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Only 40% of mixed-race elementary and middle school students, or students born out of international marriages are considered Koreans by their classmates. Almost 50% of students said they have difficulties maintaining relationships with students who do not share the same nationality background. Reason given by Korean students are because of their classmates' different skin colors (24.2%), fear of being outcast by other Korean students (16.8%) and feeling of embarrassment if being friends with mixed-race children (15.5%)[1]

Korean children also show a tendency to discriminate against Africans and people of African descent. In a 2015 research by Education Research International, Korean children show negative response to darker-skin characters in picture book illustrations. This attitude of children is seen as a reflection of their parent's anti-blackness prejudice towards black people and white-dominant surroundings.[2]

In a more academic setting, studies show that Korean college students exhibit discrimination towards foreign professors by calling them by their first names and not showing the same amount of respect towards them[3] as students traditionally show towards their Korean professors. Teaching is highly respected and well-regarded in Korean culture, and this difference in treatment is noticed by many university foreign professors.

Undocumented migrant children are left without many of the rights enjoyed by their South Korean counterparts. The process used to determine refugees status is designed "not to protect refugees but to keep them out" [4]

Migrant workers are only allowed to change their job with their old employer's permission. The xenophobia against migrants are shown even more  workers who work in agriculture , small businesses and domestic services[4] are the most vulnerable when it comes to discrimination because of the temporary nature of their work.

During the COVID-19 crisis, 1.4 million foreigners living in South Korea are excluded from the government's subsidy plan, which includes relief funds of up to 1 million won to Korean households. Although all people are susceptible to the virus, only foreigners who are married to Korean citizens are eligible[5] for the money because of their "strong ties to the country".

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has made schools in South Korea to go fully online but the immigrant and refugee children have not received proper education opportunities due to the lack of appropriate online curriculum for them.[6]

  1. ^ Herald, The Korea. "The Korea Herald". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. ^ Kim, So Jung (2015-04-06). "Korean-Origin Kindergarten Children's Response to African-American Characters in Race-Themed Picture Books". Education Research International. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. ^ Jambor, Paul (2009-07-01). "Why South Korean Universities Have Low International Rankings – Part II: The Student Side of the Equation". Academic Leadership: The Online Journal. 7 (3). ISSN 1533-7812.
  4. ^ a b "OHCHR | Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination discusses situation Republic of Korea and Norway with civil society". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. ^ Herald, The Korea (2020-05-07). "[Herald Interview] 'Coronavirus does not exclude foreigners'". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. ^ Kang, Tae-jun. "What a Blackface Photo Says About South Korea's Racism Problem". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.