한국계 미국인 디아스포라의 세대별 양상: 성 노, 줄리아 조, 미아 정의 작품을 중심으로

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this paper is to examine different aspects of Korean American diaspora in the plays of Sung Rno, Julia Cho, and Mia Chung. Born and raised as second generation Korean Americans, these playwrights delineate how different generations of immigrants exhibit different degrees of assimilation and suffer from the anxieties of identity formation. I discuss the plays of these playwrights through the lens of diaspora paradigm and suggest that even though the degrees of assimilation into American may be different among these generations, the diasporic state of being “suspended between countries of origin and adopted homelands” apply to all of them. The first-generation Korean immigrants were forced to move to America because of war, famine, and economic difficulties. With little educational background in Korea, they could not successfully adapt to American society due to lack of language proficiency and were isolated from their spouses and children, not to mention the community surrounding them. In contrast, the second wave immigrants came over to achieve their American dream, that is, to enjoy affluent living and send their children to prestigious American universities. However, the characters in Cleveland Raining and Durango fail to assimilate into American community or working environment and their failure ultimately leads their family into disfunctional situation. Even with their fluent English and education, their children also suffer from racialized environment and have difficulty constructing subject positions in America. Mia Chung’s You for Me for You is unique in that it deals with a North Korean refugee. Junhee, one of the two sisters, immigrates to America to acquire an American citizenship so that she could rescue her sister held in custody in North Korea. The play contrasts the totalitarian system of North Korea with consumerism of the U.S. on the stage of magic realism. Junhee’s itinerary from North Korea to the US and then to North Korea back again depicts Korean nomad’s diaspora which still continues in the globalized world.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 이민 1세대: 생존을 위한 이주
• Ⅲ. 이민 2세대: 더 나은 삶을 향하여
• Ⅳ. 새로운 3세대 이민으로서의 탈북자
• Ⅴ. 결론
• 인용문헌
• Abstract

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