British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
Volume 47, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 35-49

‘Where are you from?’ Identity as a key to parenting by 1.5 generation Korean-New Zealand migrants and implications for counselling (Article)

Kim H.* , Agee M.N.
  • a University Health and Counselling Service, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  • b School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

In a qualitative study of the experiences of 1.5 generation Korean New Zealanders as parents, a notable finding was the significant part the participants’ identity-related experiences as migrants played in shaping their parenting practices. Interviews were conducted with 18 Korean “Kiwis” (New Zealanders), colloquially referred to as “Kowis,” who had arrived in New Zealand before 2002 as children or adolescents with their parents and were now married with children. Reflecting on the challenges of their migration and identity journeys enabled them to recognise their vulnerabilities and their advantages, and the multiple ways in which identity-related cultural conflicts and confusion influenced their parenting of their children. The implications are identified for further research and for counselling practice. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Author Keywords

Research Korean-New Zealand 1.5 generation migrants Identity Parenting

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044778713&doi=10.1080%2f03069885.2018.1457770&partnerID=40&md5=ce98de9d841bb512c92bcfe31448fa7b
DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2018.1457770
ISSN: 03069885
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English