Between two worlds: nationality and identity in Korean immigrants – a qualitative exploration of a sense of belonging in California, the United States

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2025-09-26

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Park, Chulwoo, and Patricia Angelica. “Between Two Worlds: Nationality and Identity in Korean Immigrants – a Qualitative Exploration of a Sense of Belonging in California, the United States.” BMC Psychology 13, no. 1 (2025): 1029. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03368-7.

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Identity
Korean immigrants
Qualitative study
In-depth interview
Nationality

Abstract

Korean immigrants are among the top five Asian immigrant groups in California. Many came to the United States with a visa or green card, and later some became U.S. citizens. One’s nationality refers to the country of their legal citizenship, but it is often also the country where they were born. As some people renounce their citizenship from their country of origin, the impact of nationality on identity and the influence of identity on nationality have yet to be studied.