Table of Contents
The Experience of 1st & 2nd Generation Koreans
7. Coming Together in Christ from Generation to Generation
8. The Financial Struggles of the First Generation Koreans
9. Overcoming Barriers
10. A Home Away from Home
11. A Cold Canada
12. The Outsiders
13. An Evolving Family
14. Striving for Success
15. Growing up in Church
7. Coming Together in Christ from Generation to Generation
By: Jocelyn Chung
This blog post illustrates the role of the church for the first immigrants. Please read to the end to see Jocelyn’s personal reflection on the content of the post. This is the seventh post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
8. The Financial Struggles of the First Generation Koreans
By: Doyeon Oh
This blog post explores the economic challenges and personal stories that the first generation Koreans went through when adjusting to life in Canada. What were the economic challenges they faced when they came to Canada, and how did they respond? Please read to the end to see Doyeon’s personal reflection on the content of the post. This is the eighth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
9. Overcoming Barriers
By: Lauren Lee
This blog post depicts the social, linguistic, and cultural isolation that the first generation Koreans went through when adjusting to life in Canada. What were their experiences with social, linguistic and cultural isolation? Please read to the end to see Lauren’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the ninth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
10. A Home Away from Home
By: Monica Park
This blog post depicts the role of the church for the first generation Korean immigrants. How did the church help them with their immigrant lives? Please read to the end to see Monica’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the tenth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
11. A Cold Canada
By: Torrance Yoon
This blog post illustrates the experiences of those who came to Canada as children and teens, and their experiences of adjusting to a new country. For those who came to Canada as children or teens, what was their experience of adjusting to a new country? Please read to the end to see Torrance’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the eleventh post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
12. The Outsiders
By: Jocelyn Chung
This blog post illustrates the isolation and the experiences that those of the second generation felt. Did they feel like an outsider, and what was that experience like? Please read to the end to see Jocelyn’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the twelfth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
13. An Evolving Family
By: Sarah Choe
This blog post illustrates the tensions and conflicts between family members of the second generation. What were family relations like? What sorts of tensions and conflicts existed? Please read to the end to see Sarah’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the the thirteenth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
14. Striving for Success
By: April Chia
This blog post illustrates the role that family expectations and experiences had on shaping those of the second generation. How did their experiences and family expectations shape their direction in life? Please read to the end to see April’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the the fourteenth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.
15. Growing up in Church
By: Elisabeth Jong
This blog post illustrates the role that the church played for the second generation. What was the role of the church for the second generation? Please read to the end to see Elisabth’s personal reflections on the content of the post. This is the the fifteenth post in the “Stories of Faith” series.