Dae Young Kim is associate professor of sociology at George Mason University.

Politicians can talk all they want about strengthening borders and building walls. The fact remains that in today’s world culture transcends political and geographic boundaries. In this groundbreaking study, Dae Young Kim documents how Korean migrants and their children remain connected to their ancestral homeland while thriving in a new country. He argues that the technologies that allow Koreans to simultaneously consume cultural products and participate in social life on both sides of the Pacific have blurred the distinction between the ‘old country’ and the new and are changing the meaning of citizenship.

• Introduction: Transnational Ties and Their Impact on the Korean Community1. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Korean Immigrants in the Washington-Baltimore Area2. Connecting with the Home Country: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Transnational Media/Television3. Transnational Activities of Korean Immigrants4. Cultural Transnational Activities: The Consumption of Transnational MediaWith Young A. Jung, and Gyu Tag Lee5. Where is Home?: Identity and Belonging in the Digital Age6. Compatibility of Assimilation with Ethnic Preservation and TransnationalismConclusion: Overview and Implications

Dae Young Kim is associate professor of sociology at George Mason University.

Politicians can talk all they want about strengthening borders and building walls. The fact remains that in today’s world culture transcends political and geographic boundaries. In this groundbreaking study, Dae Young Kim documents how Korean migrants and their children remain connected to their ancestral homeland while thriving in a new country. He argues that the technologies that allow Koreans to simultaneously consume cultural products and participate in social life on both sides of the Pacific have blurred the distinction between the ‘old country’ and the new and are changing the meaning of citizenship.

• Introduction: Transnational Ties and Their Impact on the Korean Community1. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Korean Immigrants in the Washington-Baltimore Area2. Connecting with the Home Country: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Transnational Media/Television3. Transnational Activities of Korean Immigrants4. Cultural Transnational Activities: The Consumption of Transnational MediaWith Young A. Jung, and Gyu Tag Lee5. Where is Home?: Identity and Belonging in the Digital Age6. Compatibility of Assimilation with Ethnic Preservation and TransnationalismConclusion: Overview and Implications

Dae Young Kim is associate professor of sociology at George Mason University.

Politicians can talk all they want about strengthening borders and building walls. The fact remains that in today’s world culture transcends political and geographic boundaries. In this groundbreaking study, Dae Young Kim documents how Korean migrants and their children remain connected to their ancestral homeland while thriving in a new country. He argues that the technologies that allow Koreans to simultaneously consume cultural products and participate in social life on both sides of the Pacific have blurred the distinction between the ‘old country’ and the new and are changing the meaning of citizenship.

• Introduction: Transnational Ties and Their Impact on the Korean Community1. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Korean Immigrants in the Washington-Baltimore Area2. Connecting with the Home Country: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Transnational Media/Television3. Transnational Activities of Korean Immigrants4. Cultural Transnational Activities: The Consumption of Transnational MediaWith Young A. Jung, and Gyu Tag Lee5. Where is Home?: Identity and Belonging in the Digital Age6. Compatibility of Assimilation with Ethnic Preservation and TransnationalismConclusion: Overview and Implications