This collection defines Koreatowns as spatial configurations that concentrate elements of “Korea” demographically, economically, politically, and culturally. The contributors provide exploratory accounts and critical evaluations of Koreatowns in different countries throughout the world. Ranging from familiar settings such as Los Angeles and New York City, to more unfamiliar locales such as Singapore, Beijing, Mexico, U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and the American Midwest, this collection not on...

This book confronts the overlooked mental health challenges within one of the largest Asian American subgroups in the United States.Although Korean Americans are often characterized as a “model minority” due to high levels of academic and professional achievement, this book reveal a more complex reality marked by issues such as depression, suicide, substance abuse, and trauma. The contributors compellingly link these concerns to the intersecting forces of cultural s...