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The Review of Korean Studies

Second-Generation Korean Americans and Electoral Politics

The Review of Korean Studies / The Review of Korean Studies, (P)1229-0076; (E)2773-9351
2011, v.14 no.3, pp.123-153
https://doi.org/10.25024/review.2011.14.3.005
Dae Young Kim (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University)
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Abstract

This paper discusses the political engagement of second-generation Korean Americans in formal politics, including naturalization, voter registration and turnout, and party affiliation. Drawing from the results of in-depth follow-up interviews conducted with a subsample of second-generation Korean Americans who were randomly chosen to participate in the 1998 New York Second-Generation Survey, the paper describes the views, in their own words, of second-generation Korean Americans toward politics, particularly their reasons for participating in electoral politics. Also included are their views on becoming naturalized, registering to vote, and endorsing a particular political party and candidate. The results illustrate a degree of complexity and nuance to conventional discussions of determinants of political behavior among Korean and Asian Americans. In addition, the results provide insights into the politics of second-generation Koreans who are gaining greater visibility and presence in national and local politics.

keywords
미국교포 2세, 한국계 미국인, 귀화, 선거인 등록, 투표자, 당파 성향, second-generation Korean Americans, naturalization, voter registration and turnout, party affiliation, co-ethnic candidates

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