Adopting the Model Minority Myth
Korean Adoption as a Racial Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2245299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy M Laybourn (0000-0002-6217-3674, University of Memphis, corresponding author), Sunah M Laybourn (University of Memphis) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118-135 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/socpro/spz060 |
| OpenAlex | W2999314287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
Drawing upon racial formation theory, this paper argues that Korean adoption was part of a racial project that advanced the model minority myth, helping shape what it means to be Asian in America. This focus on Korean adoption as part of the foundation of the model minority myth departs from traditional renderings that concentrate exclusively on Japanese and Chinese Americans. It also addresses the exclusion of Korean adoptees from Asian immigration history. In making this argument, I incorporate historical context and draw upon Korean adoptee adults' online survey responses (N=107) and in-depth interviews (N=37) to examine the multiple domains that enacted this racial project, including policy, family socialization, and interpersonal interactions, and the effect on Korean adoptees. Implications of this racial project are discussed in relation to contemporary adoptee deportations and citizenship rights advocacy
Argument (complex analysis) · Asian americans · Citizenship · Context (archaeology) · Ethnic group · Immigration · Interpersonal communication · Model minority · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Racism · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Anthropology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |