A new book about Korean-Americans and immigration and assimilation. - - Donna Poisl
Expert Describes How Koreans Struggle to Reconcile Being Americans While Maintaining Their Heritage
by Russ Handler
ENGLEWOOD, NJ--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) - TaeHun Kim is an American, through and through.
A successful executive and attorney with a good education, he lives the American Dream every day, but he also knows that there is another side to being Korean-American, in which it is very difficult to claim complete assimilation into American life.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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