tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post1286425912191045179..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: The return of the kyopo backlash?kushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-85662840633225279642010-04-17T01:02:33.542+09:002010-04-17T01:02:33.542+09:00I had never realized or made the connection of the...I had never realized or made the connection of the word "Orange-jok" stemming from "Orange County". Most of the kyopos I knew in Seoul were actually from the east coast. I was working in Seoul during '93-'94 and there indeed was a lot of negative media attention towards Korean Americans, particularly because there was an incident of a kid who studied in the US and came back and murdered both his parents so he could inherit their money to pay off some gambling debts in the U.S. I really found this type of labeling kyopos ridiculous since this kid was probably much more "Korean-Korean" than a kyopo. He didn't even speak English fluently. I always thought that Koreans' understanding and perceptions of kyopos (whether from the U.S. or anywhere else)was completely inaccurate and almost always unjustified. I even remember speaking frankly with some Koreans who had the perception that kyopos were generally poor or from poorer families and went to the U.S. to make a better living. Although this may be true for some, there are many kyopos who came to the U.S. because they were more educated and more talented. Anyways, it's just that everytime I hear of Koreans' with this "us VS. them" attitude, it makes me embarrassed that such ignorance is widespread.LastnameKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166790976278749188noreply@blogger.com