SOUTHEAST ASIANS FEEL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN KOREA

Southeast Asians feel discriminated against in Korea

Pointing, negligence, contemptuous language cited

By Kim Rahn, Kim Tae-jong

Michel Catuira from the Philippines lives in Korea but experienced difficulty in finding a place to stay, as many Korean house owners didn’t want to rent to him, telling realtors that they only wanted Korean or Caucasian tenants.

“I went to rent a cheap, small studio with my friend in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The owner showed us a room and asked us who it was for,” Catuira said. “When I said me, he refused to rent the room. If it had been my Korean-American friend, he would have rented the room easily.”

Catuira, the president of the Migrant Trade Union, said discrimination here against people from Southeast Asia is everywhere, from taking a taxi to renting a house and landing a job.

This episode is part of discrimination many people from Southeast Asia commonly experience in Korea. Many living in Seoul face pointing, negligence and contemptuous language, a report released by the Seoul Development Institute, a unit of Seoul Metropolitan Government, noted.

According to the research, 25.9 percent of Seoul residents from Southeast Asia experienced discrimination from both Koreans and foreigners from other countries.

The figure is far higher than 8.2 percent of foreigners from OECD member countries — including the U.S., Japan and European nations — who have experienced discrimination; and marginally above the 20 percent for Northeast Asian respondents, including Chinese and Taiwanese.

The research was conducted on 333 foreign residents in the capital last July and those surveyed said they were treated unequally in seeking jobs and engaging in economic activities.

Public administrative services and seeking residences were also sectors where they suffered discrimination.

By origin, those from Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia said they felt discriminated against most in getting houses.

“Korean landlords are favorable to Caucasians but not to black people or Southeast Asians, saying they are noisy and smelly. It is a typical prejudice, like foreigners discriminating against Koreans saying they smell of kimchi and garlic,” a researcher, Hong Suk-ki, said.

Those from Northeast Asia said they were discriminated against in medical services. “Hospitals these days offer language services to foreign patients, but mostly only English. We presume that’s why Northeast Asians felt discriminated against,” Hong said.

People from OECD member countries said they experienced unequal treatment in financial services, and the researcher said discrimination against foreigners in this sector is made regardless of their origins, as most banks here offer only limited services to them.

When asked whether they have a sense of belonging as a Seoul citizen, 21.9 percent answered “not really” and 13.8 percent, “not at all.” Many of the surveyed said their home cultures were not respected in the capital.

“In Itaewon where many black people gather, troubles arise between them and Korean residents, as the latter are prejudiced against colored people and don’t understand the former’s culture. Koreans also look down on Southeast Asians partly because of the latter’s relatively shorter height and partly because of the countries’ relatively worse financial status. Judging people by their origins and such biased views hurt those people,” Hong said.

“I think it is not because Koreans are bad but because they are not accustomed to foreign cultures. Koreans need to open their minds wider and become more worldly wise,” he said.

“I think it is not because Koreans are bad but because they are not accustomed to foreign cultures. Koreans need to open their minds wider and become more worldly wise,” he said.




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kaya tayong mga pinoy pumili ng wasto pag eleksyon purket si artista sikat bobotohan na, kaya tayo tiis tiis muna,panahon ng ilokano (marcos regime) taas noo ang taga ibang bansa,after sa kanya filipino worth dying for as slaves... pasensya at ito ay totoo.

Mahirap na talaga tayo...

sana naging congressman ako para di na ako mangarap mag-abroad

nonoy34 wrote:kaya tayong mga pinoy pumili ng wasto pag eleksyon purket si artista sikat bobotohan na, kaya tayo tiis tiis muna,panahon ng ilokano (marcos regime) taas noo ang taga ibang bansa,after sa kanya filipino worth dying for as slaves... pasensya at ito ay totoo.

Mahirap na talaga tayo...

sana naging congressman ako para di na ako mangarap mag-abroad

that's ok nonoy, we cant do nothing about it, that's the political system of our government, like u, im hopeless with this system. ang magagawa na lang natin bilang isang Filipino, ay maging isang mabuting mamayan nito. Paunlarin ang ating mga sarili at tahakin ang landas ng pagbabagong minimithi para sa ating mga pamilya.......



Let's keep praying, we can find hope only through HIM......God bless

nonoy34 wrote:kaya tayong mga pinoy pumili ng wasto pag eleksyon purket si artista sikat bobotohan na, kaya tayo tiis tiis muna,panahon ng ilokano (marcos regime) taas noo ang taga ibang bansa,after sa kanya filipino worth dying for as slaves... pasensya at ito ay totoo.

Mahirap na talaga tayo...

sana naging congressman ako para di na ako mangarap mag-abroad

bhenshoot wrote:Southeast Asians feel discriminated against in Korea

“In Itaewon where many black people gather, troubles arise between them and Korean residents, as the latter are prejudiced against colored people and don’t understand the former’s culture. Koreans also look down on Southeast Asians partly because of the latter’s relatively shorter height and partly because of the countries’ relatively worse financial status. Judging people by their origins and such biased views hurt those people,” Hong said.

Malaki nga ang Korean kapag nakatayo lang, pero pahigain mo ang Pinoy at Korikong tignan natin kung sino ang titindig at tatayo ng mataas....hey, hey mga supot.....ahihihi
Gaya ng bugtong ko: Mababa kapag nakatayo, mataas kung nakaupo...

johayo wrote:

nonoy34 wrote:kaya tayong mga pinoy pumili ng wasto pag eleksyon purket si artista sikat bobotohan na, kaya tayo tiis tiis muna,panahon ng ilokano (marcos regime) taas noo ang taga ibang bansa,after sa kanya filipino worth dying for as slaves... pasensya at ito ay totoo.

Mahirap na talaga tayo...

sana naging congressman ako para di na ako mangarap mag-abroad

that's ok nonoy, we cant do nothing about it, that's the political system of our government, like u, im hopeless with this system. ang magagawa na lang natin bilang isang Filipino, ay maging isang mabuting mamayan nito. Paunlarin ang ating mga sarili at tahakin ang landas ng pagbabagong minimithi para sa ating mga pamilya.......



Let's keep praying, we can find hope only through HIM......God bless

tama ka johayo... ^^