http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11534233
Pretty interesting to see how Japanese xenophobia enhances North Korean prestige. ![]() Ya Basta! Quote: I fail to see how it enhances prestige short of making a minority more pigeon-holed and secluded from an already racist nation like Japan. I can see why Koreans would want to pass down their traditions and language to their children, but to impose the idea that you are different because we are different does not seem fair to the next generations. This reminds me of religious commune groups that are branches of Mormon or Luther that naturally force themselves into seclusion and get a bad rap because of it. Your passport is your nationality which can change if you want to leave your nation to another. The schooling seems like it resembles the Sharia schools muslims put up.
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 20 Jul 2007, 06:59 Ideology: Marxism-Leninism Forum Commissar
It's Japan that's secluding them by not giving them nationality as well as not considering them as part of their country.
I've lived in Japan and I can say it's one of the most racist places I've been. There's a crust of civility, but a lot of people let it be known that you're not welcome. ![]() "You say you have no enemies? How is this so? Have you never spoken the truth, never loved justice?" - Santiago Ramón y Cajal Forum Rules
Does South Korea provide any aid or programs for ethnic Koreans in Japan?
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 13 Feb 2008, 15:25 Ideology: Other Leftist Politburo Quote: Agreed. Quote: I've noticed this too. No offense to Misuzu, but Japanese people can be some of the most racist and generally fragged up people I've ever come across. Red Commissar wrote: Yes. The South has Mindan while the North has Chongryon. Quote: They are not "different because they are different". There are a lot of differences between Koreans and Japanese, there is nothing wrong with educating them about their rich heritage. Also, they aren't that isolated, either. They do what their Japanese Counterparts would do. The Americans have American Schools, why can't Koreans have Korean Schools?
Short videos on the matter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvxLHIXGFRA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baWvh4eYCig There is also a full-length documentary named "Our School"made in south Korea. |
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