@article{ART002819498},
author={Na Boryeong},
title={Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2022},
volume={79},
number={1},
pages={429-461},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429}
TY - JOUR
AU - Na Boryeong
TI - Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2022
VL - 79
IS - 1
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 429
EP - 461
SN - 1598-3021
AB - This article examined how Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, as a narrative on the immigrant minority, sheds light on Koreans living in Japan, a minority group in Japanese society and one that has not been dealt with in Asian-American literature. The achievements of the minority in the novel are highlighted from the perspective of intersectional feminism and transnationalism.
Immigration is portrayed as an active move by subaltern women, who are characterized by layers of minority identity. An important discussion was how the minorities’ family relations as ‘bad Gemeinschaft’ were delivered in the form of a family chronicle.
Despite such achievements, the minority group in the ‘bad Gemeinschaft’ created by Pachinko are exemplary, and far from ‘bad.’ It is ironic to say “History has failed us, but no matter” considering their huge success as immigrant minority. In fact, the model minority stereotype, which the author attempted to break free from in her previous novel Free Food for Millionaires, is reinforced. Given the surge in anti-Asian sentiments following the outbreak of COVID-19, representing Asians in a genuine, accurate manner is a more critical agenda than the worldwide success of Pachinko.
KW - Min Jin Lee;Diaspora;Zainichi Korean;Migration Narrative;US Immigration Narrative;Free Food for Millionaires;Minari;American Dream;Korean American;Asian American;Asian American Literature;Intersectional Feminism;Transnationalism
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
ER -
Na Boryeong. (2022). Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 79(1), 429-461.
Na Boryeong. 2022, "Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.79, no.1 pp.429-461. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
Na Boryeong "Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 79.1 pp.429-461 (2022) : 429.
Na Boryeong. Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. 2022; 79(1), 429-461. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
Na Boryeong. "Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 79, no.1 (2022) : 429-461.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
Na Boryeong. Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 79(1), 429-461. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
Na Boryeong. Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2022; 79(1) 429-461. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
Na Boryeong. Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. 2022; 79(1), 429-461. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
Na Boryeong. "Beyond Model Minority Challenges and Paths Forward for the Immigrant Minority Narrative as Seen Through Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 79, no.1 (2022) : 429-461.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.79.1.202202.429
