@article{ART003325027},
author={HAN HAE MIN and Ahn, Jeongmin},
title={Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees},
journal={Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies},
issn={2586-6206},
year={2026},
volume={22},
pages={159-183},
doi={10.22957/mses.22..202604.159}
TY - JOUR
AU - HAN HAE MIN
AU - Ahn, Jeongmin
TI - Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees
JO - Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies
PY - 2026
VL - 22
IS - null
PB - Institute for Migration and Multicultural Studies
SP - 159
EP - 183
SN - 2586-6206
AB - This study examines how contact with Korea shapes identity and belonging among Nordic Korean adoptees. Based on in-depth interviews with three adoptees from Denmark and Norway, the data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Four types of contact were identified: physical, relational, linguistic and cultural. Physical contact fostered connection through embodied familiarity while also highlighting outsiderhood. Relational contact-especially family reunion-had the strongest impact on identity transformation. Linguistic and cultural contact functioned as ongoing mediators of connection to Korea.
Participants described their identities as boundary-crossing and hybrid between Korea and their adoptive countries. By typologizing adoptees’ contact experiences and linking them to identity reconstruction, this study contributes to research on intercountry adoptees and diaspora identity.
KW - Korean adoptees;intercountry adoption;Nordic countries;contact; identity
DO - 10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
ER -
HAN HAE MIN and Ahn, Jeongmin. (2026). Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees. Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies, 22, 159-183.
HAN HAE MIN and Ahn, Jeongmin. 2026, "Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees", Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies, vol.22, pp.159-183. Available from: doi:10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
HAN HAE MIN, Ahn, Jeongmin "Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees" Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies 22 pp.159-183 (2026) : 159.
HAN HAE MIN, Ahn, Jeongmin. Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees. 2026; 22 159-183. Available from: doi:10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
HAN HAE MIN and Ahn, Jeongmin. "Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees" Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies 22(2026) : 159-183.doi: 10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
HAN HAE MIN; Ahn, Jeongmin. Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees. Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies, 22, 159-183. doi: 10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
HAN HAE MIN; Ahn, Jeongmin. Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees. Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies. 2026; 22 159-183. doi: 10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
HAN HAE MIN, Ahn, Jeongmin. Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees. 2026; 22 159-183. Available from: doi:10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
HAN HAE MIN and Ahn, Jeongmin. "Exploring Korean Contact Experiences and Identity Reconstruction among Nordic Korean Adoptees" Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies 22(2026) : 159-183.doi: 10.22957/mses.22..202604.159
