KOPINOS: A BREWING ISSUE

One of the top issue concerning Korean-Filipino Relation are "Kopinos" (born to Koreans and Filipino women) who are abandoned by their Korean fathers without support for them or their mothers. Sun Star, in its March 13, 2011 edition said that there are a growing number of them: "Kopinos's problem is huge and sad, considering that there are around 10,000 of them in the Philippines and the authorities ought to take a closer look".

This growing sentiment of Filipino women should be look into and must be addressed. Our country is not that poor to be exploited to the extent that our women are merely being dumped with the responsibility of rearing their children sired by Koreans after being exploited. To quote one of those who posted in TOPIX, an open forum site in the net, to wit: "So, what's up with these Koreans? Are they so poor that they cannot support their women and children? Or, are they so superior that they do not want to associate themselves with those disadvantaged and poor Filipino women? As I understand it, most Koreans are quite racist as they believe they are a superior race."

We also believe that the Koreans are not that bad as others perceived them to be, like the stories we heard from old folks during world War II concerning abuses committed by the Koreans in the Japanese Imperial Army. Their voice should also be heard.

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LOLLY R. ACOSTA
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