Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2016

Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2016

1.5 Generation Korean American
Eunsil Choi

1.5 generation Korean immigrants are defined as people who were born in Korea and immigrated to the United States between the ages of 5 and 16 with their first generation parents. The first generation Korean immigrants experience cultural shock, social adjustment, language barriers, career changes, immigrant status, and financial difficulties in their new country. Inside of this situation, the 1.5 generation Korean immigrants struggle with their ethnic identity and acculturative stress.

Compared to other ethnic groups, Korean immigrants experience difficulties most acutely at home. To resolve the family concerns amongst this group, language barriers must be narrowed, as having an intimate relationship between parents and children among each other is an important point where the gap might be narrowed.

This three-dimensional exhibition is designed to explore the barrier of intimate relationship between Korean parents and children of the 1.5 generation. There are two colors, blue and red, representing the 
gap between the parent and the children. The color palette is from 
the national flags of the two countries, the Republic of Korea and the United States. This exhibition interacts 
using the recorded-voice, colored-glasses, and a touching-invention tool 
to identify the barriers within the family. Appreciators can enjoy the exhibition not only 
by looking but also 
experiencing the gap 
with various senses.

Selwa Abd

Ashley Seung Hyun Ahn

Natasha Alia

Aviva Atri

Marissa Baca

Miles Barretto

Lili Marie Bravi

Olivia Brodbar

Carla Campos-Rodriguez

Jiaying Cao

Robert Capaldo

Janet Chan

Purwa Chauhan

Patrick Chen

Sarada Chen

Linette Cheong

Eunsil Choi

Sung Ji Choi

Brittany Cutrone

Arianna De Gasperis

Paola Delucca

Rubina Melati Diran

Ann Dwyer

Dilan Emre

Douglas Escalante

Joshua Estrella

Joe Louis Evans

Marius Franc

Ceilidh Fraser

Gaby Garuz

Jiayi Ge

Stella Giavos

Meher Goel

Em Grey

Alyssa Gruber

Yu Bean Han

Cherish Hsiaohui Ho

Jasmine Hong

Jay Hsiao

Irene Hwang

Louise Pei Foong Hyde

Sanghyun Ji

Sharon (Eun Rae) Kim

Lisa Kim

Sharon Kim

David Klein

Teresa Koh

Da Min Lee

Lauren Elizabeth Lee

Stephanie Sumin Lee

Dana Li

Haowei Lin

Lucas Long

Lisa Looye

Zongliang Lou

Ankita Menon

Lauren Miller

Katie Minchak

Isabela Montalvo

Nathalie Moreno

Samah Mudasar

Shirin Muradova

Supisara Ngaovithunvong

Gabriela Nisenbaum

Inyegumena Nosegbe

Zoe Oleshansky

Yeon Soo Park

Anna Peditto

Pamela Pombo

Lisa Sakai Quinley

Josephine Rahadi

Sarah Rose Reichert

Ana Julia Rodriguez

Rick Rodriguez

Fernanda Romero

Hannah Rosen-Hamilton

Ivana Roumiantzeff-Pachkevitch

Taylor Russo

Ariella Saragossi

Nengneng Shen

Kripa Sial

Maurann Stein

Kurt Stives

Minji Sung

Vanshika Swaika

Nicholas Tanzman

Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta

Joel Tschong

Yue Wang

Laurie Waxman

Kevin Wen

Yingmeng Xu

Anna Yamoto

Jiawei Yan

Vivian Yang

Xiao Q. Yang

McLayne Ycmat

Evelyn Zhang

Xuan Zhang