i know they're just trying to be nice, but as a korean-american, i am neither korean, nor american. i am korean-american. there's absolutely no way i'm the same as a white american. and there's also no way i'm the same as a korean-korean. i'm somewhere in between, a merge, a mixture, a blend, of the two, which is in itself a separate identity.
As an ethnic Korean Canadian-born-American I feel like we aren't real Koreans because we aren't culturally Korean, but there's no doubt that we are proud to be ethnically Korean. We face a different life experience, discrimination, and racism that native Koreans do not. We are the ambassadors for Korea to our fellow Americans, Canadians, Europeans, etc. that we live and work amongst. I agree with one of the girls' opinions that if a gyopo can speak Korean and has been exposed to Korean culture growing up they can be seen as "real Koreans" or what they say in our community, "Korean-Korean."
couldn't help but be touched by the grandpa that tried his best to speak english. given he probably spent his entire life living in korea, at his age, english wasn't nearly as big of a focal point in the education system and yet he speaks better english than my korean grandparents that have lived in canada for more than 30 years. his vocabulary amazes me too as he probably doesn't have too many opportunities to even practice and use the language either.
I am a Korean American living in NY. I wish people can understand that, it really depends on the circumstances you were raised in as a Korean American in the United States. My parents are still very Korean-centric, and raised me and my siblings with Korean values. We still celebrate Korean holidays, use Korean customs. When I was younger, I looked at myself more of an American, but as time passed by and I became older, I looked at myself as an American, but also embraced my Korean culture and my heritage. They need to realize the struggles Korean Americans, and minorities in general, go through. Sometimes we feel like we are neither American nor Korean. I don't know how to explain it, but to say that I am American, but I am also Korean as well. I hope that when I visit Korea, I will not be treated a certain way. I can speak Korean-albeit not super fluently- to the point where Koreans are surprised, but I digress. I am in my early 30s, and I don't know how to explain it, but I feel my "mother country" calling for me. I feel like I have to visit soon. Cheers. Appreciate the episode.
Can we please appreciate the man with the blue hat. He did such a great job, while speaking English. I know it's hard for them and since I learn Korean, I understand their struggles with English. So this man has my respect, of course the others too who are in this video 🥰
Thank you for these interviews. I’m a Korean American. This is its own unique culture. I never believed this until I visited Korea and felt so foreign there… culture changes and I will always honor my Korean heritage, but I am an American.
I'm a Korean who lived in the US for 16.5 years. I came to the states when I was 13. I had some opportunities to meet Koreans in an online game. Long stories short, their perspectives and opinions in general things were completely different on so many different levels than mine. My beliefs and perspectives were more diversified and Americanized than Koreans who grew up in S.Korea. It's really really hard to explain. But I realized that I will never be the same as them.....
As someone who's Filipino American, I am definitely seen as a foreigner in the Philippines LOL. so it's interesting to see what it's like for Korean Americans. Honestly feeling 'accepted' in your home country just depends on how well you can assimilate to the culture & it's easier if you were raised with the language and culture.
It's really weird hearing the females saying they aren't considered Koreans. America is just a location not a bloodline, a person born from Korean parents in USA is still a Korean.
My friend Yohann in Chicago moved to Mexico City with his family when he was 3 and speaks Mexican Spanish as if it were his first language although they spoke Korean at home. Besides being a student at Loyola Univ, he works as a part-time Spanish-Korean interpreter for a Korean doctor who caters to Mexican and Central American patients.
Sir in the blue hat & blue earmuffs was very endearing in his response & I appreciate his broad perspective to the Korean War & it’s affects. I like this video 👏🏾
as an ethnic korean born in the us, this was rly interesting to watch :) I’ve always been curious about what korean koreans think of us. and tbh being a korean american has given me a lot of identity issues/insecurities, esp since I’m not fluent in the language and have never been to korea before. but I’m trying my best to study korean and come to peace w all the diff parts of me (my korean heritage, american nationality, and african upbringing since I’ve lived there since I was 5). anyways, tysm for making this video, it means a lot.
My grandfather served in the South Korean military before and during the Korean War. He left his motherland to find new opportunities in Brazil and America but he never let us forget that we were Koreans.
As 1.5 gen Korean immigrant, this is difficult. Came to the States as a 10 yr old, tried and thought I assimilated--played football in HS because I didn't want to be picked on, went/dropped out of college, eventually graduated college and law school, became a pretty decent lawyer..... but still feel empty inside, completely, when I realize that I do not know who I am now that I am in my mid-40s. All I can think about is the friends I had back in Korea in 4th grade when I left.... But that Korea no longer exists, I know. Nonetheless, I would love to sit on top of Woojangsan in Seoul, overlooking the Kimpo airport as I did when I knew who I was. Almost feels like I have no home in the States and when I go back to the home I cherish in my heart, it no longer exists.
Love the video. Yeah being a Korean American was hard. Since I didn’t belong in either countries. Honestly from my experience, I don’t feel as comfortable with friends who are Korean-Korean. I just feel like I’m myself with my American friends because I don’t have to constantly worry that I don’t know my own culture well or the language.
I have taught in Korea for the last 16 years, mostly as a computer science teacher. I've worked at 2 international schools so I have a great deal of experience with Korean students who have lived overseas for a large portion of their lives. I've also taught briefly at Korean public schools.
Being biracial from the states then coming to Korea, there are Koreans I've met who see me as a foreigner (especially since I'm half) and then others who see me as Korean (ethnically) because I identify with both of my ethnicities. Having a parent from the US and one from Korea has left me being able to adapt to each culture relatively well. I will say though that because I grew up never having lived in Korea, I learned to grow an appreciation of my Korean heritage and culture while in the US. Then after graduating and moving to Korea, I grew fonder of my Black (African-American) culture because I had never been away from it for long. Living in both places has helped me become more confident in identifying with both of my ethnicities. Of course there will always be people on both sides who see me as an outsider, but for every person who has conservative views, there are many people like in this video who leave it to me to decide how I identify :)
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i know they're just trying to be nice, but as a korean-american, i am neither korean, nor american. i am korean-american. there's absolutely no way i'm the same as a white american. and there's also no way i'm the same as a korean-korean. i'm somewhere in between, a merge, a mixture, a blend, of the two, which is in itself a separate identity.
As an ethnic Korean Canadian-born-American I feel like we aren't real Koreans because we aren't culturally Korean, but there's no doubt that we are proud to be ethnically Korean. We face a different life experience, discrimination, and racism that native Koreans do not. We are the ambassadors for Korea to our fellow Americans, Canadians, Europeans, etc. that we live and work amongst. I agree with one of the girls' opinions that if a gyopo can speak Korean and has been exposed to Korean culture growing up they can be seen as "real Koreans" or what they say in our community, "Korean-Korean."
couldn't help but be touched by the grandpa that tried his best to speak english. given he probably spent his entire life living in korea, at his age, english wasn't nearly as big of a focal point in the education system and yet he speaks better english than my korean grandparents that have lived in canada for more than 30 years. his vocabulary amazes me too as he probably doesn't have too many opportunities to even practice and use the language either.
I am a Korean American living in NY. I wish people can understand that, it really depends on the circumstances you were raised in as a Korean American in the United States. My parents are still very Korean-centric, and raised me and my siblings with Korean values. We still celebrate Korean holidays, use Korean customs. When I was younger, I looked at myself more of an American, but as time passed by and I became older, I looked at myself as an American, but also embraced my Korean culture and my heritage. They need to realize the struggles Korean Americans, and minorities in general, go through. Sometimes we feel like we are neither American nor Korean. I don't know how to explain it, but to say that I am American, but I am also Korean as well. I hope that when I visit Korea, I will not be treated a certain way. I can speak Korean-albeit not super fluently- to the point where Koreans are surprised, but I digress. I am in my early 30s, and I don't know how to explain it, but I feel my "mother country" calling for me. I feel like I have to visit soon. Cheers. Appreciate the episode.
Can we please appreciate the man with the blue hat. He did such a great job, while speaking English. I know it's hard for them and since I learn Korean, I understand their struggles with English. So this man has my respect, of course the others too who are in this video 🥰
Thank you for these interviews. I’m a Korean American. This is its own unique culture. I never believed this until I visited Korea and felt so foreign there… culture changes and I will always honor my Korean heritage, but I am an American.
I'm a Korean who lived in the US for 16.5 years. I came to the states when I was 13. I had some opportunities to meet Koreans in an online game. Long stories short, their perspectives and opinions in general things were completely different on so many different levels than mine. My beliefs and perspectives were more diversified and Americanized than Koreans who grew up in S.Korea. It's really really hard to explain. But I realized that I will never be the same as them.....
As someone who's Filipino American, I am definitely seen as a foreigner in the Philippines LOL. so it's interesting to see what it's like for Korean Americans. Honestly feeling 'accepted' in your home country just depends on how well you can assimilate to the culture & it's easier if you were raised with the language and culture.
It's really weird hearing the females saying they aren't considered Koreans. America is just a location not a bloodline, a person born from Korean parents in USA is still a Korean.
As a Korean, it is not a matter for native Koreans to decide, but for Korean Americans. If they realize that they are Korean, I think they are Korean.
My friend Yohann in Chicago moved to Mexico City with his family when he was 3 and speaks Mexican Spanish as if it were his first language although they spoke Korean at home. Besides being a student at Loyola Univ, he works as a part-time Spanish-Korean interpreter for a Korean doctor who caters to Mexican and Central American patients.
Sir in the blue hat & blue earmuffs was very endearing in his response & I appreciate his broad perspective to the Korean War & it’s affects. I like this video 👏🏾
as an ethnic korean born in the us, this was rly interesting to watch :) I’ve always been curious about what korean koreans think of us. and tbh being a korean american has given me a lot of identity issues/insecurities, esp since I’m not fluent in the language and have never been to korea before. but I’m trying my best to study korean and come to peace w all the diff parts of me (my korean heritage, american nationality, and african upbringing since I’ve lived there since I was 5). anyways, tysm for making this video, it means a lot.
These street interviews are great content, keep it up
As Someone who is Nigerian-American (American Born & Raised Nigerian) I can also relate to the sentiments expressed here.
My grandfather served in the South Korean military before and during the Korean War. He left his motherland to find new opportunities in Brazil and America but he never let us forget that we were Koreans.
As 1.5 gen Korean immigrant, this is difficult. Came to the States as a 10 yr old, tried and thought I assimilated--played football in HS because I didn't want to be picked on, went/dropped out of college, eventually graduated college and law school, became a pretty decent lawyer..... but still feel empty inside, completely, when I realize that I do not know who I am now that I am in my mid-40s. All I can think about is the friends I had back in Korea in 4th grade when I left.... But that Korea no longer exists, I know. Nonetheless, I would love to sit on top of Woojangsan in Seoul, overlooking the Kimpo airport as I did when I knew who I was. Almost feels like I have no home in the States and when I go back to the home I cherish in my heart, it no longer exists.
Love the video. Yeah being a Korean American was hard. Since I didn’t belong in either countries. Honestly from my experience, I don’t feel as comfortable with friends who are Korean-Korean. I just feel like I’m myself with my American friends because I don’t have to constantly worry that I don’t know my own culture well or the language.
I have taught in Korea for the last 16 years, mostly as a computer science teacher. I've worked at 2 international schools so I have a great deal of experience with Korean students who have lived overseas for a large portion of their lives. I've also taught briefly at Korean public schools.
Being biracial from the states then coming to Korea, there are Koreans I've met who see me as a foreigner (especially since I'm half) and then others who see me as Korean (ethnically) because I identify with both of my ethnicities. Having a parent from the US and one from Korea has left me being able to adapt to each culture relatively well. I will say though that because I grew up never having lived in Korea, I learned to grow an appreciation of my Korean heritage and culture while in the US. Then after graduating and moving to Korea, I grew fonder of my Black (African-American) culture because I had never been away from it for long. Living in both places has helped me become more confident in identifying with both of my ethnicities. Of course there will always be people on both sides who see me as an outsider, but for every person who has conservative views, there are many people like in this video who leave it to me to decide how I identify :)