Making Multiculturalism

Chapter 5 turns to the Korean “multicultural agents” who work for Korean multiculturalism, including government officers, community volunteers, and social workers to describe in greater detail the local, day-to-day operation of Korean multiculturalism. Drawing on the idea of “makeshift multiculturalism,” the chapter traces how local multicultural programs were developed using individual actors’ prior knowledge and interests, and calls into question their contributions to making a multicultural society. Also, the chapter shows that multicultural agents ground their mission in diverse affective bases including benevolence, paternalism, and pity, and a multicultural “economy of gratitude” (Hochschild 2012) expects that gifts of service are exchanged for gifts of gender-specific reproductive contribution and commitment to marriage. Lastly, the chapter shows that marriage immigrants and their husbands take part in “making” multiculturalism.

INTEGRASI DAN ADAPTASI SOSIAL MIGRANT DI KOREA SELATAN

<p>South Korea is a country which is gradually facilitating incoming groups of migrants with different approaches including the social aspect of it. This literature reviews that the three biggest migrant groups in South Korea: foreign brides, migrant workers, and international students have major problem in the process of social integration in South Korean society. Therefore, different efforts in social welfare focusing in multicultural program are provided to each category of migrant that also differs depending on the needs of one another. Foreign brides receive the most attention compared to other groups covering programs such as facilities, services, and multicultural programs. Regardless the problems faced by foreign brides, they receive different programs including treatment recovery program, counseling, legal and medical aid. Meanwhile, migrant workers is not included within the long term strategy of the government therefore the coverage is less than foreign brides. Lastly, international students are considered as the group of educated migrants in which the programs are mainly covered by their respective institutions. </p>

Wearing Many Hats

Several months ago, a former editor of this journal, Scott Walters, sent out a call for chapters for an upcoming book on educational librarianship. I was intrigued. Education librarians wear many hats as this issue demonstrates. From helping students with their dissertations, assisting multicultural programs, selecting materials that accurately represent Native Americans, and using online learning for library science education, we do it all.

Lives in Transition: Stories of Three Foreign Elementary Students from India

This qualitative study tells the stories of three Asian Indian children dealing with the initial phases of adjustment and acculturation at a multicultural elementary school in USA. Constructed using data collected through classroom observations and in-depth interviews with children, parents, and school personnel, these stories reveal important linkages between families and schools, and their respective roles in foreign-born children’s acculturation into the host culture. The pressures to maintain Indian identity, language, food habits, and traditions are all important aspects of these children’s experiences. The school context shapes their educational experiences and adjustment. This study also touches upon some important policy issues for schools in relation to multicultural programs, ESL instruction, native language instruction, and support services for their increasingly diverse student and parent communities. One such issue pertains to the recognition of student’s ethnic and cultural identity in a public school.