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alphalfa · Joined: 12 Feb 2003

Is there any truth to the belief that people here in Korea are of one race?
My KT believes this to be true. I disagreed with her assessment.

What are your thoughts on the following passage taken from the global voices online webite?

Korea�s minjok is a fantasy. There is actually no such thing as a Korean race.

Korea is a multi ethnic society. Koreans actually originated from different racial stocks, the Koguryo in the North, and the Sam Hans from the South and many others.

There is no racial relationship between the 2 primary racial stocks, the Koguryo northern stock and the Sam Han from the South. In my opinion, the Koguryo tribe is more closely related to the Northern Chinese tribes than they are to Sam Han.

So it is a myth that Koreans are of �one� race. It is actually made up of many different races than later were united to be called �Koreans�.

In accordance with this United Nations call, I call on Korea to stop using the word �Koreans� to refer to their race, but to revert back to the original naming convention used by their forefathers. A nationwide study must be made for every Korean to trace their roots back to which tribe they belonged to. Then the racial designation of their race should read Koguryo, Sam Han, or Silla, or Balhae etc. etc..

Koreans must realize that they are from different races, some are Koguryo, some are Sam Han and embrace this multi ethnicity.

alphalfa

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Ethnic group and race are not the same thing. Yes, all Koreans are the same race, but "Korean" is not a race.

chriswylson · Joined: 20 Feb 2007

Koreans are basically a pure race, yes. It's pretty obvious (unless you graduated from a liberal college in Canada).

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

If you look at Koreans, some resemble South East Asians and some resemble Mongolians in appearance so obviously Koreans came from a mixture. Also, there were several separte kingdoms in Korea. Also, a Korean prince married a woman from India and had children.

The Perfect Cup of Coffee · Joined: 17 Jun 2007

chriswylson · Joined: 20 Feb 2007

"If you look at Koreans, some resemble South East Asians and some resemble Mongolians in appearance so obviously Koreans came from a mixture."

So because you and your brother / sister don't look exactly the same, it means that you have different parents?! You're not very sharp, are you?

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:41 am Post subject:

chriswylson · Joined: 20 Feb 2007

Name a race where everyone looks EXACTLY the same....

That's precisely my point, you dummy. That Koreans resemble (in your eyes) Mongolians or Japanese doesn't mean Koreans are not a race.

Geckoman · Joined: 07 Jun 2007

Biologically race does not exist. It's a scientific fact. Educate your Korean teacher (KT).

See: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=97417&highlight=

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jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

I thought the first human footprint was found in Ethiopia. If so, there you have it, we're all Ethiopian.

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject:

chriswylson · Joined: 20 Feb 2007

"For example, I'm Black"
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=97417&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

This is what you wrote, alyallen. If race is a mad concept, how come you state that you're Black? You also posted your opinions in the thread entitled'Interracial marriages in Korea". Since race, in your opinion, is an illusion, how can you even post in such a thread? You're confused, that's all I know.

Jajdude, if you feel Ethiopian, then by any means please go back there. You probably have a similar IQ as the people there anyway.