ASA2 Section A01
11/1/2015
Week #7
“Korean American Youth and Transnational Flows of Popular Culture across the Pacific,” authored by Jung-Sun Park, describes the flow of popular culture across borders nationally and globally as it is consumed, dispersed, and created by different generations of the Korean American youth and its relation to the sense of identity and community for Korean Americans in the U.S. One example the reading primarily focuses on is the aspect of Korean media and how it has been integrated into American ethnic spaces and even within the American society itself. Before reading this article, I had a feeling I knew what the topic of discussion was mainly going to be about. However, after reading further on, it took my initial knowledge and developed onto it, expanding on its other impacts and influences. First hand, I saw the impact of Korean culture and how well it was received in other Asian American communities. A good majority of the Korean pop culture, such as music and film, rivaled the popularity of American popular culture itself and slowly began to compete or integrate different facets between the two cultures. I was surprised to learn that a good portion of Korean American youth felt isolated and lost from an identity or community, regardless of their socioeconomic success or unemployment. Many felt that their consumption of Korean culture in ethnic spaces provided a pseudo-home but could never really assimilate into American culture.
What would the globalization of transnational culture be like if the flow of resources and information was not easily accessible or readily available for youth today?
South Korean idol group, H.O.T., mentioned in the article |
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