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You are cordially invited to the following online lecture on January 27th at 13:00 (CET).

Abstract:

This research aims to study the experiences of ethnic Korean migrants from Central Asia, known as Koryŏ-saram (코료사람) or Koryo-in (고려인) in South Korea. The Korean diaspora community in Central Asia is primarily concentrated in Uzbekistan (181,000), Kazakhstan (109,000), and Kyrgyzstan (19,000). Since the fall of the USSR, part of this diaspora has decided to return to South Korea. This return is conditioned by the migration policy for 'compatriots (Koreans) abroad' introduced by the Korean government in the 1990s. This study will explore the complexity and multidimensionality of the integration process for ethnic Koreans from Central Asia, the diversity of integration models they experience, and the role of religion in this process.

Biography:

Svetlana Russkikh is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Picardie Jules-Verne (France) and a lecturer at the University Paris Cité. She works on migration policies in South Korea, and more specifically on the impact of these policies on the lives of Koreans from post-Soviet countries.