Inside and Outside Perspectives: A Review of Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences and Racial Exceptionalism

Authors

Jinsu Byun, The University of GeorgiaFollow

Abstract

The following is a review of the book Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences and Racial Exceptionalism, written by Kim Park Nelson. In the book, the author used ethnography and collected oral histories, and critical race theory and a post-colonial approach were employed as theoretical frameworks. In particular, as not only an insider (an adoptee) but an outsider (a researcher), she maintained a well-balanced view in describing vivid lived experiences of Korean adoptees and diverse sociocultural environments that impacted them. This book would be a great guide for novice qualitative researchers who want to be ethnographers and study minorities in U.S. society.

Keywords

Korean Adoptees, Ethnography, Critical Race Theory, Postcolonial Theory, Oral History

Publication Date

7-2-2018

Creative Commons License

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DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3572

Recommended APA Citation

Byun, J. (2018). Inside and Outside Perspectives: A Review of Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences and Racial Exceptionalism. The Qualitative Report, 23(7), 1547-1549. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3572