E C Kim
Biographic Data
| ID | 48134 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E C Kim |
| GIVEN NAMES | E C |
| FAMILY NAME | Kim |
| SIGNATURE | KIM E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8050-7634 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Remembering Bill Helmreich and His Ethnography Lessons
Bill Helmreich, ethnographer extraordinaire, passed away due to COVID-19 complications. Walking nearly every inch of New York City and writing about his adventures in fieldnote format, he published several books in what he often referred to as “the city nobody knows” series. Bill hoped to galvanize ethnographers to gather systematic snapshots of other cities around the world and create a lasting sociological account of these places. Upon penning …
Accumulating summer loss: An ethnographic look into the summer whereabouts and activities of low-income college students
Little is known about college students during their summer break between the first and second years of college, when some students may contemplate whether they will return to college. Using ethnographic method, this article addresses critical questions of low-income college students during their summer breaks of where they go, where they stay, and what they do. Especially for the most vulnerable populations, unstable summer experiences have the p…
International professors in China: Prestige maintenance and making sense of teaching abroad
A new pattern of global migration is that of skilled or educated people moving from developed to developing countries in search of work. In this qualitative research study, 41 non-Chinese university instructors teaching in Beijing were asked about their decisions to migrate to the mainland. Foreign professors moved to China for various reasons: it had been their last resort, for research purposes and career advancement, or for adventure. The inst…
Call Me Mama: An Ethnographic Portrait of an Employer of Undocumented Workers
Based on three years of participant observation, this article provides insight into the working relationship between a small business owner and undocumented immigrant workers at a Korean-Japanese restaurant. The case study focuses on a Korean American businesswoman who depends on the unpaid labor of family members and the cheap labor of undocumented immigrants. Using naturalistic ethnography, which consists of casual interactions and conversation…
Nonsocial Transient Behavior: Social Disengagement on the Greyhound Bus
Based on two years of observations and engaging in informal conversations with passengers on Greyhound Line buses, this article describes the long-distance bus journey and the ways in which people actively disengage from others over the course of the ride. Using the Greyhound buses and stations as a microcosm of other such public spaces, I examine its unspoken rules and behavior. I paint a picture of the buses and stations, the patrons, the emplo…
Mama's family: Fictive kinship and undocumented immigrant restaurant workers
Undocumented workers create social cohesion, which serves as a source of solidarity and identification for individuals who are otherwise pushed to the periphery by the dominant society. This article is based on a larger study examining the personal, social, and working lives of undocumented restaurant workers using an ethnographic approach in conjunction with the life history method. Based on observation of their day-to-day interactions in the re…
Nonsocial Transient Behavior: Social Disengagement on the Greyhound Bus
Based on two years of observations and engaging in informal conversations with passengers on Greyhound Line buses, this article describes the long-distance bus journey and the ways in which people actively disengage from others over the course of the ride. Using the Greyhound buses and stations as a microcosm of other such public spaces, I examine its unspoken rules and behavior. I paint a picture of the buses and stations, the patrons, the emplo…
Mama's family: Fictive kinship and undocumented immigrant restaurant workers
Undocumented workers create social cohesion, which serves as a source of solidarity and identification for individuals who are otherwise pushed to the periphery by the dominant society. This article is based on a larger study examining the personal, social, and working lives of undocumented restaurant workers using an ethnographic approach in conjunction with the life history method. Based on observation of their day-to-day interactions in the re…
International professors in China: Prestige maintenance and making sense of teaching abroad
A new pattern of global migration is that of skilled or educated people moving from developed to developing countries in search of work. In this qualitative research study, 41 non-Chinese university instructors teaching in Beijing were asked about their decisions to migrate to the mainland. Foreign professors moved to China for various reasons: it had been their last resort, for research purposes and career advancement, or for adventure. The inst…
Call Me Mama: An Ethnographic Portrait of an Employer of Undocumented Workers
Based on three years of participant observation, this article provides insight into the working relationship between a small business owner and undocumented immigrant workers at a Korean-Japanese restaurant. The case study focuses on a Korean American businesswoman who depends on the unpaid labor of family members and the cheap labor of undocumented immigrants. Using naturalistic ethnography, which consists of casual interactions and conversation…
Mama's family: Fictive kinship and undocumented immigrant restaurant workers
Undocumented workers create social cohesion, which serves as a source of solidarity and identification for individuals who are otherwise pushed to the periphery by the dominant society. This article is based on a larger study examining the personal, social, and working lives of undocumented restaurant workers using an ethnographic approach in conjunction with the life history method. Based on observation of their day-to-day interactions in the re…
Call Me Mama: An Ethnographic Portrait of an Employer of Undocumented Workers
Based on three years of participant observation, this article provides insight into the working relationship between a small business owner and undocumented immigrant workers at a Korean-Japanese restaurant. The case study focuses on a Korean American businesswoman who depends on the unpaid labor of family members and the cheap labor of undocumented immigrants. Using naturalistic ethnography, which consists of casual interactions and conversation…
Nonsocial Transient Behavior: Social Disengagement on the Greyhound Bus
Based on two years of observations and engaging in informal conversations with passengers on Greyhound Line buses, this article describes the long-distance bus journey and the ways in which people actively disengage from others over the course of the ride. Using the Greyhound buses and stations as a microcosm of other such public spaces, I examine its unspoken rules and behavior. I paint a picture of the buses and stations, the patrons, the emplo…
International professors in China: Prestige maintenance and making sense of teaching abroad
A new pattern of global migration is that of skilled or educated people moving from developed to developing countries in search of work. In this qualitative research study, 41 non-Chinese university instructors teaching in Beijing were asked about their decisions to migrate to the mainland. Foreign professors moved to China for various reasons: it had been their last resort, for research purposes and career advancement, or for adventure. The inst…
Remembering Bill Helmreich and His Ethnography Lessons
Bill Helmreich, ethnographer extraordinaire, passed away due to COVID-19 complications. Walking nearly every inch of New York City and writing about his adventures in fieldnote format, he published several books in what he often referred to as “the city nobody knows” series. Bill hoped to galvanize ethnographers to gather systematic snapshots of other cities around the world and create a lasting sociological account of these places. Upon penning …
Accumulating summer loss: An ethnographic look into the summer whereabouts and activities of low-income college students
Little is known about college students during their summer break between the first and second years of college, when some students may contemplate whether they will return to college. Using ethnographic method, this article addresses critical questions of low-income college students during their summer breaks of where they go, where they stay, and what they do. Especially for the most vulnerable populations, unstable summer experiences have the p…
Sociology (6 works) · Ethnography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Adventure (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)