@article{ART002570095},
author={Yeojoo Lim},
title={The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000},
journal={Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1229-2435},
year={2020},
volume={31},
number={1},
pages={43-66},
doi={10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yeojoo Lim
TI - The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000
JO - Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2020
VL - 31
IS - 1
PB - Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
SP - 43
EP - 66
SN - 1229-2435
AB - This study analyzed Korean children’s books that include ethnically and racially diverse characters, focusing on representation of ethnic minority and cultural sensitivity. Drawing from fiction recommendations by Happy Morning Reading from 2005 to 2017, only 32 books out of 3,214 books, less than 1%, include people with racially and ethnically diverse background. Among the 32 books, 23 featured educative messages inspired by the belief of social justice; four could be categorized as so-called ‘melting pot’ books, five depicted stories featuring characters that respect different cultures from their own. The issue tackled in the stories differed with the economical standing of the character’s country of origin. When a character or her/his parent is from a developing country, the main issues of the book were racial discrimination, bullying, hostility against foreign-born parents, or harsh experience of migrant workers. On the other hand, when a character or her/his parent is from a developed country, the plots often surround the character’s hopes, wishes, or personal worries. Only one book was illustrated by a person with immigration background; the others were all written and illustrated by Koreans with no immigration background.
KW - Children’s Book;Young Adult Book;Immigration Background;Characters;Diversity
DO - 10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
ER -
Yeojoo Lim. (2020). The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 31(1), 43-66.
Yeojoo Lim. 2020, "The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000", Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, vol.31, no.1 pp.43-66. Available from: doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
Yeojoo Lim "The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 31.1 pp.43-66 (2020) : 43.
Yeojoo Lim. The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000. 2020; 31(1), 43-66. Available from: doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
Yeojoo Lim. "The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 31, no.1 (2020) : 43-66.doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
Yeojoo Lim. The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 31(1), 43-66. doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
Yeojoo Lim. The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science. 2020; 31(1) 43-66. doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
Yeojoo Lim. The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000. 2020; 31(1), 43-66. Available from: doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
Yeojoo Lim. "The Proportion and Its Meaning of Characters with Immigration Background in Children’s and Young Adult Books: Focusing on Books Published Since 2000" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 31, no.1 (2020) : 43-66.doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.043
