Stereotypes Of Amerasians In Korea

The fact that the Amerasians in Korea has been discriminated and stereotyped from birth, even as adults now, they still bear the scars of their torment. A case in point is the story of my Korean Amerasian friend, Jeong Mi Jang, who was abandoned in Korea along with her mother by her U.S. Air Force father. During my interview with her via Skype, Jeong Mi says, “I’m still hurting from those events. I begged and begged omma to go back to Korea . . . but then I realized, even if I move back to Korea, I’m still going to be shamed for being a fatherless “half-breed” . . . so I told myself, “maybe we should stay a little longer until we find my Dad.””Jeong Mi and her mother left Korea and moved to Olongapo City, Philippines because they were told …show more content…
During my interview with Jeong Mi via Skype, I have learned that she was able to find her father. In 1997, armed with only her father’s Social Security number, and with the help of Pearl S. Buck Foundation (Olongapo) and RAO (U.S. Retiree Activities Office) in Angeles City, Pampanga, Jeong Mi and her mom found her father in Clark Air Base. However, they have been advised by RAO that they could not press a claim for child support because Jeong Mi’s mother was never married to her dad. Jeong Mi says, “I was not only denied by my father, but I was also denied of my birthright . . . those times felt like a deja vu all over again.” Apparently, it was not was the first time that Jeong Mi was denied of assistance by the United States. According to her, they headed the Philippines because the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Embassy in Seoul both disclaimed any responsibility for tracking down her father, or providing her and her mother some any