"A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE SOLIDARITY EXPERIENCED BY MYANMAR STUDENTS IN KOREA "

Abstract

"The purpose of this study is to explore Myanmar students’ experience of solidarity in Korean civil society and figure out the meaning of their experience. This study adopted Narrative inquiry among various qualitative methods, and in-depth interview is used for data collection. It seeks to discover the meaning of solidarity using the narratives lived and told by two research participants studying in Korea. As a result, three specific meanings embedded in the participants’ narratives were founded. First, recognize the need for solidarity due to the military dictatorship. Second, experience solidarity that transcended boundaries. Third, have will for another solidarity toward others. This study expects to reaffirm the importance of solidarity in the international community for Myanmar people and suggests a desirable direction for sustainable solidarity."