- Koreans in Singapore
Ethnic group
|group=Koreans in Singapore
poptime=12,656 (2007)
langs=Korean, English, Chinese
rels=No data
related-c=Koreans Koreans in Singapore were estimated to form a population of 12,656 individuals as of 2007 by
South Korea 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Their population grew by over 80% as compared to just two years prior, making them the world's 19th-largestKorean diaspora community.citation|url=http://mofaweb.mofat.go.kr/emate-k15/aboardmanage.nsf/viewNavCategory1PeopleArea?readform&start=1&skin=skin01&viewname=view01area&frames=1&category=구주지역|title=재외국민/단체 (Overseas citizens/groups)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade|publication-place=Seoul, South Korea|date=2008|accessdate=2008-09-10] [citation|url=http://www.okf.or.kr/data/status_AS.jsp|title=재외동포현황 - 유럽 (Status of overseas compatriots - Europe)|publisher=Overseas Korean Foundation|date=2005|accessdate=2008-09-10]Motivations for settlement
Singapore has become a popular destination forSouth Korea n 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. [citation|author=Shim|first=Doobo|chapter=Korean Women Television Viewers in Singapore|url=http://asiafuture.org/csps2006/50pdf/csps2006_3d.pdf|date=2006|title=Cultural Space and Public Sphere in Asia - An International Conference|accessdate=2007-05-13] citation|last=Plate|first=Tom|date=23 February ,2007 |accessdate=2007-05-13|url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=64812|title=Woman power in Singapore's Media|periodical=AsiaMedia|publisher=University of California, Los Angeles] In 2006, the number of Koreans purchasing Singapore real estate jumped by 132% compared to 2005, with many purchasing asowner-occupier s 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. [citation|periodical=International Herald Tribune|date=26 September ,2007 |accessdate=2008-10-03|title=Singapore drawing more foreign investors|first=Sonia|last=Kolesnikov-Jessop|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/26/properties/resinga.php] [citation|url=http://www.timeout.com/sg/en/aroundtown/feature/minority-report|periodical=Time Out Singapore|title=Minority Report|last=Dadds|first=Kimberley|last2=Franco|first2=Michael|date=18 August ,2008 |accessdate=2008-10-03] [citation|title=Korean cakes rice to the occasion|last=Eu|first=Geoffrey|date=26 November ,2005 |periodical=The Business Times|publication-place=Singapore|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://food.asia1.com.sg/revamp/gdfd/fea_20051126_001.shtml] South Korea's Andong General Hospital and Singapore'sGleneagles 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. [citation|url=http://article.wn.com/link/WNATE3230B2CBE2C02A3F22314CCAF715C19?source=templategenerator&template=southeastasia/mainsearch.txt|title=Gleneagles, Andong General set up first Korean clinic here|periodical=The Business Times|publication-place=Singapore|date=12 October ,2004 |accessdate=2008-09-19]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. [citation|url=http://www.interedu.go.kr/edu_net/overseas/sch_formal_inform.htm?no=13&page=2&key=|title=Overseas Korean Educational Institutions: 싱가폴한국학교|publisher=National Institute for International Education Development, Republic of Korea|date=2005|accessdate=2007-05-13] Its associated weekend school, opened at the same time, enrolled a total of 261 students at the elementary and middle school levels. [citation|url=http://www.interedu.go.kr/edu_net/overseas/sch_informal_inform.htm?no=739&page=9&key=2|publisher=National Institute for International Education Development, Republic of Korea|date=2005|accessdate=2007-05-13|title=Overseas Korean Educational Institutions: 싱가포르한국학교부설토요학교] However, many Korean students bypass the Korean International School entirely in order to take advantage of English-medium education at government or non-Korean international schools; as of 2008, Singaporean schools enrolled an estimated 6,500 Korean students. However, 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. [citation|date=11 February ,2008 |accessdate=2008-10-03|title=More Koreans enrolling in schools in Singapore|periodical=Channel NewsAsia|url=http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080211/5/singapore328027.html]Notable people
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Eun Choo , wife ofEric Khoo [citation|periodical=The Straits Times |date=20 October ,2007 |title=Life! Eric's coup|page=7]
*Joakim Gomez ,Singapore Idol finalist (Korean and Indian parentage) [citation|url=http://www.singaporeidol.com/joakim.htm|publisher=Singapore Idol|date=2006|accessdate=2008-09-23|title=Contestants: The Top 12 - Joakim Gomez] [citation|periodical=The Straits Times |date=31 January ,2008 |title=Urban TheBagPage–Joakim Gomez|page=24]
*Suzanne Jung ,Channel Newsasia news anchor [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]ee also
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Filipinos in Singapore References
External links
* [http://www.singkoschool.com/ Singapore Korean School]
* [http://www.koreansingapore.org/main.asp 싱가포르 한인회 (Korean Association of Singapore)]
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