Sources:Below are a few readings. More will be added soon. In the meantime, please try to find some interested related links and either post them on your blog or comment below to share them.
General
- Overview of Multiculturalism in different countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism
- What is Multiculturalism - Handouts and brief accounts by Dr. Gregory Jay
- Multicultural Education in Your Classroom: http://www.teachhub.com/multicultural-education-your-classroom
- Map of the world’s most and least racially tolerant countries
- The Rise of Multiculturalism in Korea: http://www.dpu.dk...pdf
- One-woman Anti-Multiculturalism Protest Ignites Debate:
http://www.koreabang.com/2013/pictures/one-woman-anti-multiculturalism-protest-ignites-debate.html - ‘Little PSY’ Subject of Online Racial Hatred
- Members of multicultural families: Are they Korean?
- Bureaucratic maze hampers multicultural policy http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130515000871
- Multiculturalism and Racism in Korea: 'I am Korean, too'
Discussion: http://www.waygook.org/index.php?topic=55138.0 - Members of Multicultural Families, Are They Koreans? http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=100308
- Biased media coverage?
http://everydaykorea.com/2013/06/foreign-teacher-raped-in-seoul-cigarette-butt-leads-to-arrest/ - Well, there goes the neighborhood: foreigner population tops 1.5 million
- Half Korean.com - An online community for mixed-race Koreans
- EvenTheRivers.com - A film about educating South Korea's multiethnic generation.
Korea's Multiculturalism http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201305210022-0022768
Ethnic Diversity
From: Worlds apart: Uganda tops list of most ethnically diverse countries on Earth while South Korea comes bottom
More Stats:
and a little multiculturalism humor
Ethnic Diversity
More Stats:
- List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level
- Ethnicity & Race by Country
- You have 1024 great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents.
Where do you think most of them were born?
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think are the biggest potential concerns and benefits for a society (particularly Korea) becoming more multicultural?
- What have been the best and worst multicultural environments or experiences you've encountered? What made them so good or bad?
- Which do you think is a better multicultural model for a society to strive for - a salad bowl, a melting pot, or a chunky stew?
- What role does physical appearance, educational background, and financial standing play in multiculturalism?
- What do you think Korean society will be like (in regards to multiculturalism) in 10, 25, 50 years?
- What role does the media play in the evolution of attitudes toward multiculturalism?
- How has it impacted the acceptance of a non-homogeneous Korea? (or a more culturally harmonious South Africa?)
- How do you determine if someone is 'Korean'?
- How would you rank the 'Korean-ness' of
- a mixed race person raised in Korea
- a non-ethnic Korean born and raised in Korea
- a non-ethnic Korean who has lived here a long time and is fluent in Korean
- an ethnic Korean raised overseas (gyopo)
- an ethnic Korean adoptee
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