1st Edition

Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs Networks and Ethnic Resources

By Jin-Kyung Yoo Copyright 1998
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the advantages and disadvantages of Korean immigrant entrepreneurs in the mainstream labor market. Immigrants to the U.S. have historically pursued entrepreneurship as a means of achieving economic affluence. Among immigrants since the 1965 Immigration Amendment Act, Koreans have one of the highest rates of entrepreneurship. This study investigates various structural... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Literature Review; Chapter 3 Data, Methods, and Research Questions; Chapter 4 Korean Immigrants in the United States; Chapter 5 Pre-Immigration Background and Employment Experiences after Immigration; Chapter 6 Networks and Resource Mobilization; Chapter 7 Networks and Ethnic Resources; Chapter 8 Conclusion;

Biography

Yoo, Jin-Kyung