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Heritage Language Sustainability and Transnational Affect

The Case of Second-Generation Korean Americans

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Immigration and Education in North Carolina

Part of the book series: Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education ((FAAI))

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In this chapter, the authors explore how Korean as a heritage language is acquired and sustained by second-generation Korean Americans. We also examine contexts, challenges, and contributing factors of heritage language sustainability.

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

    Xue Lan Rong

  2. University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA

    Jeremy Hilburn

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Jo, JY.O., Lee, SI. (2016). Heritage Language Sustainability and Transnational Affect. In: Rong, X.L., Hilburn, J. (eds) Immigration and Education in North Carolina. Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-809-9_10

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