 담론과 정책의 핵심적 개념으로 사용하고 있다. 이 논문은 우선 한국이나 일본이 겪고 있는 다문화사회의 유형이 서구의 경우와는 다르다는 점을 보이기 위해 다문화사회의 유형 구분을 제시한다. 그리고 한 국가 내에서도 외국인 이주자들은 유형에 따라 상이한 특성을 가지며, 일본 문화와의 결합 정도도 차별적임음 강조한다. 이러한 다문화사회로의 전환은 사회적 과정일 뿐만 아니라 동시에 지리적 과정으로 전개되며, 또한 지역별로 다르게 진행되고 특히 외국인 이주자들의 출신과 유입 유형에 따른 지역별 분화를 동반한다. 다문화사회로의 전환의 사회공간적 과정을 일정하게 통제하고자 하는 일본의 다문화공생 정책은 서구에서 발달한 다문화주의를 원용하여 외국인 이주자들과 일본인들 간의 공생을 위해 지역사회가 주도하는 정책이라는 점에서 의의를 가지지만, 대체로 일계인(日系人)의 유입이 많은 지자체들에서 우선적으로 전개되면서 주로 문화적 측면을 강조하며, 결국 외국인 이주자 통제 전략의 성격을 내포하고 있는 것으로 평가된다. 이념적으로 일본의 다문화공생 개념은 '기회 평등'으로서의 '자유주의적 다문화주의'와 가깝고 '결과 평등'으로서의 '조합주의적 다문화주의'와는 거리가 먼 것으로 이해된다. 또한 진정한 다문화주의 실현을 위한 단계별 진행에서 보면, 이 개념의 실제 실행은 관용의 단계에서 비차별의 법제화 단계로 나아가 가는 과정에 있으며 아직 인정을 위한 사회적 패러다임화되지 않음으로써 보수적 정권이 등장할 경우 동화주의로 쉽게 퇴행할 가능성을 가지는 것으로 추정된다.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.511-525
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• 2008

거주지 분화(residential segregation)는 도시 불평등을 심화하는 요인 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 거주지 분화의 원인에 대한 상이한 주장들을 살펴보고 사례분석을 통해 현실 적합성을 검증하고자 한다. 이론적 고찰은 일찍이 논의가 활발했던 미국도시의 인종 민족별 거주지 분화에 대한 것으로 한정하였으며, 거주지 분화가 소수민족의 주류사회로의 낮은 동화에 기인한다고 주장하는 지리적 동화론(spatial assimilation), 주택금융시장의 인종차별에 기인한다는 층화론(place stratification), 그리고 거주지선택에 있어 타민족에 대한 선입관과 자기민족에 대한 선호에 기인한다는 재기되는 민족성론(resurgent ethnicity)을 살펴보았다. 사례 연구로 시카고에 거주하는 아시아인의 거주패턴의 변화를 출신국가별로 지도로 그려 분석하였다. 1990년대를 통한 가장 큰 변화는 교외화와 재집중화로 요약될 수 있으며 이는 민족성론을 그리고 부분적으로 마나 동화론을 뒷받침한다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.330-341
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• 2015

Purpose: This study developed a self-report measure for easy assessing of the health literacy of Asian immigrant women in South Korea. Methods: After a literature review, focus group interviews, and content validity evaluation, 14 preliminary items were generated. These were translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, and English. Data were collected from 229 Asian immigrant women. Validity and reliability tests were conducted. Results: Factor analysis yielded final 10 items in three factors: primary functional and interactive health literacy, secondary functional and interactive health literacy, and critical health literacy, which explained 61.90% of the total variance of health literacy. In known-group comparisons, health literacy was significantly lower in recent immigrants, those with a low education level, and those with low Korean language proficiency. For convergent validity, health literacy was positively associated with health specific self-efficacy and maternal health knowledge. For criterion-related validity, health literacy was positively associated with the REALM-SF. The overall reliability coefficient (Cronbach's ${\alpha}$) of the instrument was .773. Conclusion: The Health Literacy Assessment Scale for Asian Immigrant Women (HLAS) represents a multidimensional construct which encompasses functional, interactive, and critical health literacy. This self-report HLAS can be a useful and convenient method for appraising the health literacy of Asian immigrant women.

• International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.31-51
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• 2013

Hawaiian textile art has inspired artists and fashion designers worldwide and accounts for the high value of vintage Hawaiian apparel as collectibles. Other than tropical designs, a large portion of the textile art showcased the ethnic diversity of Hawai'i. In the 1800s, Hawai'i attracted immigrants from all over Asia, and the majority of Hawaii's residents today claim Asian ethnicity. This ethnic mix was made visible in textiles, a trend championed by Alfred Shaheen, an apparel manufacturer who loved Asian designs. He was committed to the celebration of cultural diversity at a time when Hawai'i was rapidly westernizing. The team of Asian textile artists he led created textile designs based on motifs and imagery from Asia. Shaheen's passionate vision led to the unique textiles produced in the 'golden age' of Hawaiian textiles, from 1940 through the 1960s. Alfred Shaheen has been called "Hawaii's Master Printer" and has been credited for turning Hawaiian textiles into art. The author's interviews with Mr. Shaheen were conducted over a decade, and form the basis for this paper in which Shaheen's own words are used to discuss his use of textile art in the transformation of the Hawaiian textiles and garment industry.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.377-387
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify health literacy levels of Asian immigrant women in Korea and factors related with health literacy in them among other sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Data were drawn from 671 immigrant women who came from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other Asian countries (M age=$28.1{\pm}5.89$) using REALM-R, which consisted of 8 medical words and was translated into Korean (score range: 0~8). Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0 program for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff\acute{e} test and multiple regression. Results: The average score of health literacy was $5.0{\pm}2.61$. Time since immigration, country of origin, education level, and Korean language proficiency significantly predicted levels of health literacy in Asian immigrant women (adjusted R square=.200, p<.001). Conclusion: When health care professionals provide health care services and health education, they should consider levels of health literacy and factors related with health literacy in Asian immigrant women.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.323-335
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• 2010

Purpose: This study identified sociodemographic characteristics, health status, health care utilization and related factors of Asian immigrant women in Korea. Methods: Data were collected from 465 immigrant women from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other Asian countries using standardized questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and $X^2$-test were performed utilizing SPSS version 17. A p-value <.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Subjects had relatively good subjective health. The most prevalent conditions were, in order, anemia, gastrointestinal diseases, gynecological diseases, and depression. Subjects utilized mostly hospitals or clinics when sick. There were significant relationships between health care utilization and factors including residence, time since immigration and economic status. The rate of non-treatment in hospitals or clinics was 30.1% during the previous year, with significant relationships between non-treatment and factors including time since immigration and economic status. The major reasons for non-treatment were the burden of hospital expenses followed by communication difficulty. Conclusion: Public health efforts should be targeted to Asian immigrant women to improve their health status and support health care utilization.

• 영어영문학
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.215-240
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• 2009

This paper focuses on how Younghill Kang internalizes whiteness ideology through interracial romance to build himself as an oriental Yankee and recover his masculinity in his autobiographical novel East Goes West. This paper also focuses on Kang's strategy of racial and cultural hybridity presented in this novel. The theoretical basis of my argument is a mixture of Fanon's psychoanalysis in his Black Skin, White Masks, Bhabha's notion of mimicry in The Location of Culture, and notions related to race and gender of some Asian critics such as Patricia Chu, Jinqi Ling, and Lisa Lowe. In East Goes West, white women appear as "ladder of success" of successful assimilation and serve as cultural mediators and instructors and sometimes adversaries who Korean male immigrants have to win to establish identities in which Americanness, ethnicity, and masculinity are integrated. However, three Korean men, Chungpa Han, To Wan Kim, George Jum, who fall in love with white women fail to win their beloveds in marriage. George Jum fails to sustain a white dancer, Jun' interest. Kim wins the affection of Helen Hancock, a New England lady, but Kim commits suicide when he knows Helen killed herself because her family doesn't approve their relationship. Han's love for Trip remains vague, but Kang implies Han will continue his quest for "the spiritual home" as the name of "Trip." In East Goes West, Kang also attempts to challenge the imagining of a pure, monolithic, and naturalized white dominant U.S. Culture by exploring the cultural and racial hybridity shown by June and the various scenes of Halem in the 1920s. June who works for a Harlem cabaret is a white woman but she wears dark makeup. Kang questions the white face of America's self-understanding and racial constitution of a unified white American culture through June's racial masquerade. Kang shows that like Asian and black Americans, the white American also has an ambivalent racial identity through June's black mimicry and there is no natural and unchanging essence behind one's gender and race identity constitution.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.1071-1078
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• 2006

Three buffalo populations viz. Bhadawari, Tarai and local buffaloes of Kerala were genotyped using 24 heterologous polymorphic microsatellite loci. A total of 140 alleles were observed with an average observed heterozygosity of 0.63. All the loci were neutral and 18 out of the 24 loci were in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium. The $F_{IS}$ values (estimate of inbreeding) for 16 loci in all the three populations were negative. This indicated lack of population structure in the three populations. The effective number of immigrants was 5.88 per generation between the Tarai and Bhadawari populations which was quite high suggesting substantial gene flow. The genetic distances revealed closeness between the Tarai and Bhadawari populations which was expected from geographical contiguity. The FST values were not significantly different from zero showing no population differentiation. The Correspondence Analysis based on the allelic frequency data clustered the majority of the Tarai and Bhadawari individuals as an admixture.