Growing Up Korean Canadian in the Time of the Korean Wave

Abstract Diasporic Korean youth in Canada grow up while realizing their cultural differences. Their awareness of difference often limits the scope possible lives. They internalize White-dominant frame that presents a view themselves as other. Young Canadians feel they are subject to (and have be validated by) dominant norms White Anglo groups at least for period childhood, and later life develop more positive ethnic identification. As these young people up, try explore negotiate options what it means Canadian. In this process growing transnational media offers diasporic resources exploring who between different identity positions.