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*[[Joakim Gomez]], [[Singapore Idol]] finalist (Korean and Indian parentage)<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.singaporeidol.com/joakim.htm|publisher=Singapore Idol|date=2006|accessdate=2008-09-23|title=Contestants: The Top 12 - Joakim Gomez}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=[[The Straits Times]]|date=[[31 January]], [[2008]]|title=Urban TheBagPage&ndash;Joakim Gomez|page=24}}</ref>
*[[Joakim Gomez]], [[Singapore Idol]] finalist (Korean and Indian parentage)<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.singaporeidol.com/joakim.htm|publisher=Singapore Idol|date=2006|accessdate=2008-09-23|title=Contestants: The Top 12 - Joakim Gomez}}</ref><ref>{{citation|periodical=[[The Straits Times]]|date=[[31 January]], [[2008]]|title=Urban TheBagPage&ndash;Joakim Gomez|page=24}}</ref>
*[[Suzanne Jung]], [[Channel Newsasia]] news anchor<ref name="Plate"/><ref>{{citation|url=http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071031/5/singapore308886.html|title=Channel NewsAsia presenter Suzanne Jung honoured by SKorean govt|periodical=Yahoo! News|date=[[October 31]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref>
*[[Suzanne Jung]], [[Channel Newsasia]] news anchor<ref name="Plate"/><ref>{{citation|url=http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071031/5/singapore308886.html|title=Channel NewsAsia presenter Suzanne Jung honoured by SKorean govt|periodical=Yahoo! News|date=[[October 31]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:52, 19 June 2009

Koreans in Singapore
Languages
Korean, English, Chinese
Religion
Buddhism[1], Catholicism, Protestanism
Related ethnic groups
Koreans

Koreans in Singapore formed a population of 13,509 individuals as of 2009, according to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, making them the world's 21st-largest Korean diaspora community.[2] Their population grew by over 80% between 2005 and 2007, and has remained roughly stable since then.[2][3]

History

A variety of factors have attracted South Korean migration to Singapore, including education, low taxes, and the ease of obtaining permanent residency status.[4] In 2006, the number of Koreans purchasing Singapore real estate jumped by 132% compared to 2005, with many purchasing as owner-occupiers as well as for investment purposes; following the increase in the Korean population, the number of restaurants and retailers aimed at the community is on the rise, and now includes two ddeok shops.[5][6][7] South Korea's Andong General Hospital and Singapore's Gleneagles Hospital and Medical Centre established a clinic aimed at Koreans in Singapore as well as those living in Malaysia; initially staffed by a single Andong doctor assisted by a number of Korean-speaking attendants, the clinic cost SG$200,000 to set up.[8]

Education

Singapore's only school for Korean nationals, the Singapore Korean School, was established on 17 February, 1993; as of 2005, it had 15 teachers and enrolled 100 students at the elementary school level. It conducts roughly two-thirds of its class hours in Korean, and one-third in English.[9] Its associated weekend school, opened at the same time, enrolled a total of 261 students at the elementary and middle school levels.[10] Despite the challenge they face from the local school system, the Korean International School still projects rising student numbers, and in 2010 plans to move to a new campus with room for 500 students, five times as many as their current facilities.[11]

Many Korean also students bypass the Korean International School entirely in order to take advantage of English-medium education at government or non-Korean international schools. Singapore has become a popular destination for South Korean students and their parents, who see it as an ideal place to learn both English and Chinese, the two most popular foreign languages in South Korea.[12][13] The Singapore Tourism Board began actively marketing Singaporean education to South Koreans in 2005; they form one of the larger sources of international students, along with other Asian countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.[14] By 2008, Singaporean schools enrolled an estimated 6,500 Korean students.[11] In many cases, mothers come to Malaysia with their young school-age children, while the breadwinning father remains behind in South Korea and sends money to support them.[14]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ [사자후정사] 3월22일 개원식 및 점안식 (Sajahu jeongsa Korean Buddhist Temple's inauguration ceremony), Korean Association of Singapore, 2009, retrieved 2009-03-17
  2. ^ a b c 재외동포현황/Current Status of Overseas Compatriots, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2009, retrieved 2009-05-21
  3. ^ 재외동포현황 - 유럽 (Status of overseas compatriots - Europe), Overseas Korean Foundation, 2005, retrieved 2008-09-10
  4. ^ "Tax Breaks, Schools Attract S.Koreans to Singapore", The Chosun Ilbo, 2007-10-17, retrieved 2009-04-29
  5. ^ Kolesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (26 September, 2007), "Singapore drawing more foreign investors", International Herald Tribune, retrieved 2008-10-03 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Dadds, Kimberley; Franco, Michael (18 August, 2008), "Minority Report", Time out Singapore, retrieved 2008-10-03 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Eu, Geoffrey (26 November, 2005), "Korean cakes rice to the occasion", The Business Times, Singapore, retrieved 2008-10-03 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Gleneagles, Andong General set up first Korean clinic here", The Business Times, Singapore, 12 October, 2004, retrieved 2008-09-19 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Overseas Korean Educational Institutions: 싱가폴한국학교 ([dead link] – Scholar search), National Institute for International Education Development, Republic of Korea, 2005, retrieved 2007-05-13 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help)
  10. ^ Overseas Korean Educational Institutions: 싱가포르한국학교부설토요학교 ([dead link] – Scholar search), National Institute for International Education Development, Republic of Korea, 2005, retrieved 2007-05-13 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help)
  11. ^ a b "More Koreans enrolling in schools in Singapore", Channel News Asia, 11 February, 2008, retrieved 2008-10-03 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Shim, Doobo (2006), "Korean Women Television Viewers in Singapore", Cultural Space and Public Sphere in Asia - An International Conference (PDF), retrieved 2007-05-13
  13. ^ a b Plate, Tom (23 February, 2007), "Woman power in Singapore's Media", AsiaMedia, University of California, Los Angeles, retrieved 2007-05-13 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ a b Lee, Jon Tong (2008-01-23), "S. Koreans sold on an education in Singapore", The Straits Times, retrieved 2009-04-29
  15. ^ "Life! Eric's coup", The Straits Times, p. 7, 20 October , 2007 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ Contestants: The Top 12 - Joakim Gomez, Singapore Idol, 2006, retrieved 2008-09-23
  17. ^ "Urban TheBagPage–Joakim Gomez", The Straits Times, p. 24, 31 January, 2008 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "Channel NewsAsia presenter Suzanne Jung honoured by SKorean govt", Yahoo! News, October 31, 2007, retrieved 2008-09-23 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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