Immigration: Our Collective History

Abstract

Chapter 2 describes in brief the history of Korean American immigration to the United States and the growth. of Korean American immigrant churches, it introduces the concepts of marginality and liminality, the first and second-generation’s theological and spiritual interpretation of the experiences of immigration, particularly influenced by the painful experience of racism and discrimination. The chapter also offers a brief overview of the relevant Korean American theologians and sociologists pertinent to the themes of marginality and liminality and the feminist ethnography central to the book.