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jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

It's nice to see how far we've come questioning the Americaness of ethnic Koreans born in the US...

Died By Bear · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:45 am Post subject:

You can take a Korean out of Korea, but you can't take the Korea out of a Korean. Very Happy

OHIO · Joined: 16 Aug 2011 Location: Korea

Koreans cheating?!?!? Say it ain't so!!!!! Rolling Eyes

warmachinenkorea · Joined: 12 Oct 2008

Hines Ward is only half Korean. Calling him Korean-American is like saying Barack Obama is black.

This is Toby Dawson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Dawson

Cho Seung Hui had problems before he came to America. His grandfather made comments about him being strange and different

We all know Koreans like to claim someone as Korean when they do well. But can we really say it's all Koreans that do this?

I will tell people, that might not know, of famous people from Tennessee. Especially if they are from or near where I'm from. It's a pride thing. We all have something we are proud of. Koreans want to believe they are important in the world and this is one way they relate to that.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

This team was American in my books. Their ethnicity may be part of their schtick, but it's not necessarily relevant to this topic/title.

mayorgc · Joined: 19 Oct 2008

Korean-American team gets kicked off.

We'll never know for sure, but it's possible they considered themselves "the Korean team".

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

mayorgc · Joined: 19 Oct 2008

Does anything matter really? haha, no seriously, this thread is 4 pages now. Nothing really matters.

But, this team is probably American, in terms of passport. But ethnically, they could also be called the "Korean" team. The most accurate term would be "korean american" team. I don't think Korean team is wrong and I don't think American team is wrong.

flakfizer · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:33 pm Post subject:

I understand your point, Radcon. I remember watching Korean TV at night when the national anthem came on. It was something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlaTrfBRrk&feature=related
See the the girl playing violin at the 1:32 mark? That's Sarah Chang, the renowned violinist. She was born in Philly, raised in the States and educated at Julliard. Nevertheless, she had apparently been deemed an example of Korean excellence.
Personally, I view anyone born and raised in the States to be American. But if other countries want to claim some of them too, so be it. It doesn't harm me in any way.