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Putting in a good word for a 'community' paper
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South Korea’s official commitment to “internationalization” is a praiseworthy project, even if it seems at times to be little more than bureaucratic lip service — just as much as is necessary to try and train a generation of multilingual, critical thinking workers to greater diversify the economy. Regardless, it’s an ardent wish, and not one limited to government: individual citizens are also welcome to the prospect of a Korea that is more multicultural.

The effort to dismantle the heavy closed lids of a weary, superstitious, parochial, xenophobic post-Joseon cultural blind is an effort that should not only be taken up by Koreans — whether bureaucrat or private citizen — but is also one that should be taken up by the foreign nationals living here who are serious about their adopted country and who desire its well-being. The responsibility is on this latter group to help internationalize a given country from within, adopting local customs within reason, learning the local language, making friends, intermarrying (a particularly enjoyable aspect of this process) — and having a newspaper.

The Jeju Weekly is not just a newspaper “for us”: it is a paper that connects expats with locals, localizing the one, internationalizing the other, and enriching both. Focusing solely on the expat communities for a moment (differentiated as they sometimes are by language), a newspaper the caliber of The Jeju Weekly does tremendous work, often too subtle to notice, in keeping such communities in touch with themselves. This past week’s friendly footy match was wholly organized by The Weekly, having made good use of the fruitful ties it has forged with Jeju United.

I’ll close by saying that I’m aware of the financial difficulties The Weekly is facing, and how it might close within the season. Given what we know of how much the paper does for us, I’m sure we can all anticipate what we’d be losing were the presses to stop running.

Brett Crehan, Jeju City
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