"I am a kirogi mother": Education exodus and life transformation among Korean transnational women

Journal of Language, Identity and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 250-264

  Lee, Hakyoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

English education; Identity; Immigrant; Kirogi (wild geese); Narrative; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651092492     PISSN: 15348458     EISSN: 15327701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348458.2010.503915     Document Type: Article

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