‘Koreans are not racist’Posted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, Social Science on 2013-08-02 21:18Z by Steven |
The Korea Times
2013-08-02
Koreans can be close-minded to issues of race and culture, but they know it and they want to learn, says the head of a foundation that helps multiethnic children here.
Yang Chan-wook, chairman of the Movement for the Advancement of the Cultural Diversity of Koreans (MACK) — told The Korea Times that Korea is not a racist or prejudiced country, but a country going through change.
“Racism is usually based on hate — Korea is nothing like that,” he said…
…“We focus on the diversity of Koreans — anyone with a mixed heritage. And we help Koreans accept them,” he said.
Like many MACK members, Yang is mixed-race — part Korean from his mother and part African-American from his father. He prefers to go by his Korean name rather than his Western name, Gregory Diggs…
…The segregation of school children in Korea is what first led the recently appointed MACK president Frank Brannen to work with multiethnic Koreans.
“I thought all multicultural children attended Korean schools, but then I learnt that wasn’t the case, so that is when I got involved,” said the 32-year-old, adding, “In some aspects for student’s futures, I don’t think going to multicultural schools is the way forward.”…
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