The Employment Experiences of Recent Korean Immigrants in New Zealand

Authors

  • Jacqueline Lidguard University of Waikato
  • Hong-key Yoon University of Auckland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/lew.v0i0.1023

Keywords:

immigration, employment, New Zealand

Abstract

The employment experiences of recent Korean settlers in New Zealand are examined from both a macro and a micro perspective. The macro perspective is based on the analysis of census data. The micro perspective features a small longitudinal study of recent immigrants living in both Auckland and Hamilton -first interviewed between November 1995 and February 1996 and reinterviewed between June and August 1998. The Korean experience in New Zealand in the 1990's seems to differ from that of other earlier overseas Korean immigrants. Levels of self-employment are high amongst recent Korean settlers; many operating small ethnic businesses patronised by Koreans. Analysis suggests that much of this self-employment generates supplementary rather than primary income.

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Author Biographies

Jacqueline Lidguard, University of Waikato

Research fellow at the Department of Geography

Hong-key Yoon, University of Auckland

Associate professor at the Department of Geography

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Published

1998-11-30

Issue

1998: Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand

Section

Articles

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