학술논문
The Family Migration of Vietnamese Students in Korea
Document Type
Article
Source
(2022): 25-61.
Subject
Language
Korean
ISSN
20935498
Abstract
This study aims to explore the difficulties and challenges Vietnamese students families face in Korea. To analyze the process and reasons of their family migration and their difficulties and challenges during studying here, I introduce the concept and classify the types of family migration. The study emphasizes that the main reasons Vietnamese student families decide to migrate to Korea are family reunification and children. However, they face many difficulties and challenges in childbirth, children care, educating children, and living expenses. The study found that first, in the process of giving birth and raising children, the Vietnamese student families lack the support of their extended family. Their children do not receive any government tuition or educational support in Korea. Thus, if their children go to kindergarten, they have to pay very high tuition fees. Second, because of the language barrier, they have difficulties in educating children, communicating with doctors during medical and health check-ups, and accessing basic policy and lifestyle information in Korea. As a result, most of these families had to pay very high hospital fees for the first hospital visits, and the language barrier has put them under psychological pressure.
This study aims to explore the difficulties and challenges Vietnamese students families face in Korea. To analyze the process and reasons of their family migration and their difficulties and challenges during studying here, I introduce the concept and classify the types of family migration. The study emphasizes that the main reasons Vietnamese student families decide to migrate to Korea are family reunification and children. However, they face many difficulties and challenges in childbirth, children care, educating children, and living expenses. The study found that first, in the process of giving birth and raising children, the Vietnamese student families lack the support of their extended family. Their children do not receive any government tuition or educational support in Korea. Thus, if their children go to kindergarten, they have to pay very high tuition fees. Second, because of the language barrier, they have difficulties in educating children, communicating with doctors during medical and health check-ups, and accessing basic policy and lifestyle information in Korea. As a result, most of these families had to pay very high hospital fees for the first hospital visits, and the language barrier has put them under psychological pressure.
This study aims to explore the difficulties and challenges Vietnamese students families face in Korea. To analyze the process and reasons of their family migration and their difficulties and challenges during studying here, I introduce the concept and classify the types of family migration. The study emphasizes that the main reasons Vietnamese student families decide to migrate to Korea are family reunification and children. However, they face many difficulties and challenges in childbirth, children care, educating children, and living expenses. The study found that first, in the process of giving birth and raising children, the Vietnamese student families lack the support of their extended family. Their children do not receive any government tuition or educational support in Korea. Thus, if their children go to kindergarten, they have to pay very high tuition fees. Second, because of the language barrier, they have difficulties in educating children, communicating with doctors during medical and health check-ups, and accessing basic policy and lifestyle information in Korea. As a result, most of these families had to pay very high hospital fees for the first hospital visits, and the language barrier has put them under psychological pressure.