Families for Mobility

JUYEON PARK is an assistant professor of sociology at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.

• Note on Romanization and Translations Introduction: Education Abroad as a Familial Strategy 1 Children Recount Public Fathering and Private Mothering 2 Who Learns to Become Cosmopolitan Better? 3 When Class Trumps Gender: Korean Parents’ Views 4 What Makes for a Perfect Transnational Mother? 5 Emerging Extensive Transnational Fatherhood Conclusion: Classed and Gendered Transfer of Mobility AcknowledgmentsNotesReferencesIndex

"Families for Mobility is an eloquently written, moving book on the struggles of being a parent—and a child—in a transnational age. Considering the perspectives of both parents and children, the book offers a powerful corrective to simplistic portrayals of Asian families and their educational and migration predicaments." - Johanna Waters (codirector of the Migration Research Unit, University College London) "Families for Mobility offers a fine-grained perspective on transnational education strategies among elite families in Korea. The stories of parents and children are compelling and skillfully presented; the multifocal perspectives give us a nuanced understanding of these relationships." - Nazli Kibria (Boston University)