Culture and Ethnicity in the Korean Transnational Community in Brazil

Abstract

The formation and transformation of a specific transnational community can be heavily influenced by many factors in the community. Especially culture and ethnicity play an essential role in defining the social space of immigrants in the place of destination. However those factors useful to build solid transnational community may not be beneficial for the effective maintenance of the community in the long term. The transnational Korean community in Brazil clearly shows that the strong ethnic identity and cultural practice in the community does not always guarantee the favorable conditions for the stability of their own community.