"Chasing Money" and "Damaged Health": Korean Men in Australia, Part II, Skilled and Business Migrants

Abstract

This paper is the second of two papers that explore subjective explanations for ill health among Korean migrant men in Australia. The "amnesty" and skilled migrants believe they have suffered from physical ill health because of their heavy involvement in manual work and the stress of migrant life. Business migrants say they enjoy better physical health because they spend considerable amounts of time on sporting activities, such as golf. However, all three groups reported experiencing mental health problems. The focus of the first paper was "amnesty migrants" while this paper is about Korean skilled and business migrants.