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Seoul or Singapore? My half-Korean daughter has made up her mind
Living in South Korea for eight years, my daughter and I enjoyed all things Korean. But not everyone made us feel welcome.
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Ethnically, South Korea has been known to be a homogeneous nation.
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“When I tell people I’m Korean, I can see their eyes light up and they would become more interested in me and talk to me about Korea and K-pop,” said my 13-year-old, whose father is Korean.
“Even the grumpy coffee shop uncle was nicer after I told him my Chinese is not good because I’m Korean.”
