Reflecting on a second-migration experience

Issues and implications for social work practice

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ID9974060
AuthorsWook-Mo Kang (Gyeongsang National University, Korea), Jeongmi Lim (0000-0001-7475-6247, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Korea), Hong‐Jae Park (0000-0002-2271-7489, Western Sydney University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume65
Issue5
Pages842-855
Publication date2020-10-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872820962180
OpenAlexW3092647101
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

The purpose of this article is to present the research findings from a qualitative study on a type of second migration experienced by Korean-New Zealand immigrants in Australia. Data were collected from 16 in-depth interviews with those people who initially moved from South Korea to New Zealand, and then migrated to Australia. The study findings show that the participants were likely to experience ‘soft-landing’ relocation, ethnically internal belonging and identity flexibility. A critical reflection on this second-migration phenomenon is presented in order to help social work professionals broaden their perspectives on today’s fluid migration and its implications for practice

Flexibility (engineering · Identity (music · Immigration · Internal migration · Management · Phenomenon · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Relocation · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work

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