재 우즈베키스탄 고려인 민족정체성의 현실과 과제

Abstract

The Uzbek-Korean who lives in Uzbekistan have undergone the change of ethnic identity since 1991. The main cause that has brought about the change in their ethnic identity is the period of transformation. It made three changes in the Uzbek-Korea society: the emergence of the Independent Generation, the gap between the rich and poor, the exchange with Korea. The Independent Generation of the Uzbek-Korean was inexperienced in Soviet Regime and they brought up in the circumstances of democracy and capitalism. So they are quite different from the Soviet Generation. Now they have the problems of ethnic identity. The Uzbek-Korean society also has been changed from the economic growth of Uzbekistan since 1991. The gap between the rich and poor in the Uzbek-Korean society is worse. It affects the Uzbek-Korean's ethnic identity. The Uzbek-Korean's exchange with Korea has become very active by H-2 visa. Through the process, their ethnic identity has been changed. We should recognize 3 challenges to develop the Uzbek-Korean's ethnic identity: they have to learn the Uzbek language to establish nation identity, they have to stay away from the Korea language education to establish ethnic identity, they have to learn Korean-style ethnic identity.