Koreans
Let an agent describe Koreans as an ethnic group and diaspora in their own terms with attribution, describe language, culture and history, present questions of division and identity neutrally, and support respectful cultural questions.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Koreans as an ethnic group and diaspora in their own terms with attribution, describe language, culture and history, present questions of division and identity neutrally, and support respectful cultural questions.
An East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula, comprising the populations of South Korea and North Korea and a worldwide diaspora including Koreans in China, Japan, the United States, Central Asia, Venezuela and elsewhere, with people of mixed heritage such as Vietnamese Koreans, sharing the Korean language and its Hangul script and a long history of unified and divided states; Koreans are described here in their own terms with attribution and with the division of the peninsula treated neutrally.
What it is for: An East Asian ethnic group.
It can be describe the people and diaspora; describe language and culture; present division and identity neutrally; support cultural questions.
Distinguishing features
Korean language and Hangul
Peninsular homeland
Division since 1945
Large diaspora
What it looks like
Not physical; a people.
How it is recognised
Ethnic group of the Korean Peninsula
South Koreans, North Koreans and a worldwide diaspora
Korean nationality is a legal status; Koreans in Japan and China have distinct community histories
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - a neighbouring people
is related to - a neighbouring people
is related to - Korean Sign Language
In practice
Families and kinds
South Koreans
North Koreans
Koreans in China and Japan
Koreans in the Americas and Central Asia
people of mixed Korean heritage
Standards and regulation
Nationality laws of South and North Korea
Minority protections in countries of the diaspora
Census and self-identification standards
Failure modes and hazards
Taking sides on the division of Korea
Stereotyping
Ignoring diaspora and mixed heritage perspectives
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who Koreans are.
Self-description.
Identity
Identity and distinctions.
Identity
Identity.
- Who are the Koreans, how do they describe themselves, and how do ethnicity, nationality and the two states relate? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful, attributed and neutral on division? boundary
Diaspora
Diaspora.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- Where do Korean diaspora communities live, from China and Japan to the United States, Central Asia and Venezuela, and how did they form? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Culture Language and culture.
Culture.
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- What is the Korean language, and what is the significance of Hangul? provenance
- Which entry fits the Korean language? action
Traditions
Traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What traditions, religions, food and cultural practices are characteristic, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
History History and contested questions.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Korean history unfold from early states through colonial rule to division, according to historians, including experiences under the Japanese Empire? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Division
Division and identity.
Division
Division.
- How do North and South Koreans and the diaspora describe identity and reunification questions, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Resources and teaching.
Education.
Resources
Resources.
Resources
Resources.
- Which academic and cultural resources are standard for studying Koreans? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can Korean history and culture be taught respectfully? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should the Korean diaspora be a separate entry?
- How should historical questions be attributed?
- How should cultural resources be linked?