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Qualitative analysis reveals tensions between credential-building and lifestyle advantages in young Korean migrants, indicating complex trade-offs in life-course trajectories.
Scant literature exists on Korean youth in Malaysia and whether they have escaped the systemic issues facing their peers in South Korea. How does migration to Malaysia shape their outlook for the future and their life-course plans, such as finding stable employment, getting married, having children, and purchasing a home? Focusing on the hopes and dreams of Korean Gen MZ international students and self-initiated expatriates in Malaysia, this paper argues that Korean youth face ambivalence between chasing specs and enjoying fringe benefits derived from slower temporalities and the less-developed nature of Malaysia.
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