ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how different forms of digital media are appropriated in transnational family communication. Drawing on in-depth interviews with young people in transnational Korean families, the chapter reveals that the young people engaged with digital media to negotiate their transnational family relations and to manage different senses of belonging while switching and choosing between different digital media platforms. For the young Koreans who grew up with distant, technologically mediated parenting, the Korean-developed Kakao apps (KakaoTalk and Kakao Story) were often used for virtual family time, while other social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, were appropriated for peer networking.
