Anonymous, "Stephen K. Hirst on Yemeni Refugees in South Korea ", contributed by Danielle Yorleny Tassara, Center for Ethnography, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 14 December 2019, accessed 27 April 2024. http://centerforethnography.org/content/stephen-k-hirst-yemeni-refugees-south-korea
Critical Commentary
An article on slate.com by Stephen K. Hirst discussing the 2018 anti-refugee protest in South Korea against the arrival of about 500 Yemeni refugees on Jeju Island. Although there is a broad spectrum of quotes in this article, both for and against refugees, the following quote is reflective of muslim stereotypes and biases pervasive within certain groups of South Korea:
"I suppose I have a negative viewpoint because Muslims have had a lot of criminals and terrorists in other places” says Park Jong-hee, a 21-year-old college student. 'I’m afraid of sexual violence against women.'"
-- https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/yemen-refugees-south-korea-jeju-island.html