{"product_id":"a-postcolonial-self-hee-an-choi-9781438457369","title":"A Postcolonial Self: Korean Immigrant Theology and Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA theologically informed look at the postcolonial self that forms as Korean immigrants confront life in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheologian Choi Hee An explores how Korean immigrants create a new, postcolonial identity in response to life in the United States. \u003ci\u003eA Postcolonial Self\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a discussion of a Korean ethnic self (\"\u003ci\u003eWoori\u003c\/i\u003e\" or \"we\") and how it differs from Western norms. Choi then looks at the independent self, the theological debates over this concept, and the impact of racism, sexism, classism, and postcolonialism on the formation of this self. She concludes with a look at how Korean immigrants, especially immigrant women, cope with the transition to US culture, including prejudice and discrimination, and the role the Korean immigrant church plays in this. Choi posits that an emergent postcolonial self can be characterized as \"I and We with Others.\" In Korean immigrant theology and church, an extension of this can be characterized as \"radical hospitality,\" a concept that challenges both immigrants and American society to consider a new mutuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hee An Choi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438457367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438457369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Hee An Choi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439140483327,"sku":"9781438457369","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d8f043f-bed1-442a-8d96-8b7246e280fa.jpg?v=1777175699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-postcolonial-self-hee-an-choi-9781438457369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}