New Jersey borough to recognize Korean Hanbok Day amid China dispute
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Hanbok is to be recognized as the traditional costume of Korea in the New Jersey borough of Tenafly, according to South Korean press reports. File Photo by Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA-EFE
April 5 (UPI) A dispute between China and South Korea over the origins of traditional Korean attire has reached a borough in New Jersey, where the mayor of Tenafly has reportedly agreed to declare Hanbok Day.
Tenafly, an area of the Garden State with a significant Korean American population, has agreed to designate Oct. 21 as an annual Korean Hanbok Day, after petitions from local group Asian American Youth Council, South Korean newspapers Segye Ilbo and Seoul Economic Daily reported Monday.