Hansa Institute Presents the Background Research for the Workplace Justice Campaign
June 26 2008 (Thur.) 10:30 A.M. at The Foster Bank Community Center, Chicago, IL
Dr. Yoon Lee (President of Hansa) presented the findings from Hansa’s Survey of Korean American Workers and Korean American Small Business Employers in the Cook and Lake Counties. The twin survey project was launched in September 2007 in order to support the Workplace Justice Campaignof the Korean American Culture and Resource Center (KRCC) NFP. Based on the findings, KRCC is positioned to launch educational activities for the new immigrant workers and employers about the laws related to employment.
Hansa Institute Held Symposium of Korean American Church Attenders
March 13 (Thur.) 8:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
At the First Korean United Methodist Church in Wheeling, IL
Dr. Yoon Lee (President of Hansa) presented the findings from Hansa’s Survey of Korean Church attenders conducted in 2007.
Summary of Descriptive Analysis
PowerPoint Presentation (1.42 MB)
Time: November 10, 2007 (Sat.) 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
Place: Holiday Inn, Skokie (5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL)
Obesity and Chronic Conditions of Asian Americans, by Dr. Minwoog Sohn (Northwestern University, Research Professor; Veteran’s Hospital)
Dr. Sohn presents his findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS) data 2005, compiled by the Center of Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Sohn found that Asian Americans’ obesity rate is lower than whites, but the chances of major serious illness (diabetics, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart failure, cardio-vascular illness, stroke, asthma, and arthritis) are significantly higher among over-weighted Asians than their white counterparts.
Korean American Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms and Deviant Behaviors: Individual and Contextual Factors by Dr. Irene J. K. Park (University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Psychology)
Dr. Park presents her findings about the predictability of depressive symptoms and deviant behaviors of Korean American adolescents in the Chicago area. With multi-level regression analysis of her data collected from 97 KA adolescent, she examines the effects of cultural factors, family factors, and modes of anger management on predicting depressive symptoms and deviant behaviors...
Social Influences on Willingness to See a Professional Counselor among Asian American Students by Paul Yungbin Kim Univ. of (Notre Dame, Doctoral Student in Counseling Psychology)
Mr. Kim presents his M.S. thesis based on his survey of 110 undergraduate Asian American students. His study confirms the previous findings that there is a link between Asian cultural values and willingness to see a counselor. The findings highlight the importance of social influences on help-seeking attitudes among Asian American students when the need arises.
These research reports will be presented in English and all interested parties are invited. There will be a buffet breakfast starting at 8:30 A.M. Attendance and breakfast are free of charge. Presentations start at 9:00 A.M.
HANSA Institute Scheduled Its Fourth Research Presentation
Time: April 7, 2007 (Sat.) 9:00 AM-12:00 Noon
Place: Holiday Inn, Skokie (5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL)
"Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services among Korean American Immigrant Women”: by
Michelle Choi Wu, Ph.D. (UIC, Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, Department).
Korean American and Other Asian Small Business Trends: A Comparaitive Analysis of the 2002 American Business Census Data (of the U.S. Cenus Bureau): by Dr. Youn Jai Lee (Visiting Scholar from Sungshil Univ. of Seoul Korea).
Korean American Self-employed Businesses in the American Community Survey (ACS) Data 2000 thru 2005: by Dr. Jin Man Lee (Research Professor, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of IL at Chicago)
HANSA Institute Scheduled Its Third Research Presentation
Time: November 18, 2006 (Sat.) 9:00 AM-11:30 A.M.
Place: Holiday Inn, Skokie (5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL)
Factors of Breast Cancer Screening Among Korean Immigrants in the U.S. by Dr. Eunice Lee (UIC, Dept. of Nursing).
Prof. Lee presents her findings from a survey of 189 Korean women in Cook County, conducted in 2003-2004. Prof. Lee found that Korean women than women of other races are less likely to take three types of diagnostic tools to prevent breast cancer. She argues that her findings are compatible with results in the studies of Korean women in other states, and explains the factors behind the Korean women’s lesser reliance on these generally practiced methods of cancer prevention.
Attaining American Dream and Costs We Paid. by Dr. Yoon M. Lee (President, Hansa Institute).
Dr. Lee, using the U.S. Census 2005 American Community Survey data, has found that over 200,000 Koreans moved in 2004 in the states. Dr. Lee presents the statistical evidence that Illinois Koreans, compared to non-Koreans, are working longer hours to own more costly housings in the suburbs and bearing heavier financial burdens.
HANSA (formerly KARDI) Made Second Research Presentation
Time: April 29, 2006 (Sat.) 9:00 AM-11:30 A.M.
Place: Holiday Inn, Skokie (5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL)
Three Korean American sociologists presented their initial findings from their analyses of the U.S. Census 2004 American Community Survey Data.
Topics
Korean-American 1.5 and Second Generations:
Five State Comparative Analyses by Mr. Kiljoong Kim: (Director, Eagan Urban Policy Center, DePaul University)
Korean-American Disability Rates by Dr. Minwoong Sohn, Veterans Hospital)
Korean-American Economic- Power Resources by Dr. Yoon M. Lee (President of KARDI)
Economic Resource of Retirement-Age Korean Americans by Dr. Yoon M. Lee (President of KARDI)
HANSA (formerly KARDI) MADE ITS FIRST PUBLIC PRESENTATION
Time: November 12, 2005, 8:30-11:00 A.M.
Place: Wingate Hotel (600 Milwaukee Rd. Prospect Heights, IL)
About fifty opinion leaders of the Chicago's Korean community attended at the events enthusiastically welcomed the birth of the Korean research organizations in Chicago.
Research Topics
Demographics the Koreans in the Chicago Metropolitan Six-county area, by Kiljoong Kim (Director, Eagan Urban Policy Center, DePaul University).
The Pattern of Korean American Self-employed Businesses, by Dr. Yoon M. Lee (President of KARDI) and more...
HANSA Institute Scheduled Its Fifth Research Presentation