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It was established on either February 26, 2005 [1] [2] or May 15, 2007, [3] and focuses on the history and culture of Koreans in Mexico, particularly in Mérida. [1] As of 2022, the director of the museum was Dolores García Escalante. [4] The museum was established as part of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Koreans arriving in Mexico.
Korean laborers first arrived as contract laborers in Mexico in 1905. They arrived in the Port of Progreso, and settled in various farms and plantations in the area. However, their labor was exploited, and they never earned enough to return to Korea as they had once intended. This gave rise to a population of Koreans in Mexico. [2]
A 2006 survey of 160 Korean migrants in Mexico City, both those from South Korea and those from other Korean diaspora populations of the Americas, found that 92% used Korean as the language of communication with their families; 6% used both Korean and Spanish, and only the remaining 2% used Spanish exclusively or English as well. [2]
In the Mexico City center's opening year, 2012, the ministry said there were already more than 30,000 fans of Korean pop culture in the city. [3] In September, 2013, The New York Times reported there were 70 fan clubs for Korean pop music in Mexico, with at least 60,000 members. [11]
Little Seoul) is a Koreatown in Mexico City. Most of the city's Korean population lives in and around the Zona Rosa. According to the newspaper Reforma, there are at least 5,000 Koreans living in Zona Rosa and about 6,000 total in Colonia Juárez, the larger officially recognized neighborhood of which the Zona Rosa is a part of. [1]
In 2012, Mexico and South Korea began negotiations on a free trade agreement. In 2023, trade between the two nations amounted to US$23.2 billion. [ 9 ] Mexico's main exports to South Korea include: piston and rotary engines, parts and accessories of motor vehicles, aluminum, rubber and tires, chemical based products, fruits and vegetables, meat ...
Newspapers in Mexico include: Newspapers about the death of Alvaro Obregon and the execution of Jose de Leon Toral at the National Museum of the Revolution. Pages of the Ahuizote Son edition in 1887. "Regeneration" newspaper, founded by the brothers Flores Magón, and whose first copy was published the morning of August 7, 1900.
The National Museum of Korea (Korean: 국립중앙박물관) is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, [2] the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs.