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CoolTeach
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 Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: American/Korean children. |
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DHC
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: American/Korean Children |
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I am a Perm. res. living here with my Korean wife. We have two children . One child was born here and is a fual citizen. She attends Korean pre-school/kindergarten and has experienced no problems with acceptance. Our second daughter is in 5th grade and we homeschool her because she has spent most of her time in the US. Our older daughter attends Taekwando classes each say and has many Korean friends. She has not really experienced any problems with acceptance by her Taekwando friends or others in our neighborhood.
We will return to the US one day so that my daugter';s can obtain the 5 years residency in the US necessary for their children to be US citizens. After that we plan on returning to live in Korea. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:58 am Post subject: Re: American/Korean Children |
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| DHC wrote: |
| One child was born here and is a fual citizen. |
Spelling nazi`s suck, but this one I couldn`t resist...  |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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uhmm..."american" doesn't = "white.... 
i'm sure that there are a range of schools. if you're really worried, you could send your kid to an international school... |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: American/Korean Children |
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| Satori wrote: |
| DHC wrote: |
| One child was born here and is a fual citizen. |
Spelling nazi`s suck, but this one I couldn`t resist... |
you forgot "Caucasion". |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: Re: American/Korean children. |
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| CoolTeach wrote: |
| Was wondering if anyone has a Caucasion/Korean child that is of school age. I am having a child in October and want to know if when my child is of school age if it's a good idea to stay in Korea. I think many children here are prejudice against mixed children. I heard it was very tough for mixed children to be happy in schools here. Is this the case? Can anyone elaborate? |
my daughter isn't having any problems and I know several other mixed children of varying ages up to high school and none of them have had any problems. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:26 am Post subject: Re: American/Korean Children |
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| DHC wrote: |
We will return to the US one day so that my daugter';s can obtain the 5 years residency in the US necessary for their children to be US citizens. After that we plan on returning to live in Korea. |
Being born to an American citizen is not enough for citizenship? How do you prove they've lived there for that much time? School records? Well, this has certainly come as a surprise to me. Great. I have no idea what my husband would ever do for work in the U.S.... I think I'm going to go curl up on my bed and cry now... |
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DHC
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: American/Korean Children |
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| To answer your question , a child born of an American citizen is an American citizen from birth. If the child is born outside the US then his/her children will not be US citizens unless he/she lives in the US for 5 years , 2 years after age 14. School and other records will have to be produced to prove time lived in the US. Any American citizen has to list his/her periods of residency when applying for overseas recognition of a child born as a US citizen overseas. That is US law. I know because I have been through this several times with my children born outside the US. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| little mixed girl wrote: |
uhmm..."american" doesn't = "white....
i'm sure that there are a range of schools. if you're really worried, you could send your kid to an international school... |
I thought you might have more than this to offer. You are 'little mixed girl', after all... Maybe you really are just a middle-aged white guy with a huge beer gut?  |
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hermes.trismegistus
Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, wait. People actually want to raise their children in such a degrading environment? Why, if you have the ability to relocate, would you want your children to go through Korean indoctrination?
Talk about 'sins of the father'... ::shiver:: 
Namaste. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: American/Korean Children |
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| DHC wrote: |
| To answer your question , a child born of an American citizen is an American citizen from birth. If the child is born outside the US then his/her children will not be US citizens unless he/she lives in the US for 5 years , 2 years after age 14. School and other records will have to be produced to prove time lived in the US. Any American citizen has to list his/her periods of residency when applying for overseas recognition of a child born as a US citizen overseas. That is US law. I know because I have been through this several times with my children born outside the US. |
Huh. What a pain in the ass. Thanks for the info, though! |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| little mixed girl wrote: |
uhmm..."american" doesn't = "white....
i'm sure that there are a range of schools. if you're really worried, you could send your kid to an international school... |
I thought you might have more than this to offer. You are 'little mixed girl', after all... Maybe you really are just a middle-aged white guy with a huge beer gut? |
shut your mouth! 
*rubs beer gut*
i'm not 1/2 korean tho...but maybe i'll go to korea and enroll myself in a high school or something for kicks...
and make a blog on myspace...then i can be the biggest douche! *yay* =D |
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EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:24 am Post subject: Re: American/Korean Children |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
| DHC wrote: |
We will return to the US one day so that my daugter';s can obtain the 5 years residency in the US necessary for their children to be US citizens. After that we plan on returning to live in Korea. |
Being born to an American citizen is not enough for citizenship? How do you prove they've lived there for that much time? School records? Well, this has certainly come as a surprise to me. Great. I have no idea what my husband would ever do for work in the U.S.... I think I'm going to go curl up on my bed and cry now... |
Any child born on US soil is a citizen. The child not born in the US can hold dual citizenship until they are eighteen, at which point they must choose.
Personally, I think dual citizenship is silly... except for mixed-blood who have a definite connection to both cultures, i.e., parents of different nationalities. Second gens, though, should choose. |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| For a child to get US citizenship while being born overseas, at least one parent muct prove US Citizenship- ie 5 years US residency after the age of 14. At the embassy, they say one of the best documents to prove this is college transcripts. So hey, transcripts do have a practical use other than at immigration. And no, they don't have to be sealed. |
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noguri
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: save BOB |
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| hermes.trismegistus wrote: |
Okay, wait. People actually want to raise their children in such a degrading environment? Why, if you have the ability to relocate, would you want your children to go through Korean indoctrination?
Talk about 'sins of the father'... ::shiver::
Namaste. |
Hmm, your avatar is the Church of the Subgenius leader, Reverend Bob Dobbs. I would correct your statement to read as follows:
"People actually want to raise their Reverend Bob Dobbs in such a degrading environment? Why, if you have the ability to relocate, would you want your Reverend Bob Dobbs to go through Korean indoctrination?"
FYI, my little Reverend is treated like a true prince here in Korea, all the other little kids come and light his pipe for him when he gets to the orini jib in the morning. No problems with acceptance nor indoctrination. He is a junior leader in the "Be the Bobs" soccer cheering squad. |
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