tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post6055677066562739271..comments2024-03-08T03:24:19.823-05:00Comments on Where The Hell Am I?: South Koreans Struggle With Race from the NYTimesReginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-55718247697815003872009-11-30T07:08:27.286-05:002009-11-30T07:08:27.286-05:00I'm not sure where my blog has been linked or ...I'm not sure where my blog has been linked or if it's just Google searches leading people here. However, in the last two days I've gotten a surge in the number of comments on the topic of "I'm black and I want to work in Korea." <br /><br />Most of this blog is about my life as a black expatriate in South Korea. I mean I started it in 2006 and I just moved back to the USA earlier this year. So before sending me a comment with questions I've answered IN THE BLOG, <b>read it.</b><br /><br />The best place to start is the podcast called <a href="http://expatjane.blogspot.com/2006/11/being-black-in-korea-my-first-podcast.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">"Being Black in Korea"</a>. <br /><br />From there you can do a search in the blog using the Google search box on the right. It's under the header "Search My Blog".<br /><br />If you do that, most of your questions will be answered. If you ask me questions <i>after that</i>, I'll answer them, but I don't have time for basic questions when I've already addressed them.<br /><br />Good luck!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-38517634905008373022009-11-28T20:54:14.963-05:002009-11-28T20:54:14.963-05:00Hi Regina,
I am fascinated by Korea and its cultu...Hi Regina,<br /><br />I am fascinated by Korea and its culture, history, language and so forth. I hope to teach there in September after I graduate from university; however, I am nervous about the racism I will face. I am ethnically West Indian of Indian descent from Trinidad and Tobago, and I grew up entirely in suburban Ontario, Canada. I was reading the NY Times article and got nervous, and began googling ethnic minorities in South Korean and found your blog. I am aware of nationalistic ethnic homogeneity that Koreans pride themselves on, and as much as I want to go teach there to experience the culture and such, I am scared being a young brown woman there. How true is this article, and how does one prepare themselves for this, because much of the literature on teaching in Korea is from a Caucasian perspective.butter_poptarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480843553253502795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-62826448870247362682009-11-24T15:25:36.437-05:002009-11-24T15:25:36.437-05:00I've not seen it yet. But I'm sad because...I've not seen it yet. But I'm sad because it's my generation and I did have hopes that we were a tad bit sharp :(Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-62705438635564855352009-11-24T15:20:41.056-05:002009-11-24T15:20:41.056-05:00Well Regina don't be too sad, hopefully things...Well Regina don't be too sad, hopefully things will get better. Nevertheless, I use to let that racism stuff get to me and wonder why people hate so but I can't dwell on that anymore as God has a blessing for us all and for us to live our lives to the fullest. <br /><br />I guess I felt that from watching THIS IS IT. I am like you can hate me all you want to that won't stop me from doing all that the lord has in store for me.small41https://www.blogger.com/profile/04219876053474725472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-59178028869602137422009-11-24T14:59:52.144-05:002009-11-24T14:59:52.144-05:00Yeah, well, it's worldwide. It's not excl...Yeah, well, it's worldwide. It's not exclusive to Korea. <br /><br />It's just a bit sad to sense it won't take as a majority sentiment while I'm alive.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-27729774637299506572009-11-24T14:53:41.303-05:002009-11-24T14:53:41.303-05:00Hey, it's so bad to hear that there are people...Hey, it's so bad to hear that there are people in the world that can't accept we all live together in Earth. That's so ... I don't know how I could say it. You probably know how stupid this kind of action (hostilities, discrimination) is. I hope that at least one day in the future people will be different. This makes me remember of Martin Luther King Jr. and his famous speach "I have a dream". So, I think I also have a dream.Laylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771181992658355062noreply@blogger.com