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Why Are Korea’s Sea Women Disappearing?
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July 24, 2022
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July 24, 2022
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10:56Now PlayingKorea’s “sea women,” or “haenyeo,” could be disappearing as they face rising sea temperatures and life depletion underwater. The women are part of an ancient tradition of female breadwinners that began on Jeju Island. They played a vital role in the island’s recovery through colonialism and the Cold War.
But now, they are on the front lines of the climate crisis. Fewer women on the island are becoming haenyeo mainly because there’s less to harvest.
These 50- to 90-year-old women are capable of diving for up to seven hours a day, holding their breath for one to two minutes at a time. For some, free diving is easier than walking.
AJ+ producer Anna Kook’s grandmother was a sea woman before she died. She brings us along into the world of haenyeo as she learns what her grandmother’s life may have been like as a young woman.
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