This two year qualitative ethnographic study describes and analyzes the intercultural adjustment and identity formation of three Korean-American children living in a small college town in the Northeastern United States. The study specifically focuses on the links among investment in Korean language/culture, socialization through language, and representation of ethnic identity. The data were collected from personal narratives of the children and parents, semi-structured interviews, and multiple observations of the children at the heritage language school and at home. The findings of the study...