Asian American Men and Fatherhood: An Ecological Systems Perspective

Mr. Lim is a 57-year-old Korean American man who presented with symptoms of depression, which he called “han.” In describing his personal history, he said that he had arrived in the United States with his wife and two sons during the late 1980s. Trained as an engineer at one of the top universities...

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Published inCulturally Responsive Counseling with Asian American Men pp. 131 - 148
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2010
Subjects
Positive Teacher Ratings
Asian American Men
Physical Discipline
Asian American
Acculturative Stress
Asian Cultural Values
Asian American Children
Nail Salon
Asian American Parents
Circuitous
Gender Role Strain
Foreclosed Identity Status
Face To Face
Asian American Fathers
AMERICAN Man
Ecological Systems Theory
Personas
Leadership Material
Intergenerational Family Conflict
Larger Family
Asian Male Immigrants
LIM
Korean American Man
Strong Therapeutic Alliance
Ecological Systems Perspective
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Summary:Mr. Lim is a 57-year-old Korean American man who presented with symptoms of depression, which he called “han.” In describing his personal history, he said that he had arrived in the United States with his wife and two sons during the late 1980s. Trained as an engineer at one of the top universities in South Korea, Mr. Lim believed that he would be able to find a steady job in the United States. Unfortunately, American companies did not recognize the value of his education and were willing only to offer him a position as an engineer technician, a position at which he remains. He was told that he was not promoted because he was not “leadership material.” This angered him.
ISBN:9780415800075
0415800072
DOI:10.4324/9780203879870-12