Comments on: Koreans in Yucatan http://gorbman.com/2010/02/24/koreans-in-yucatan/ Merida, Mexico and Seattle, USA General Blog plus reflections on publishing an ebook, plus photo gallery Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:17:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: suk http://gorbman.com/2010/02/24/koreans-in-yucatan/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 suk Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:47:44 +0000 http://gorbman.com/?p=1471#comment-1514 I knew about korean slave story 100 yrs ago & korean president came to merida had a big ceremony couple yrs ago. I would like know more deeper version, how they cloud not keep Korean cultures & lost speking Korean. I think because it was all male slaves. If Korean women came with them I know history will be change & we will have good Korean rest. by now. Do y know anyone write book about our korean yucatecan journey. BG, y are such a amazing lady, so much knowlege about so many different story & I really enjoying your writings. It's such lovely things to have technology theses days read excellent wrting & learning more infomations I did not know & I can give u my feedback or my expression. Sounds like you must have full of your life & I try to do our life helping , giving, also enjoy & be happy. Tx for all of your honest & lots effort to do keeping your blog. Lol SB I knew about korean slave story 100 yrs ago & korean president came to merida had a big ceremony couple yrs ago. I would like know more deeper version, how they cloud not keep Korean cultures & lost speking Korean. I think because it was all male slaves. If Korean women came with them I know history will be change & we will have good Korean rest. by now. Do y know anyone write book about our korean yucatecan journey. BG, y are such a amazing lady, so much knowlege about so many different story & I really enjoying your writings. It’s such lovely things to have technology theses days read excellent wrting & learning more infomations I did not know & I can give u my feedback or my expression. Sounds like you must have full of your life & I try to do our life helping , giving, also enjoy & be happy. Tx for all of your honest & lots effort to do keeping your blog. Lol SB

]]> By: Hugo de Naranja http://gorbman.com/2010/02/24/koreans-in-yucatan/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Hugo de Naranja Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:38:41 +0000 http://gorbman.com/?p=1471#comment-1503 Depending on how good your Spanish is, and how shy you are about grilling complete strangers, you can actually run into a surprising number of the descendants of the original indentured Korean slaves, even in urban Merida, and they're usually as puzzled by their ancestry as you are. To understand why the history of these people is so sketchy, and why even the most general matter-of-fact details of their lives and experiences seems to have been so quickly lost to the mists of time, it's useful to understand two things: * Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was not a work of magical realism, but rather one of social realism. * The term "vivir desviviendose" is more apt and apropos than it may at first glance appear, especially as you spend more and more time south of the Rio Bravo del Norte. Depending on how good your Spanish is, and how shy you are about grilling complete strangers, you can actually run into a surprising number of the descendants of the original indentured Korean slaves, even in urban Merida, and they’re usually as puzzled by their ancestry as you are.

To understand why the history of these people is so sketchy, and why even the most general matter-of-fact details of their lives and experiences seems to have been so quickly lost to the mists of time, it’s useful to understand two things:

* Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude” was not a work of magical realism, but rather one of social realism.

* The term “vivir desviviendose” is more apt and apropos than it may at first glance appear, especially as you spend more and more time south of the Rio Bravo del Norte.

]]> By: Moser http://gorbman.com/2010/02/24/koreans-in-yucatan/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Moser Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:12:39 +0000 http://gorbman.com/?p=1471#comment-1488 Wow.... Shame on me, myself as a Korean and how little I know about Korean Yucatecans. Thank you very much for such great information. I know a couple of Koreans, third generation in Merida. I think you probably know him. He has a business named Cocina Park. I was amazed by how he still sees himself as a Korean and is proud of being a Korean. It made me teary eyed as I had a chance to speak to him. I better go and check the Korean museum. Thanks Beryl Wow…. Shame on me, myself as a Korean and how little I know about Korean Yucatecans. Thank you very much for such great information. I know a couple of Koreans, third generation in Merida. I think you probably know him. He has a business named Cocina Park. I was amazed by how he still sees himself as a Korean and is proud of being a Korean. It made me teary eyed as I had a chance to speak to him. I better go and check the Korean museum. Thanks Beryl

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