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Jeju's Yemeni Asylum Seekers Reveal Korean Xenophobia
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29 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2018
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Podcast episode
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South Korean society has long been intolerant of outsiders, but the outrage sparked this summer by a thousand Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju Island illustrates the depth of the country’s xenophobia.
On this episode of ké cast, Korea Exposé Publisher Se-Woong Koo joins host André Goulet to discuss why, despite its vaunted democracy and economy, compassion and humanitarian instincts are in short supply in South Korea.
Read Se-Woong's piece 'Tyranny of South Korea's Majority Against Refugees' at https://www.koreaexpose.com/south-korea-xenophobia-shows-itself-yemen-refugees-situation/
For more ké cast, go to koreaexpose.com.
This conversation was recorded on August 28th, 2018.
On this episode of ké cast, Korea Exposé Publisher Se-Woong Koo joins host André Goulet to discuss why, despite its vaunted democracy and economy, compassion and humanitarian instincts are in short supply in South Korea.
Read Se-Woong's piece 'Tyranny of South Korea's Majority Against Refugees' at https://www.koreaexpose.com/south-korea-xenophobia-shows-itself-yemen-refugees-situation/
For more ké cast, go to koreaexpose.com.
This conversation was recorded on August 28th, 2018.
Released:
Sep 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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