King Baeksu

(2008-06-17 23:33:14, Hit : 846, Vote : 30)

[re] More Mad Cow Madness: A Letter to the IHT

Hey Jimmy,
   thanks for stopping by again and dropping a few more bombs. I hope I never get on your bad side!
   I've been to Dongbei (Northeast China) quite a few times and have met many Choson-jok there, especially along the border
with North Korea. As you say, I know that most South Koreans see Choson-jok as rather remote from the homeland, but in your
opinion are they actually no longer part of the Korean "minjok"? From their perspective, I think a lot of them consider themselves
as much Korean as they are Chinese (although a lot of the younger ones there these days no longer speak Korean very well, if
at all). In any case, I'm interested in looking at the Korean identity, and how the Korean minjok identity is defined from various
perspectives. Your formulation seems a bit extreme and suggests that kyop'os are no longer really Korean, even kyop'os
who live right on the border with Korea itself. Is this what you're really saying?
   Cheers,
            KB

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