michi gnome
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Dokdo
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 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:31 pm Post subject: Korean Diving Women of Jeju Maybe Soon Just History |
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From the article by Christine Ahn:
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Kang Ae Shim is a haenyo, one of the legendary Korean women sea divers from Jeju Island who can hold their breath for up to two minutes while foraging the ocean floor for seafood. But today Kang and others are fighting to save their island from the pending construction of a South Korean naval base in Gangjeong village, which threatens to tear apart the age-old sisterhood of the haenyo and destroy the pristine ecology of Jeju�s shores. The government and construction contractors are attempting to stamp out the outcry by arresting, beating, fining, and threatening villagers and activists. |
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/19-7 |
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