- Author: Seol, Dong Hoon
- Title: Sociology of the “Mixed-Blood” - Hierarchical Nationhood of the Koreans
- Language: Korean
- Journal: Humanities 52: 127-164
- Publication Year: 2007
- Publisher: Institute of Humanities
■ Abstract The concept of “mixed-blood” is socially constructed. What is the definition of mixed-blood people? There is no theoretical and empirical consensus on the definition of mixed-blood people in terms of race or ethnicity. However, it is evident that they have lived in Korea since in 1950s. The first comers are the children of U.S. solders and Korean women in military camp towns 1950-1970s. And, the late comer are the offsprings of marriage-based immigrant women and their Korean husbands. It shows that there is two phases of the building of mixed-blood people group in Korea. The mixed-blood people are ethnic Koreans in legal terms. But, they are treated as "others" by general Koreans, and some of them regard themselves "non-Koreans." This paper explains their subalternating mechanism using the three concepts: pure-blood ethnic nationalism, racism, and hierarchical nationhood. Finally, this paper explores theoretical and practical measures to do away with the mixed-blood people. ■ View Link: https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART001058971, http://cms.yu.ac.kr/_ezaid/project/yu/webeditor/filelink/download.jsp?pfkHomepageNo=151&fileName=52_5.hwp (download)
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