Title The dance of identities : Korean adoptees and their journey toward empowerment / John D. Palmer

Published Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press in association with UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Los Angeles, [2011] ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 197 pages) Series Intersections : Asian and Pacific American transcultural studies Intersections (Honolulu, Hawaii) Contents Dance of identities -- Wanting to be like white : dancing with a white cultural identity -- Opening Pandora's box : dancing in between and nowhere at all -- Engaging and reflecting : dancing with a racial identity and transracial adoptee identity -- Questioning what I have done : dancing with tensions, conflicts, and contradictions -- Empowering identities : dancing with empowerment and executing social change -- Linking the dance of identities theory to life experiences Summary Korean adoptees have a difficult time relating to any of the racial identity models because they are people of colour who often grew up in white homes and communities. This work looks at how Korean adoptees engage with their various identities and begin the journey toward self-discovery and empowerment Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Interracial adoption -- United States -- Psychological aspects Intercountry adoption -- United States -- Psychological aspects Adoptees -- United States -- Psychology Korean Americans -- Race identity Korean Americans -- Ethnic identity POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Asian American Studies. Adoptees -- Psychology Interracial adoption -- Psychological aspects Korean Americans -- Ethnic identity United States Form Electronic book Author University of California, Los Angeles. Asian American Studies Center. ISBN 9780824860875 082486087X 0824870425 9780824870423

Other Titles Korean adoptees and their journey toward empowerment

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