TY - JOUR T1 - Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Negotiation between Identities: A Case Study on Korean International Students in the United States AU - You, Kyung Han JO - The Social Sciences VL - 12 IS - 8 SP - 1360 EP - 1369 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2017.1360.1369 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.1360.1369 KW - ICT KW -negotiating identities KW -diaspora KW -cultural toolkit KW -cultural capital KW -FGI AB - Based on in-depth interviews and FGI, the study explored how Korean students as non-native residents in the United States negotiate their identities. The researcher interpreted the data as suggesting that consumption of ICTs by this group accounted for both the extent to which its members engaged in cultural relaxation and the acquisition of a cultural toolkit which allows them to function in the new culture. Furthermore, drawing an interpretative map, the researcher argues that the process of negotiating identities through consumption of ICTs would be understood in relation to structural conditions and personal experiences which in turn relate to cultural capital. Further, implications of the study are also discussed. ER -