Newcomers and Global Migration in Contemporary South Korea

This volume is a welcome addition to the growing literature on multiculturalism in South Korea. Comprehensive in scope, the chapters reflect the diverse scholarship that was until now only available to a Korean audience. This volume is essential reading for any student of globalization, immigration, and demographic change. -- Paul Chang, Harvard University
Newcomers and Global Migration offers a comprehensive and truly global account of South Korea and its transnational migratory flows. Highlighting the plurality of migrant experiences in South Korea and beyond, the book illustrates how diverse migrant communities from the Global South and North—university students, scientists, factory workers, refugees, and co-ethnic returnees—transform social relations, everyday spaces, and national politics. Newcomers and Global Migration will appeal to a variety of readers interested in transnationalism, migration, diaspora, as well as globalization. -- Hae Yeon Choo, author of Decentering Citizenship: Gender, Labor, and Migrant Rights in South Korea