South Korea’s multiculturalismPosted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Media Archive, Social Science, Videos on 2013-05-22 19:15Z by Steven |
South Korea’s multiculturalism
Al Jazeera
The Stream
2013-05-21
How is the nation dealing with its growing diversity?
A multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society is an emerging reality that is leading to a lot of racial and social discord in South Korea. Faced with an aging population and an influx of migrant wives, many are clinging to their “one-blood” ethnically homogenous national identity. Today the government is scrambling to focus a sound multicultural vision for the country. How are South Koreans adapting to their rapidly changing population?
In this episode of The Stream, we speak to:
Cindy Lou Howe, Director
“Even the Rivers”
Gregory Diggs-Yang, President,
The Mack Foundation
Also on Google Hangout: Yoo Eun Lee, Sajin Kwok, and Sarah Shaw.
Read the story and watch the video here.