The Portrayal Of Racism In Angie Kim’s Miracle Creek (2019)

Fadiyah Nuraliza Sobani, . (2025) The Portrayal Of Racism In Angie Kim’s Miracle Creek (2019). Other thesis, Universitas Pamulang.

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Abstract

This thesis, entitled The Portrayal of Racism in Angie Kim’s Miracle Creek (2019) Analysis, discusses the representation of racism and how it affects the identity and survival strategies of Asian immigrants in the United States. The study analyses Miracle Creek byAngie Kim as the object of the research, focusing on the character of Young Yoo, a Korean-American immigrant mother. The novel tells the story of a Korean family running a hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) clinic in rural Virginia, which becomes the centre of a criminal investigation after an explosion. Young Yoo, caught in the legal process, confronts prejudice, isolation, and moral dilemmas shaped by her racial and immigrant status. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method to examine how racism is experienced and resisted by Young Yoo throughout the narrative. It applies three key aspects of Critical Race Theory (CRT) as formulated by Delgado and Stefancic (2017): racism as an ordinary experience, interest convergence, and counter-storytelling. These concepts help reveal how racism functions not only as overt hostility but also through subtle and institutional forms embedded in legal and social systems. The analysis shows that Young Yoo deal with emotional restraint, moral reflection, and subtle resistance, which challenge stereotypical images of Asian immigrant women. Her narrative becomes a counter-story that exposes systemic injustice and gives voice to the marginalized. The results show that racism in the novel is not isolated or personal but part of a broader societal structure that shapes the lives of racial minorities. This study concludes that Miracle Creek offers a significant critique of racial inequality and illustrates the value of CRT in literary analysis.

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Depositing User:	Jejen Juanda
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2026 10:02
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2026 10:02
URI:	http://repository.unpam.ac.id/id/eprint/18393

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