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Sat, February 4, 2023 | 14:08

Children from multicultural backgrounds are Korea's future

Children from multicultural backgrounds are Korea's future

It has been 11 years since The Korea Times established the Korea Multicultural Youth Awards in 2012. I would like to congratulate the winners of this year's awards.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-04 16:58

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

Outstanding middle school students

Outstanding middle school students

Born to Colombian parents, Jairo Andres Ramirez Cruz first came to Korea from Colombia in 2016 at the age of nine. Six years have passed since he began his school life as a second grader at elementary school. He is now a second grader at Hongik Middle School in Seoul.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-04 16:58

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

Prime Minister's congratulatory remarks

Prime Minister's congratulatory remarks

Greetings to the outstanding award winners. I would like to express my gratitude to the staff at The Korea Times for organizing this meaningful event.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-04 16:57

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

Special Awards

Syrian national Aljalaali Marwa came to Korea in October 2015 at the age of 10. Fleeing from their war-torn homeland, her family settled in the central city of Daejeon.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-04 16:57

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

Outstanding volunteer

Outstanding volunteer

Lee Eun-og, 57, a teacher-librarian at Gonjiam High School in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, is dedicated to supporting children of multicultural backgrounds.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-04 16:56

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

All-rounder Jennifer Lee takes pride in her multicultural background

Jennifer Lee, a sixth grader at Sangtap Elementary School in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, is a multi-talented student who excels in her studies as well as extracurricular activities. Born to a Mexican mother and a Korean father, she naturally speaks Spanish and Korean. She also speaks German and English, both of which she has been studying since her early childhood in Mexico.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-04 16:54

11 students from multicultural backgrounds and teacher awarded for accomplishments

Outstanding elementary school students

Outstanding middle school students

Outstanding high school students

Korean gov't hints at depriving non-citizens of right to vote

Korean gov't hints at depriving non-citizens of right to vote

The Ministry of Justice is mulling over revising Korea's voting system, possibly taking away the voting rights of non-citizens in local elections, according to Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon. Only two weeks prior to the June 1 local elections, Kim Eun-hye, then the Gyeonggi gubernatorial candidate of the ruling People Power Party, said giving non-citizens the right to vote is...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-12-02 17:08

Migrant rights groups call for investigation into sudden death of Nepalese worker

Migrant rights groups call for investigation into sudden death of Nepalese worker

Local migrants' rights groups are calling for a thorough investigation into the recent death of a Nepalese worker at a meat factory, as they view that the death could be related to harsh working conditions. Birendra Tamang, 25, who was working in a meat factory in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, was found dead in his dormitory on Nov. 27, according to the police. His deat...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-12-01 16:19

Author Jeffrey Miller's 'No Way Out' evokes 1990s expat experience in Korea

Author Jeffrey Miller's 'No Way Out' evokes 1990s expat experience in Korea

When asked to review Jeffrey Miller's “No Way Out” - a soon-to-be-released crime fiction novel set against the backdrop of Seoul in the 1990s - the old expat in me formed expectations from the get-go of how the writer would present a Korea of the past through the eyes of a foreign national.

2022-11-29 18:26

Indie musician Stella Donnelly rejects activist label

Indie musician Stella Donnelly rejects activist label

Since emerging onto the indie-pop scene in 2017, Stella Donnelly's songs have become symbols for social change. Many people first heard of her when the song “Boys Will Be Boys” became an anthem for the #MeToo movement. Yet the Australian never intended to be the voice of a movement. Ahead of her show in Seoul on Dec. 6, she tells us why.

2022-11-29 18:07

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