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북미 4개 도시 커뮤니티가든 사례조사에 의한 역할과 특성 비교 연구 (Case Study of the Roles and Characteristics of Community Gardens in Four North American Cities)

  • 신명진;최정민
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제46권6호
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    • pp.26-40
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    • 2018
  • 국내 주거재생 및 도시재생 사업이 활성화됨에 따라 주거환경 및 경관 개선, 그리고 공동체 활동에 대한 관심 증대로 인해 도시농업의 일종인 커뮤니티가든에 대한 관심 역시 증가하고 있다. 하지만 국내 커뮤니티가든에 대한 인식은 아직 도시농업의 범주를 벗어나지 못하고 있으며, 실천방안 논의 역시 기초 단계에 머물러 있는 현황이다. 따라서 본 연구는 커뮤니티가든의 발상지인 북미 4개 도시 커뮤니티가든의 현황을 직접 현장 조사하고, 공간적 구성 및 사회적 기능을 중심으로 분석함으로써 사례 도시별 커뮤니티가든의 특성을 탐구하여 국내 커뮤니티가든 연구에 있어 유의미한 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 연구 방법으로는 커뮤니티가든이 활발하게 운영 관리되고 있는 시애틀, 뉴욕, 필라델피아와 밴쿠버 등 4개 도시의 총 166개 커뮤니티가든에 대한 현장조사를 실시한 후, 각 도시별 커뮤니티가든 4곳을 선정하여 분석을 진행하였다. 연구 결과, 각 도시의 커뮤니티가든은 입지 성격 및 사회적 수요에 따라 다양한 기능을 수행하고 있음이 확인되었다. '근교외' 도시인 시애틀과 밴쿠버 커뮤니티가든의 경우, '참여'의 장으로써의 역할이 강조되고 있는 반면, '도심'에 위치한 뉴욕과 필라델피아 커뮤니티가든은 '경관 미화'의 기능이 중요한 것으로 나타났다. 이처럼 북미 커뮤니티가든은 전체 지역사회를 위한 다목적 공공 공간으로써 도시 어메니티 기능을 복합적으로 수행하고 있는데, 이는 국내 커뮤니티가든 연구에서 커뮤니티가든의 사회적 기능 및 이를 수행하기 위한 공간적 구성에 대한 고려가 필요함을 암시한다.

Racial Discrimination and Substance Use among Korean American Adolescents

  • Nam, Gloria Youngju
    • 재활간호학회지
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.100-107
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine the association between perceived racial discrimination and substance use and the potential moderating effect of perceived parental affection between the two variables. Methods: A total of 101 Korean American adolescents participated in this cross-sectional study utilized an online survey. Descriptive statistics were used to describe for means and frequencies and the patterns of substance use. Logistic regression analysis was also used to examine the association between perceived discrimination and substance use. Results: Ninety percent of the participants reported perceiving racial discrimination, and 21% had used at least one kind of substance in the month prior to taking the survey. The most frequently used substance was alcohol, followed by marijuana and tobacco products. Logistic regression analysis revealed a link between perceived racial discrimination and substance use (OR = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.01, 3.00). However, parental affection did not moderate between racial discrimination and substance use. Conclusion: These findings suggest that perceived racial discrimination is positively associated with substance use among Korean American adolescents, and health care providers, counselors, and school nurses should screen for discrimination-related stress and substance use in this population.

No-Yong Park's Passing as Political Gestures

  • Park, Heui-Yung
    • 영어영문학
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    • 제64권2호
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    • pp.219-238
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    • 2018
  • This essay examines the first-generation Korean American writer, No-Yong Park's falsehoods about his ethnic identity to suggest how and why he passed for Chinese, and to explore the political, anti-Japanese implications of these actions. The essay first identifies erroneous information circulating about his biographical background, presents some other materials that help us better understand the context in which he forged his Chinese identity, and then examines how he represented himself as Chinese in his published works. I would argue that Park's self-identification as Chinese was a resulting outcome of his naturalization caused by the Japanese colonial power in Korea and also one of his surviving strategies in the racist environment within American society. Looking at some of his works-including Making a New China (1929), An Oriental View of American Civilization (1934), Chinaman's Chance: Autobiography (1940)-and examining how he represented Korea and its people reveal how he tried to raise voice for them. By doing so, this essay illuminates Park's resistance to Japan's colonial discourse and power in Korea while revealing his lifetime passing as Chinese-far from his refusal to belong to the Korean community, or to acknowledge being Korean.

South Korean State-Building, Nationalism and Christianity: A Case Study of Cold War International Conflict, National Partition and American Hegemony for the Post-Cold War Era

  • Benedict E. DeDominicis
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • 제11권3호
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    • pp.277-296
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    • 2023
  • The South Korean ethnic diaspora US lobby shows efficacy as an interest group in generating influence in American foreign and domestic public policy making. The persuasive portrayal of South Korea as a critical Cold War US ally reinforced US amenability to pro-South Korea lobbying. Also, the South Korean US diaspora is a comparatively recent immigrant group, thus its lingering resistance to assimilation facilitates its political mobilization to lobby the US government. One source of this influence includes the foundational legacy of proselytizing Western and particularly American religious social movement representatives in Korean religiosity and society. US protestant Christianity acquired a strong public association with emerging Korean nationalism in response to Japanese imperialism and occupation. Hostility towards Japanese colonialism followed by the threat from Soviet-sponsored, North Korean Communism meant Christianity did not readily become a cultural symbol of excessive external, US interference in South Korean society by South Korean public opinion. The post-Cold War shift in US foreign policy towards targeting so-called rogue state vestiges of the Cold War including North Korea enhanced further South Korea's influence in Washington. Due to essential differences in the perceived historical role of American influence, extrapolation of the South Korean development model is problematic. US hegemony in South Korea indicates that perceived alliance with national self-determination constitutes the core of soft power appeal. Civilizational appeal per se in the form of religious beliefs are not critically significant in promoting American polity influence in target polities in South Korea or, comparatively, in the Middle East. The United States is a perceived opponent of pan-Arab nationalism which has trended towards populist Islamic religious symbolism with the failure of secular nationalism. The pronounced component of evangelical Christianity in American core community nationalism which the Trump campaign exploited is a reflection of this orientation in the US.

미국 CHAP 인정도구에 의한 지역사회 가정간호 시범사업의 평가 (The Process Evaluation of Community Home Nursing Program)

  • 이성은;김성실;김춘길;안양희;양순옥;박경숙
    • 가정간호학회지
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.46-53
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    • 2006
  • Chunchoen Community Home Nursing Program (CCHNP) sponsored by Chuncheon City and Gangwondo Nurses Association was the first trial of community based home health nursing in Korea. The services have started since 1996. The purpose of the study was the evaluation CCHNP to establish standard of community based nursing program in Korea. The methods of evaluation were quantitative and Qualitative approaches. Evaluation for organization and management were conducted by the American Community Health Accreditation Program Standards With the result. several recommendations were suggested : It is necessary to expand the program to all the Gangwondo cities. And the liaison system is necessary between medical care facilities and community nursing home agency to establish the continuity of health care delivery system in home nursing program. Also it is necessary to set up the supporting system between community home nursing care agency and hospital home nursing department. Finally, the National Health Insurance should cover the cost of community home nursing care.

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Socioeconomic, Acculturation, and Lifestyle Factors Affecting the Dietary Patterns of Korean-Americans in California

  • Song, Yoon-Ju;Paik, Hee-Young;Park, Haeryun;Melbourne F. Hovell;Veronica Irvin;Lee, Jooeun
    • Nutritional Sciences
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.158-164
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    • 2004
  • This study was conducted to define dietary patterns and to evaluate the effects of socioeconomic, acculturation and lifestyle factors on dietary patterns among 2,746 Korean- Americans in California. It was a cross-sectional telephone survey based on a representative sampling of individuals with a Korean surname using residential phone listings. It was conducted using a food frequency questionnaire that covered 20 food items, socioeconomic variables such as age, gender, income, education and acculturation, and lifestyle factors such as body weight, alcohol consumption, smoking, exercise and consumption of fast food. Four dietary patterns were identified: American Foods (AF), American Breakfast (AB), Korean Foods (KF) and Vegetables (Ⅴ). AF was associated with younger men, acculturation and fast food consumption. AB was associated with women, higher education, current smoking and fast food consumption. KF was associated with acculturation and lower socioeconomic status. Ⅴ was associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking, exercising and fast food consumption. The results of the study showed that socioeconomic and lifestyle factors influenced the dietary patterns of Korean- Americans. This should be considered when dietary interventions are designed for Korean-Americans to improve their health status.

Dark Sides of Engaging in Fan Community of Human Brand

  • Han, Jeongsoo;Kim, Chung K.;Kim, Miyea;Jun, Mina;Kim, Joshua Y.
    • Asia Marketing Journal
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.133-148
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    • 2014
  • People enthusiastic about human brands eagerly engage in fan communities to share their common interests with others. Although sharing one's enthusiasm towards the same celebrities can give thempositive senses of we-ness (in-group identity, togetherness, camaraderie) and belongingness, negative sides also exist such as schadenfreude and trash talk. Even though the studies addressing the negative sides of fan community are gaining significance, no prior studies formally examined the negative consequences of engaging in a fan community and their effect on one's well-being. Therefore, this current study aims to investigate how engaging in fan community negatively affects members' psychological well-being through schadenfreude and trash talk. Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that engaging highly in a fan community leads members to feel malicious pleasure at rivals' misfortunes and share negative opinions of rival human brands and fan communities. These negative consequences of fan community engagement ultimately lead to a lower level of psychological wellbeing, especially in the area of personal growth whereas fan community engagement has a direct positive effect on personal growth. By showing the negative influences of engaging in fan communities on members' well-being through schadenfreude and trash talk, the results of this study are expected to add depth to the existing literature.

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미국치의학교육협의회(ADEA) 치과위생사 표준역량과 미국 치위생(학)과의 역량 비교분석 (A comparative analysis of competencies in American Dental Education Association and American Dental Hygiene Schools)

  • 최다솜;김숙향;김진수
    • 한국치위생학회지
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.547-553
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: In this comparative analytic study the standard competency of American Dental Hygienists proposed by the America Dental Education Association was examined and compared with the competency of American school of entry-level to identify the competence required by domestic dental hygienists. Methods: Based on the standard competency presented by the America Dental Education Association the 109 schools which provide respective dental hygiene competency among 336 universities and colleges belonging to the entry-level were compared with each other, and the collected data were processed by SPSS 21.0. Results: The descriptive statistics upon overall competence were prepared and the results of survey revealed the highest average score of 7.53 for the Core competency. It was identified that there were statistically significant difference between two groups of the above(the top 25%) and below the average level(the 25% from the bottom) in all the competency. The competency of participation in local community and patients' care were appeared as significant variables affecting the core competency of dental hygienists with the 76.4% of explanatory power, and the model reveals the statistically significant results(p<0.001). Conclusions: Based on these results it was identified that the ethical, communication skill, self-development efforts, and capability of critical thinking and judgment were necessary competency for the dental hygienists. Further efforts to integrate and standardize the competency of domestic dental hygienists are thus needed and based on these integrated and standardized competencies the integrated curricula to cultivate domestic dental hygienists should be developed.

「한미소셜워커협회」한인이민자를 위한 청지기

  • 윤성민
    • Social Workers
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    • 8호통권52호
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    • pp.35-37
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    • 2006
  • 최근 한인사회 내에는 이민역사상 최초로 두 개의 지역사회복지센터 건립이 추진되고 있다. 또한 미주 아름다운재단과 2세들이 중심이 되어 창립한 한미지역사회재단(Korean American Community Foundation)등을 중심으로 건전한 기부문화를 형성을 위한 노력이 활발히 진행되고 있으며, 조기교육센터와 청년학교, 지역사회클리닉 등 전문사회복지 및 권익옹호단체들이 속속 생겨나고 있다.

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미국에 거주하는 한인 대학생들의 출생지와 미국 내 거주기간에 따른 체형인식 및 섭식장애에 관한 연구 (A Study on Body Image Perception and Eating Disorders by Birth-Place and the Length of Residence in USA in Korean American College Students)

  • 류호경
    • 대한지역사회영양학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.113-125
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted to compare the body image perception, weight control experiences and the eating disorders according to where they were born, and the length of residence in USA among Korean-American college students. Three hundred college students participated in the study: 144 males and 156 females, 122 America-born (AB) and 171 Korea-born (KB) who live in New York City and New Jersey. Subjects responded to a self-administered questionnaire. The results showed that the ratio of overweight (23.2%) and obesity (26.8%) of males was higher than females'(16.1% and 6.3%, respectively). There were no significant differences according to born-place or the length of residence in USA of KB. People who had tried to control their weight were 58%. The ratio of weight control experiences of females (72.4%) was higher than males' (42.4%) as well as people who were normal or underweight than who were overweight or obesity. There were no significant differences according to born-place or the length of the residence in the USA of KB. In body image perception, the subjects who were normal and underweight overestimated their body figure, and the subjects who were overweight and obese underestimated their body figure. The desired and ideal figure of female students was significantly thinner than the current figure and also that of male students. There were no significant differences according to born-place or the length of the residence in USA of KB. The ratio of eating disorder was 8.7%, and females had higher percentage than males. And shorter they lived in USA, the percentage of eating disorder was higher.