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Embracing Shared Interests, Mis-remembering History: South Korean Diaspora Outreach
Acknowledgement of the social and cultural ties between the ethnic Korean diasporas in Mexico and Eurasia and South Korea dovetailed with extent economic and political interests.
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July 10, 2021
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in April 2019 at the culmination scene of the honorary concert “Uzbekistan is our common home.”
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South Korea’s outreach to ethnic Korean diasporas has spanned the globe, from Mexico to Eurasia. The recognition in the former Soviet states of Central Asia of their ethnic Korean minorities – the Koryo Saram, the descendants of Koreans deported on Stalin’s orders from the Soviet Far East beginning in 1937 – mirrors the successful recognition of the Korean diaspora community in Mexico. In both cases, acknowledgement of the social and cultural ties between the di